Version 1: Major topics covered in the course are: What is church history?, pre-Reformation Europe, reform by Luther, Zwingli and the Radicals, Calvin and his influence, the English Reformation, the Catholic Reformation, the Thirty-Years War, the Puritan Revolution, the Enlightenment, Pietism, Missions, Liberalism and the current state of Christianity in the world. Methods of instruction include lecture, questions and discussion, reading and discussion of several important church documents, attendance at a Catholic service and discussion with a Catholic priest afterwards to gain a better understanding of a liturgical service. Evaluation criteria include two tests, a reaction paper on the Catholic service, credit for the reading assignments, evaluation of the discussion of church documents, and a research paper. Version 2 and 3: Major topics covered in the course are: What is church history?, pre-Reformation Europe, reform by Luther, Zwingli and the Radicals, Calvin and his influence, the English Reformation, the Catholic Reformation, the Thirty-Years War, the Puritan Revolution, the Enlightenment, Pietism, Missions, Liberalism and the current state of Christianity in the world. Methods of instruction include lecture and discussion. Evaluation criteria include: examinations, projects and assigned readings.