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Class Summary

Contemporary participants in the Christian story don’t usually think about how our ancient forebears dealt with two vexing issues of their time. Our first theme is how Christians dealt with the threat of and temptation to violence. Our second theme is “women and men,” or how Christians navigated cultural norms and societal customs that affected the participation of women and men in the churches.

About the Instructor

Nancy Heisey, Ph.D., recently retired from 24 years of teaching at Eastern Mennonite University. Drawing on her research into the history of the first Christians in Egypt, she taught courses in church history for over a decade.