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• Be introduced to the major institutions and intellectual and cultural movements of medieval Christianity, and some aspects of the lived experience of medieval Christians.

• Gain an appreciation for the Christian tradition’s historical and cultural diversity and an introduction to historical study of Christianity.

• Learn how to interpret history through the examination of primary sources from the period.

After an introduction to the emergence of Christian beliefs, practices, and institutions in the late-Antique Roman world, this course will explore the culture of Christianity as it developed in Western Europe during the Middle Ages—from roughly 800 through 1500 CE. Among the themes to be addressed will be the development of Roman primacy and Papal government; ascetic movements and varieties of monastic spirituality; the role of imagination in “popular” belief and practice and in the literary and visual arts; the rise of medieval universities and “scholastic” thought; encounters with Judaism and Islam; and late-medieval attempts at institutional and intellectual reform. Much of the classroom time will involve analysis of a variety of different kinds of sources from the medieval period.

The University of New Orleans International Summer School program has a mandatory class attendance policy. All students are required to attend class for all morning classes and any required afternoon and/or weekend fields trips and lectures. No unexcused absences are allowed. However, LFU students who have to miss a UNO class due to LFU examinations in the first two weeks of our program, can receive one excused absence for this. Any further unexcused absences will result in an academic penalty. Each faculty member determines the penalty for missed classes. Most professors deduct a letter grade for each additional missed class day. For details, please refer to your course syllabi, which will be distributed on the first day of class. The listed ECTS credits are a recommendation by the University of New Orleans Innsbruck Summer School, based on contact hours, anticipated out-of-classroom requirements such as field trips, and projected workload for readings, assignments, and exam preparation. Mail: Center-New-Orleans@uibk.ac.at