The Global Christian Tradition
The Global Christian Tradition In this course we will study the historical development and current presence of Christianity in various regions of the world. Beginning with its origins in the Middle East, we will trace the growth and evolution of this complex tradition in the Mediterranean, Africa, western Europe, the Americas, and East Asia. Along the way, we will encounter important Christian thinkers, discover different schools of belief and practice, and focus on foundational theological themes, like the divinity of Christ, the function and authority of the church, Christian-Jewish relations, and religious perspectives on gender, race, politics, and modernity.
The Global Christian Tradition In this course we will study the historical development and current presence of Christianity in various regions of the world. Beginning with its origins in the Middle East, we will trace the growth and evolution of this complex tradition in the Mediterranean, Africa, western Europe, the Americas, and East Asia. Along the way, we will encounter important Christian thinkers, discover different schools of belief and practice, and focus on foundational theological themes, like the divinity of Christ, the function and authority of the church, Christian-Jewish relation …Read more
Loved this course with Davis! He is very approachable and does a great job engaging students in discussions. I had very little previous knowledge of Christianity but this class was definitely a good introduction. It covers a large time span of history, but Davis really focuses on making sure students grasp broad concepts. I think there were 3 papers total and all of them were super chill. Davis cares about student's mental health.
Loved this course with Davis! He is very approachable and does a great job engaging students in discussions. I had very little previous knowledge of Christianity but this class was definitely a good introduction. It covers a large time span of history, but Davis really focuses on making sure students grasp broad concepts. I think the …Read more
Amazing course. I could not recommend JCD more. He is very fair, engaging, funny, and understands students well. His approach to teaching Christianity is very unbiased and historically based. The papers require careful reading of the required readings and taking some notes during lectures.
Professor James Davis is extremely enthusiastic about what he is teaching. He is fun-loving, passionate, and really conscientious of his students. The class mostly involves readings for each class (average length of reading), occasional papers, super intriguing discussions, and a lot of cool applications of the material. I felt so chill in every one of his lectures and discussions. He is very inclusive of everyone's ideas in discussion. The conversations we shared throughout the term we super fun and thought-provoking. I would definitely take a course with Davis again. Super chill but super interesting.
Professor James Davis is extremely enthusiastic about what he is teaching. He is fun-loving, passionate, and really conscientious of his students. The class mostly involves readings for each class (average length of reading), occasional papers, super intriguing discussions, and a lot of cool applications of the material. I felt so ch …Read more
James Davis is the best professor at Middlebury by far. There are not enough good things I could say about him. His classes are not hard at all but he makes the material so much more enjoyable. I looked forward to his class every week. Any class you can take with him you should
Prof Davis is amazing and really cares about what he is teaching. He wants you to learn and enjoy class times, always bringing in outside perspectives in order to engage the entire class. The workload is very reasonable, with only 3 papers and readings for class and discussion.
Great professor very helpful to students. Even took assignments off because he felt stress level was high for students. He was a great lecturer and clearly knew what he was talking about. Class was mostly about discussions- do well in those and you will do well in class
Professor Davis is probably the best guy around. Super cool guy and great teacher. Learned a lot about the history of Christianity and he covered both the goods and the bads. We had a couple papers and readings for class. Very good class overall