The Catholic University of America

 

School of Religious Studies

Medieval Church History 511

 
Ken Pennington   (Offices)

413 Caldwell Hall (319-6264)

Office Hours: MW 4:30-5:30 MW  

416 Columbus School of Law (319-5150)

Office Hours: M-W 11:00-1:00

and by appointment

Class will meet in Shahan 306

MW 3:10-4:25

Email: Pennington@cua.edu  and Kenneth.Pennington3@verizon.net  (Click on addresses to send Email)


Topics 

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Monks, Popes, and Emperors The Carolingian Church The Gregorian Reform Twelfth-Century Schism and Thomas Becket Thirteenth-Century Papal Monarchy
 Required Papers   Email Requirement   Sources on WWW.   Email Instructor  Required Texts 

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Email Requirement for Class

I will expect an email from you every week.

 Required text:

Brian Tierney, The Crisis of Church and State 1050-1300, Vol. 21  REPRINT

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The Crisis of Church and State 1050-1300, Vol. 21 Our New Price: $12.95 
Our Used Price: $9.75
 
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Format:Textbook Paperback, 1st ed., 350pp.
ISBN: 0802067018
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Pub. Date: January  1994
Edition Desc: REPRINT
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Supplementary  Text:

Brian Tierney, Western Europe in the Middle Ages: 300-1475, Sixth Edition, Paperback

This book can be ordered from Amazon.com  for $61.10 and from Barnes and Noble for $57.75(Hardcover 5th Edition available for $59.37 and can be used for the course;  the Fifth edition can be found on the www. for ca. $20.00 used)

 

  
Papers:  There will be no in-class examinations for the course.   There will be two required essays. Each essay will be ca. 10-15 pages.  The essays must be typed double-spaced, and proofread. In addition to the essays, graduate students must write a research paper.  

Schedule for Essays

Essay 1: Topic submitted February 14th, Due March 18th
Essay 2: Topic submitted March 25th, Due May 3rd