Course: THE 2500 (75231) History of the Church
Saint John's University
Fall Semester 2008
Teacher: Mr. Daniel O'Keefe, M.A.
Text: Triumph: The Power and the Glory of the Catholic Church by H. W.
Crocker III, Three Rivers, New York, 2001.
Location: Cathedral Seminary Residence of the Immaculate Conception,
Douglaston, NY
Purpose: The purpose of this course is to provide a view of the origin and
development of the Roman Catholic Church from the establishment of the
Church until the Protestant Reformation. The course will begin with
Pentecost. Emphasis will be placed on major themes in history as well as on
individuals who have marked each historical period.
Attendance: Attendance will be taken for each class. All absences need to be
explained and documented. Please submit in writing any excuses for absence.
Grading System: Each candidate will receive a letter grade for the course
based on the standards established by St. John�s University. The grading
system is as follows:
A = 4.0
B+ = 3.5
B = 3.0
C+ = 2.5
C = 2.0
D+ = 1.5
D = 1.0
F = 0
Grades will be based on chapter quizzes, the presentation of a written
paper, a midterm, and a final exam.
Exams: When a chapter reading is due, a quiz will start the class. Quizzes
are based on the required reading from the text. The midterm exam will take
place on Thursday, October 15, 2009. The final exam will take place on
Thursday, December 10, 2009. Midterm and final dates are according to the St.
John's schedule.
Reading Schedule:
Thursday, September 17 Prologue, Chapter 1 and 2
Thursday, September 24 Chapter 3 and 4
Thursday, October 1 Chapter 5 and 6
Thursday, October 8 Chapter 7 and 8
Thursday, October 22 Chapter 9 and 10
Thursday, October 29 Chapter 11 and 12
Thursday, November 5 Chapter 13 and 14
Thursday, November 12 Chapter 15 and 16
Thursday, November 19 Chapter 17, 18, and 19
Thursday, December 3 Chapter 20, 21, and Epilogue
Further Readings and Resources:
Acts of the Apostles
Bokenkotter, Thomas. A Concise History of the Catholic Church. New York,
Doubleday, 1977.
Happel and Tracy. A Catholic Vision. Fortress Press, Pacific Grove, 1984.
O�Connell and Stoutzenberger. The Church Through History. Harcourt
Religion
Publishers, Dubuque, 2002.
Perry, Peden, and Van Laue. Sources of the Western Tradition, Volume I.
Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1991.
Perry, Peden, and Van Laue. Sources of the Western Tradition, Volume II.
Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1991.
St. Paul�s Epistles
