CH 151 Course at a Glance

History of Christianity II

Lectures By: Dr. Chad Van Dixhoorn

Effective for the Academic Year: 2024-2025


Course Description

This course will help students to think critically about the past in a way which allows them to think critically about the present. The goal will be to understand ourselves, our world, and thus respond to the challenges that face us today. The course will allow you to engage with the ideas of Christianity as they developed in the Reformation and Modern Church. You will be introduced to reformers and theologians of the Reformation and Modern church who recovered and defined key questions of the faith, including: justification, grace, Scripture, confessions, worship, missions, and church government.


Books to Purchase

The books listed below are required readings which students should acquire by the start of the term. Additional required readings will be listed in the course syllabus and available electronically in Canvas.

The European Reformations (3rd ed)
by Carter Lindberg
Wiley-Blackwell, 2021
ISBN: 9781119640813
A World History of Christianity
by Adrian Hastings
Eerdmans, 2000
ISBN: 9780802848758
A History of Christianity in the United States and Canada (2nd ed)
by Mark Noll
Eerdmans, 2019
ISBN: 9780802874900
Christianity and Liberalism
by J. Gresham Machen
Westminster Seminary Press, 2023
ISBN: 9781955859103
You may use any edition for this text. This one is recommended as it is available through the WTS Bookstore.

Estimated Workload

Lectures Readings Assignments
1 88 2.7
Hours Per Week Pages Per Week Hours Per Week

Course Assignments

The assignments listed below are provided for general guidance for students to reference as they plan and register. Please reach out to support@wts.edu if you have any questions.

  • Response Papers [2 papers (4-5 pgs)]
  • Timelines [2 timelines (1-2 pages)]
  • Small Groups [4 - 1 hr meetings]
  • Final Exam [3 hr exam]