This historical survey follows the development of the church from its beginning  to the contemporary period.  The course will focus on the following:  Early Christianity,  Medieval Christianity, Reformation Christianity, Modern Christianity, and Contemporary Christianity.  Particular emphasis will be given to the emergence, development and decline of Christendom.

Instructor:  Bob Flanagan, an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), teaches in the area of religion and culture in the Religious Studies Department at the University of Missouri – Columbia, and is pastor of the Sturgeon Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Sturgeon, Missouri.  Both of these professional roles relate closely to Dr. Flanagan’s vocation as a pastoral theologian or, in other words, as someone who thinks constructively about the Christian faith tradition primarily from the perspective of pastoral work.  Bob and his wife, Mary, were raised in Kirksville, Missouri, and have lived on ten wonderfully productive acres south of Columbia for over thirty years.

Dates:  June 4-5, July 9-10 and August 6-7, 2010

Times:  7:00 p.m. Friday to 5:00 p.m. Saturday each weekend

Location:  Rickman Center, Jefferson City, MO

Cost:  $390  (includes lodging and meals)   $330 (meals only)