HISTORY 4347/5341 (37890/38050):
HISTORY OF THE MEDIEVAL CHURCH
First Summer Term
2016
MTuWThF at 12:00
-1:50 pm, HH 155
TEACHER
John Howe
Professor of
History,
Co-Director,
Medieval and Renaissance Studies Center,
TTU
Office: 143 Holden Hall,
Department of History
Office Hours (June 7 through July 8):
MW 2:00-3:00; TuTh 9:30-10:30; and by appointment
Telephone: 806 834-7544
E-Mail: john.howe@ttu.edu
Web: http://myweb.ttu.edu/jhowe
Fax: 806 742-1060
To
acquire a general knowledge of the medieval Church from Constantine through the
fourteenth century. To introduce the
underlying documentary sources, and to understand how historians analyze them.
To develop increased skill in historical
writing. To introduce the problems posed by potential conflicts between
aesthetics and substance in both historical writing and film making.
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 in the medieval Latin West.
4. Recognize the origins of contemporary debates about ecclesiastical organization and church-state relations.
5. Be more proficient in the
following genres of historical writing: essay examination, book review, and
research paper.
Methods for Assessing the Expected Learning Outcomes
The Expected
Learning Outcomes of the course will be assessed through: examinations, a
paper (with its component deadlines), class discussion, and miscellaneous
classroom assessment activities that may include quizzes, reaction papers,
polling the class, and other techniques.
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.
Joseph H. Lynch, and Phillip C. Adamo.
The Medieval Church: A Brief History.
2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2014.
Also required are some documents available on the
Web.Their URLs are electronically linked to the Web version of this syllabus. It
is best to print these documents in advance, because computer, server, or
network problems can thwart last minute consultations.
Required Reading
Specific reading assignments for
each class are listedat the end of this syllabus in the READING AND LECTURE
SCHEDULE, with each set of assignments placed just ahead and to the right of
the lecture date by which it should be completed. Each assignment is the subject
of the following class. Read so that you arrive prepared to explain, praise,
criticize, and question. When read on schedule, the assignments are manageable;
when neglected, they quickly become overwhelming. Summer classes, like all
other classes, assume two hours of work outside of class for each hour spent in
class--but in these hours can accumulate quickly in summer.
Class Attendance
Success in this course requires
regular attendance. During class time, difficult reading assignments are
interpreted and contextualized, additional subject matter may be introduced, and
audio-visual materials may be used. Absences are especially damaging in summer
because summer school terms move so rapidly, You should not be enrolled if you
cannot attend at least 80% of the classes (that is, do not miss more than four).
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. However, the topic needs to be
approved in advance by the instructor in order to confirm its suitability and
whether the requisite primary sources will be accessible. The paper must cite at
least four primary and six
secondary sources (these are minimum numbers, not maximum numbers), which
should be listed in a bibliography that features separate sections for
"Primary Sources" and "Secondary Sources." The paper should cite, when
appropriate, the required readings of the course.
Many medieval sources are available in
translation electronically, and these may be used so long as they are cited
properly.
A tentative research area must be
chosen by Monday June 13; a sheet listing your name, proposed topic, a tentative
title, a brief research plan, and the name of a scholarly book related to the
project must be presented in class on Friday, June 17; a preliminary draft of
the paper MUST BE SUBMITTED on Tuesday June 28 (failure to submit some sort of
draft on that day will result in a failing grade for the entire paper
assignment). Graded papers will be returned no later than Friday, July 1.
Either the initial grade can be kept or the paper can be rewritten and
resubmitted for a new grade. However, no rewritten papers will be accepted
after 10:00 am on Monday, August 11.
Medieval History in Film
A "film festival" on Francis of
Assisi is scheduled for the evening of June 30, from 6:00-9:30 pm in Holden Hall
155 (pizza provided), which, except for a comic book biography of
Francis, will substitute for all homework assignments due the
following day. You have ample advance notice of this scheduled event:
please arrange your calendar so that you can attend. The films shown will be
discussed in class on Friday, August 1, and are part of the required materials
of the course..
[Note to Graduate Students enrolled for H5341 Credit
Students taking this course for
Graduate Credit will meet with the instructor at the end of the first scheduled
class. The result has been the chpice of two discussion topics for which book
lists are provided:
twelfth-century religious orders and sacred landscapes. Students will
choose one book from each list and write two
two-page reviews. These reviews will be presented at two additional graduate
class meetings, with twelfth -century religious orders discussed on Monday, June
28, at 8:00am in HH155, and sacred landscapes discussed on Tuesday July 5 sat
9:00am in HH155.
Examinations
Midterm tests are scheduled for
Wednesday, June 15, and Friday, June 24. Each will include
multiple choice
questions, identifications,
and a single essay (to
be selected from two or more choices), and perhaps map work. If, for good
reason, a test is missed, it may be made up at 2:30 pm on Tuesday, July 5.
Students receiving a grade below "C" on a regularly scheduled midterm should
meet with the teacher as soon as possible.
The final examination will feature
multiple choice
and identification
questions on the material covered since the second midterm, and several
essay questions
covering the material of the entire course. Two of the essay questions will be
chosen out of a group of four or five options; another will be: "Was the
medieval Church a success or a failure?" Bring one or more blue books to the
final.
UNIVERSITY NOTICES
Necessary Accommodations for Disabilities: Any
student who, because of a disabling condition, may require some special
arrangements in order to meet course requirements should contact the instructor
so that the necessary accommodations can be made.
Observance of a
Religious Holy Days: Texas House Bill 256 requires institutions of higher
education to excuse a student from attending classes or other required
activities, including examinations, for the observance of a religious holy day.
The student shall also be excused for time necessary to travel. An institution
may not penalize the student for the absence and allows for the student to take
an exam or complete an assignment from which the student is excused. No prior
notification of the instructor is required.
Academic Integrity:
"Texas Tech is committed to creating an
exciting university atmosphere that is free of academic dishonesty. All members
of the university community, including faculty, students, and staff, are upheld
to the standard of having integrity in the work they produce. The standard is
for all members of the Texas Tech community to contribute to the campus
environment in an ethical, fun, and honest manner. Integrity matters because
student success matters." Academic integrity
violations are outlined in the Code of Student Conduct, Part X. B3 of the
Student Handbook. Because we
live in an imperfect world, it is sometimes necessary to undergird ideals with
enforcement mechanisms. Be aware that Texas Tech mandates specific disciplinary
outcomes for academic integrity violations. See
TTU
Student Judicial Programs.
GRADING
The course grade will be computed as
follows: 30% from the midterm tests (that is, 15% from each); 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. The class participation grade is based on attendance, class
preparation, and class contributions. Students outstanding in these get the
class-participation percentage credited as an `A'; those adequate but
undistinguished have the points dropped out of the average (so that they neither
help nor hurt); those below acceptable standards have them credited as an `F.'
[For graduate students the
midterms together will count 25%; the final 25%; and the additional book reviews
5% each. The term paper assignment
may be adjusted for graduate students who need to substitute thesis or
dissertation chapters or formal thesis or dissertation proposals.]
READING AND LECTURE SCHEDULE |
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Tu June 7 Course Introduction / Overview of the
Medieval Church
Lynch viii-xiii,1-24;
Brown vii-xi, 3-61; "Chronology";
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.
W June 8 Christianity Becomes Rome’s Official
Religion
Brown 63-150
Th June 9 Augustine's Conversions
Lynch 24-29; Brown 151-283;
Sardica;
Gelasius ;
Fourth Century Fathers
F June 10 Ecclesiastical Structures / The Fathers (and Mothers) of
the Church
[F June 10 Last day to drop a course and to get a full refund]
Lynch 32-36; Brown 285-353 and 392-437;
Roman Empire at 400AD. Identify
term paper topic area
M June 13 Augustine's Final Work/
The "Fall" of the Western Roman World
Brown 439-520; Lynch 29-31, 43-47;
Page from Cesena MS of new
Augustine Sermons;
Europe in 476
Tu June 14 Brown’s Augustine as "History" /
Benedictine Monasticism
Study for first midterm
W June 15 Midterm # 1 / Eastern Empire
Lynch 52-71; Life
of Martin ;
Conversion of Clovis ;
Confession
of St. Patrick ;
Bede on the Conversion of England; Map of
Europe AD 600;
Elf Charms
Th June 16 Conversion of the Countryside / Conversion of the Barbarian
Kingdoms
Lynch 72-104;
Pope Gregory
II to Charles Martel;
Annals of Lorsch;
Einhard's
"Charlemagne"; Map
of Europe in 800; Byzantium and Islam ca.
800. On a sheet of paper, to be turned in at the start of Friday's
class, write your name, paper topic, title, research plan, and the name of one
good scholarly book on your topic
F June 17 The Roman Revolution / Charlemagne
Lynch 105-28; Howe 1-49;
Treaty of Verdun
Map.
M June 20 The Carolingian Renaissance / The Carolingian Church /
Destruction?
Lynch 128-36; Howe 50-146;
Map
of Europe in 900 ;
Wharram Percy Parish
Church;
Foundation Charter of Cluny
Tu June 21 Rebuilding the Latin
Church
Lynch 137-55; Howe 147-266
W June 22 Forms of Worship /
Church Organization
Lynch 156-80; Howe 267-313;
Peace
of God;
Gregory VII to
Henry IV ;
Concordat of Worms .
Th June 23 Reform / Howe’s
Before the Gregorian Reform as
"History"
Study
F June 24 Midterm #2 / The
"Gregorian Reform"
Lynch 205-40, 267-83;
[M June 27 Last day to declare Pass/Fail, to drop a course, or to receive a
grade of W for courses dropped.]
Lynch 189-204; 241-66; preliminary draft of the
paper due no later than noon on Tuesday, June 28
Tu June 28 Papal Monarchy / Canon Law
Brentano 3-115
W June 29 Two Churches: Connections, Administration
Brentano 174-237
Th June 30 Bishops and Saints
Francis: The Authoritative Life;
attend the "Francis of Assisi Film Festival"
Th Evening, June 30, 6:00-9:30 pm in HH 155: "Francis
of Assisi Film Festival"
[pizza
provided ]
F July 1 Mendicants and Other Medievals in Film
Lynch 216-27; Brentano 238-251, 291-345
M July 4
Independence Day Holiday]
Tu
[Tu July 5, 2:30-3:30
Make-Up Exams]
Brentano 345-380; Lynch 308-328
W July 6 Brentano's Two
Churches as "History" / Late Medieval Church Crises
Lynch 329-351;
review of Duffy's Stripping of the Altars
Th July 7 The Late Medieval Church on the Eve of the
Reformation
Study
F July 8 at 11:00-1:30 pm : FINAL EXAMINATION
Complete any paper revisions
M July 11 at 9:00 am DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING REWRITTEN TERM PAPERS
[Rewritten Papers can be turned in to Holden Hall 131 or slipped under the
door of my office in HH 143]