DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY DONALD G. DAVIS, Ph.D., Chairman of Department
JAMES O. HENRY, M.A., Instructor HOWARD REDMOND, M.A., Instructor
The aim of the courses offered in the field of history is twofold: that the student become acquainted with the facts of history, and that the student may come to a new understanding of the relationship between the facts of history and the outworking of the purposes of God in the world. The courses in history, as much as possible, are to be integrated with the Word of God, and the course of the Gospel in the world. 101-102. WORLD HISTORY. (2-2) A survey of the history of the ancient Mediterranean world from earliest times to the fall of Rome and of the development of civilization to the present day, with special emphasis upon the relation of general history to Hebrew and Church history and Biblical studies. 201. ANCIENT HISTORY. (3) A study of ancient empires of the East up to the time of the overthrow of the Persian Empire by the Greeks. Special emphasis upon the Egyptian, Assyrian, Baby lonian, and Persian Empires as they are related to Old Testament history. 202. HISTORY OF GREECE. (3) The history of the Greek Peninsiila from the Manoan Age to the defeat of the Greeks by the Romans. Special attention to Greek institutions, art, and literature and their influence upon Western civilization. 301. ROMAN HISTORY. (3) A study of Roman history from its beginning to the fall of the Empire. Emphasis upon Rome’s part in the preparation of the Mediterranean world for the spread of Christianity, and Rome’s contributions to Western civilization. 302. HISTORY OF THE CRUSADES. (2) A study of the crusades and the kingdoms established in the East by the crusaders. Special emphasis upon the conditions in the West which produced the crusading spirit A study of nationalism; the rise of power in Europe, the Balkan influence, the political, social, and economic aspects of modern European development, and the back ground of the two great wars. 305. SURVEY OF AMERICAN HISTORY. (2) This course satisfies the State requirement in American history. A survey of American history from the Colonial period to the present. Attention given to the major economic, political, and religious trends and developments in the United States. 306. THE HISTORY OF THE CONSTITUTION. (2) This course meets the State requirement in Institutions in American history. A survey of the history of the origin and development of the Constitution of the United States. 401. MEDIEVAL HISTORY. (3) A survey of European history from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Renais sance, with special emphasis given to the history of the Church during this period. 53 and the influence which the movement had upon Western Europe. 303-304. HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE SINCE 1870. (3-3)
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