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Credit Course students are required to complete all the course assignments by the stated deadline. They will receive grades that are transferable to any BGST postgraduate programmes.


Audit students do not have to fulfil the assignment requirements. However, they are encouraged to do class exercises and assignments to get the maximum benefit from the courses. They will not receive grades that are transferable to BGST Postgraduate Programmes.

Course Description

Church History

Tracing Christianity from Reformation to the Modern World

History of Christianity 2 is intended as the second of a two-course survey of the history of Christianity over the last 2,000 years. In CH102, students will be introduced to the important theological, historical and spiritual movements from 1500 to 2001.

1500s The Protestant Reformation Beginning in Europe, permanently changing the face of religion on the Continent and, subsequently, the whole world.
1600s–1800s Reform, Renewal & Reason American and English Protestantism, the growth of evangelicalism, the Catholic Counter Reformation, and the challenge of the Enlightenment.
1900s–2001 Christianity Worldwide The spread and development of Christianity globally, with a focus on China and the wider story of Christianity in Asia.

Our journey begins in Europe with the advent of the Protestant Reformation, before turning to the developments that followed it. Attention will also be given to the Enlightenment period, which would significantly influence and challenge the claims of the Christian faith. From there, we turn our attention to the developments of Christianity worldwide, with particular focus on China and Asia more broadly.

3 AU, MATIS Core
Registration closing date 1 week before the class starts

  • Dates : 2026

    (Thursdays)

    Jan:     22
    Feb:     05, 26
    Mar:     12, 26
    Apr:     09

  • Time

    7.15–10PM

  • Location

    Online via Zoom
    (with Blended Learning)

    The first and the last Sessions are in-person at:
    BGST
    2 Kallang Avenue
    #11-02 CT Hub
    Singapore 339407

Instructor

Dr Tan Kok Choon

Associate Lecturer

Dr Tan Kok Choon is an Associate Lecturer with BGST on subjects relating to the History of Christianity. He is a graduate from Regent College (MCS, History) and has completed his PhD research on the conversion narrative and teachings of John Sung at Liverpool Hope University. Topics of his research interest include contextualization issues, conversion studies and Chinese Christianity. He is an experienced history teacher at a local independent school.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    General

  • 2

    The European Reformations I - Continental Europe

    • The European Reformations I - Continental Europe

    • Reading 1 - R Baxter
  • 3

    The European Reformations II - Anglican and Scottish Reformation

    • The European Reformations II - Anglican and Scottish Reformation -

    • Lecture 1 MCA
  • 4

    The European Reformations III: Catholic Renewal / Counter Reformation

    • The European Reformations III: Catholic Renewal / Counter Reformation
  • 5

    The Enlightenment and the Disenchantment of Christianity I

    • The Enlightenment and the Disenchantment of Christianity I

    • Lecture 2 MCA
  • 6

    The Enlightenment and the Disenchantment of Christianity II

    • The Enlightenment and the Disenchantment of Christianity II

    • Reading 3 - Outram
  • 7

    The Rise of Evangelicalism

    • The Rise of Evangelicalism

    • Lecture 3 MCA
  • 8

    Evangelicalism in the 19th Century

    • Evangelicalism in the 19th Century
  • 9

    20th Century Christianity in the West I

    • 20th Century Christianity in the West I

    • Reading 4 - Vatican II
  • 10

    20th Century Christianity in the West II

    • 20th Century Christianity in the West II
  • 11

    American Evangelicalism

    • American Evangelicalism

    • Lecture 4 MCA

    • Lecture 5 MCA
  • 12

    Christianity Worldwide; Christianity in Modern China

    • Christianity Worldwide: Eastern Orthodoxy, Asia, and Africa

    • Christianity in Modern China

    • Reading Report 5

    • Reading 5 - Allison
  • 13

    Case Study Presentation

    • Case Study 1 - Galileo

    • Case Study 2 - Wilberforce

    • Case Study 3 - Bonhoeffer

    • Case Study 4 - Pilgrim
  • 14

    Evaluation Form

    • Evaluation Form
  • 15

    Assignment Submission

    • All assignment to IMS

    • How to upload assignment