HIST 4347/5341:

HISTORY OF THE MEDIEVAL CHURCH

57627/59709 Spring 2019,

Mondays at 7:00-9:50 pm

Holden Hall 28

John Howe, Professor of History, Advisor, Medieval and Renaissance Studies Center, TTU
Office: 143 Holden Hall                                                                                                           
Office Hours: MW 11:00am-12:15pm; MW 9:45pm-10:15 pm,, and by appointment
Telephone: 834‑7544              E‑Mail: john.howe @ttu.edu                 Fax 806 742-1060        
Web: http://myweb.ttu.edu/jhowe (the best way to access this syllabus)

PURPOSES OF THE COURSE
         To acquire a general knowledge of the medieval Church from Constantine to the fourteenth century. To introduce the underlying documentary sources. To introduce the critical procedures historians use to analyze them. To develop increased skill in historical writing. To introduce historiographic problems posed by potential conflicts between aesthetics and substance.

Expected Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this class, students will be able to:
      1. Describe major events and individuals associated with the medieval Church;
      2. Discuss the documentary foundation that underlies this historical narrative;
      3. Relate the development of the medieval Church to the development of other major social institutions of the medieval Latin West;
      4. Recognize the origins of contemporary debates about ecclesiastical organization and Church / state relations; and
      5. Be more proficient in the following genres of historical writing: essays, book reviews, and research papers.                                    

Methods for Assessing the Expected Learning Outcomes
            The Expected Learning Outcomes of the course will be assessed through quizzes, examinations, a course paper, class discussion, and miscellaneous classroom assessment activities.


COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Required Texts
            Robert Brentano, Two Churches: England and Italy in the Thirteenth Century. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1988.    
           
Peter Brown, Augustine of Hippo: A Biography. 2nd ed. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000.
            John Howe,
Before the Gregorian Reform: The Latin Church at the Turn of the First Millennium. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2016.
            Lynch, Joseph H., and Philip C. Adamo, The Medieval Church: A Brief History. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2014.
            Also required is a set of documents to be taken from the Web. Their URLs are electronically linked to the Web version of this syllabus. Print these a few days in advance, since server or network problems can thwart last minute consultations.

Required Reading
            Specific reading assignments for each class are listed in the attached READING AND LECTURE SCHEDULE, placed just ahead and to the right of the lecture date by which they should be completed. Each assignment is the subject of the following lecture or discussion. Some assignments will be followed by in-class quizzes. Read so that you arrive in class prepared to explain, praise, criticize, and question. The assignments are manageable if read on schedule, but quickly become overwhelming if neglected.
 

Class Attendance
            Success in this course requires regular attendance. In the classroom difficult reading assignments are interpreted and contextualized; additional subject matter is introduced; and audio-visual materials are used. If you cannot attend at least 80% of the classes (i.e. miss no more than four), you will be unable to do your best work.

Research Paper
            Students will produce a typed double-spaced fifteen- to twenty-page research paper (ca. 5000 -7000 words) concerning any aspect of the medieval Church. In order to guarantee the suitability of the topic and the availability of accessible primary sources, the instructor must approve the topic in advance  The paper must cite at least four primary and six secondary sources (these figures are minimums, not maximums), which are to be listed in a bibliography with separate subsections for "Primary Sources" and "Secondary Sources." It should cite the required readings of the course insofar as these are relevant. Many medieval sources in translation are available electronically and the Medieval Academy of America has recently published a handlist of internet resources.  On-line sources, like printed sources, must be properly cited.
            A tentative research area must be chosen by Monday, February 18 (one question on
Quiz 2 will ask "What is your term paper research area?"). A sheet listing the topic, a tentative title, a research plan, and the name of a scholarly book related to the project must be presented on Monday, February 25. A preliminary draft of the paper is due on Monday, April 1--failure to submit some sort of preliminary draft by this deadline will result in a failing grade for the whole assignment. Graded papers will be returned Monday, April 8. You can keep the initial grade or you can rewrite the paper and resubmit it for a new grade up until 5:00 pm on Tuesday, May 14.

Medieval History in Film
            A "film festival" on Francis of Assisi is scheduled for the evening of Wednesday, April 17, from 6:00-9:30pm (pizza provided). You have ample advance notice of this scheduled event. Please arrange your calendars so that you can attend. The films shown will be discussed in the following class and are part of the material of the course. 

[Note to Graduate Students enrolled for H5341 Credit
            Students taking this course for graduate credit will meet with the instructor as soon as possible to discuss a supplemental program.. Graduate students taking this course for graduate credit will be responsible for completing both the regular work of the class and also for writing and discussing three two-page reviews, on agreed-upon books.]

Examinations
            Six short quizzes are scheduled in classes throughout the semester, each featuring multiple-choice and identification questions related to that week's assigned readings.
            One one-hour midterm examinations is scheduled for Monday, April 1. It will include multiple-choice questions, identification questions, a single essay (from two or more choices), and perhaps map work. No scantrons or blue books are needed for the midterm. Students receiving a grade below "C" on a midterm should meet with the teacher to discuss it (this is part of the class participation grade). An opportunity for a make-up examination for the midterm, if it was missed for good reason, is provided on Monday, May 6, at 2:00-3:00pm in HH151.
            The final examination is scheduled for Monday May 13 at 7:30-10:00pm. It will feature multiple-choice and identification questions based on the material covered since the midterm, and then three essays:   two optional comprehensive essay questions to be chosen out of multiple alternatives; and one required essay question: "Was the medieval Church a success or a failure?" Bring blue books to the final.


GRADING
            The course grade will be computed as follows: 10% from the quizzes (that is, 2% from each of your top five scores); 20% from the midterm test; 30% from the final; 30% from the research paper (5% for a sheet listing the topic, a tentative title, a research plan, and the name of a good relatively scholarly book related to the project; 25% for the completed paper); and 10% from class participation. [For graduate students the midterms and quizzes together will count 25%; the final 25%; the three additional book reviews 5% each; and class participation 5%.]
            The class participation grade is based on attendance, class preparation, and class contributions. Students outstanding in these areas get the class-participation percentage credited as an `A'; those adequate but undistinguished have the points dropped out of their averages (so that they neither help nor hurt); those who fall  below acceptable standards have them credited as an `F.

OFFICIAL NOTICES

Religious Holy Days
            "Religious holy day" means a holy day observed by a religion whose places of worship are exempt from property taxation under Texas Tax Code §11.20. A student who intends to observe a religious holy day should make that intention known in writing to the instructor prior to the absence. A student who is absent from classes for the observance of a religious holy day shall be allowed to take an examination or complete an assignment scheduled for that day within a reasonable time after the absence. A student who is excused under this provision may not be penalized for the absence; however, the instructor may respond appropriately if the student fails to complete the assignment satisfactorily.

ADA Statement
            Any student who, because of a disability, may require special arrangements in order to meet the course requirements should contact the instructor as soon as possible to make any necessary arrangements. Students should present appropriate verification from Student Disability Services during the instructor’s office hours. Please note: instructors are not allowed to provide classroom accommodations to a student until appropriate verification from Student Disability Services has been provided. For additional information, please contact Student Disability Services in West Hall or call 806-742-2405.

TTU Statement of Academic Integrity:
            Academic integrity is taking responsibility for one’s own work, being individually accountable, and demonstrating intellectual honesty and ethical behavior. Academic integrity is a personal choice to abide by the standards of intellectual honesty and responsibility. Because education is a shared effort to achieve learning through the exchange of ideas, students, faculty, and staff have the collective responsibility to build mutual trust and respect.  Ethical behavior and independent thought are essential for the highest level of academic achievement, which then must be measured. Academic achievement includes scholarship, teaching and learning, all of which are shared endeavors. Grades are a device used to quantify the successful accumulation of knowledge through learning. Adhering to the standards of academic integrity ensures that grades are earned honestly and gives added value to the entire educational process. Academic integrity is the foundation upon which students, faculty, and staff build their educational and professional careers.
            Students are responsible for understanding the principles and policies regarding academic integrity at Texas Tech University, and abide by them in all class and/or course work at the University. Academic misconduct violations are outlined in the Code of Student Conduct. The University policies and procedures regarding academic integrity can be found in the Code of Student Conduct , online in the Student Handbook.
            It is the aim of the faculty of Texas Tech University to foster a spirit of complete honesty and high standard of integrity. The attempt of students to present as their own any work not honestly performed is regarded by the faculty and administration as a most serious offence and renders the offenders liable to serious consequences, possibly suspension.
            Academic or “Scholastic” dishonesty includes, but it not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, collusion, falsifying academic records, misrepresenting facts, and any act designed to give unfair academic advantage to the student (such as, but not limited to, submission of essentially the same written assignment for two courses without the prior permission of the instructor) or the attempt to commit such an act.

 

 

READING AND LECTURE SCHEDULE

[M  Jan 21     Martin Luther King Holiday]

 [Tu Jan 22    Last day for student-initiated Drop/Add]

Lynch 1-29; Brown 7-107; Edict of Milan; Christian Laws1, Christian Laws2, For geographical orientation, in addition to the maps of North Africa and Italy in Brown 4-5, see Diocletian's Rome and the Empire in 395. For more information on Augustine, you may wish to consult James O'Donnell's Augustine page.   

M    Jan 28    Course Introduction / The Later Roman Empire / Augustine's Conversions

Brown 107-255; Fathers of the Church; read the review of Claudia Rapp on Holy Bishops; visit the Museum of Texas Tech University (SE corner of 4th Street & Indiana, open Tuesday - Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 1-5pm) and spend at least 30 minutes surveying the exhibit on "Pre Modern Bibles: From the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Complutensian Polyglot Bible"--be prepared to discuss manuscript technology and early traditions of biblical scholarship

[Sat  Feb 2    Last day to drop without penalty; last day to drop and receive a refund]

M    Feb 4    [Quiz #1] Church Structure / Fathers of the Church / Augustine as Pastor

Brown 256-366; Map of Europe in 400; Barbarian Invasions ; Europe in 476 ;  Gelasius 

M  Feb 11   Augustine's Literary and Doctrinal Heritage

Brown 383-513; Lynch 29-30 and 43-51;  Cesena SermonMonastic DiffusionBenedictine Rule; Benedictine“ Leadership”; prepare in advance an answer for the following quiz question:  "What is your term paper research area?" 

M  Feb 18   [Quiz #2] Brown's Augustine Reconsidered / The Transformation of Rome / Benedictine Monasticism

Lynch 37-43, 50-71; Letters of Gregory;  Gregory of Tours' Account of the Conversion of Clovis; the Confession of St. Patrick ;Bede on the Conversion of England; Map of Europe AD 600; Elf Charms.    Prepare a sheet that lists your term project's topic, a tentative title, a research plan, and the name of a relatively scholarly book related to the project.

M  Feb 25   [Quiz #3] The World of Gregory the Great / The Conversion of Northern Europe

Lynch 72-128; Howe 7-49; Einhard's "Charlemagne"; Map of Europe 800; Letter to Baugulf of Fulda; Saxon Capitulary ; Treaty of Verdun Map

M  Mar 4    The Carolingian Church and Its Late Carolingian Challenges

Howe 50-203, 297-313; Lynch 128-70; Peace of God; Papal Election Decree of 1059 ;  Henry IV to Gregory VII ; Gregory VII to Henry IV ; Concordat of Worms

[Mar 9-17   Spring Vacation]

M  Mar 18   Ecclesiastical Revival / "Gregorian Reform I": The Investiture Controversy

Study

M Mar 25   Midterm / "Gregorian Reform  II": Results


[W Mar 27 Last day for student-initiated drop (with penalty); last day to declare pass/fail intentions]

Lynch 205-40; Howe 204-96; Howe as Teleologist.  finish first term paper draft

M  Apr 1   [Quiz #4] Apostolic Life / Howe's Before the Gregorian Reform Reconsidered

.Lynch 189-204 and 267-83; Some Canons of Lateran IV; Statutes for Paris ;  Jacques De Vitry on student life .

M  Apr 8   The Rise of the Papacy / Universities

Francis:  The Authoritative Life;  Lynch 241-266;  ; Brentano xi-xx, 3-173

M  Apr 15  [Quiz #5]  Mendicants / Brentano's "Connections" and "Provinces & Dioceses"

Brentano 174-255 and 291-352

W  Apr 17   from 6:00-9:30pm    Francis of Assisi Film Festival (pizza provided)  CLASS MEETS in HOLDEN HALL 106 at 6:00pm  

[M Apr 22  Easter Holiday:  Day of No Classes]

M Apr 29   Discussion on Francis of Assisi in Film / Brentano's "Bishops & Saints" and "The Written Church"

Brentano 353-80; Lynch 308-51

[M May 4   Make-Up Test at 2:00-3:00pm in HH151]

M  May 6   [Quiz #6]  Brentano's Two Churches Reconsidered / Crises of the Late Medieval Church
 
[W May 8   Dead Day]

Study

Monday May 13 at 7:30-10:00pm.      FINAL EXAMINATION H4347/5341

Tu May 14 at 5:00am                          Deadline for submitting rewritten papers.

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