St Basil the Great

Good Shepherd College

Church History Courses

HS110 - The Early Church
HS240 - The Church in the Middle Ages
HS250 - The Reformers and the Reformation
HS381 - New Zealand Catholics: Their Story


HS110
The Early Church

Teacher: C Walsh
/ A Thorp

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This course unit is designed to provide an accurate understanding of this early period in the history and development of Christianity, seen as formative by all Christian traditions. The evidence derived from primary sources will be fundamental to the course, covering the first seven centuries of Christianity.

NZQA NQF Level 6 (15 credits)


HS240
The Church in the Middle Ages
Teacher: C Walsh

This course unit provides an understanding of medieval Christendom within its broader social, cultural and political settings. The course unit will cover the seventh to the fifteenth centuries. The use and interpretation of primary sources will be basic to the course unit.

NZQA NQF Level 6 (15 credits)


HS250
The Reformers and the Reformation
Teacher: C Walsh

This course unit introduces students to the European Reformations of the sixteenth century as a development in history of universal importance. It also introduces students to the leading figures, theological concerns and key events of the period and helps them to recognise the complexity of interpreting events shaped by differing religious, economic, social and political contexts.

NZQA NQF Level 6 (15 credits)


HS381
New Zealand Catholics: Their Story
Teacher: C Walsh
/ A Thorp

This unit is designed for future church leaders. It will develop their understanding of significant personalities and events, encouraging them to trace their own place in the New Zealand context. The study of past and current issues will provide a foundation for those engaging in further work, especially in theological research and pastoral ministry.

NZQA NQF Level 7 (15 credits)