But…what if the Reformation is not an “it?” What if what we refer to as the Protestant Reformation, is in fact a series of Reformations that stretch deep into the Middle Ages and is ongoing to this day? What if these Reformations occurred not just in Germany, Switzerland, and England, but in China, Peru, India, Spain, Italy, and Bohemia? What does religion in the world look like if we topple the traditional narrative of Luther and the 95 theses, and give ownership to religious change in Christianity to the world? These are just some of the questions we are engaging with in HIST 9004, The European Reformation.
This graduate seminar is for active and future teachers. The syllabus and program were designed at an Institute for Teaching the Reformation after 500 years sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities in July, 2016. This course utilizes and demonstrates the most current pedagogical techniques possible. Many units specifically link to content on the state history framework, and course work demonstrates and develops skills required of Advanced Placement (AP) students. Graduate students in this course will develop teaching skills in:
- Interpreting Documents and close reading.
- Contextualization
- Cause and Effect
- Interdisciplinary Approaches
- Developing empathy with the past.
- Information Management
Join Dr. Reid Weber for this spring course on Monday nights, January 23 through May 15 from 6 to 8:30 to hone your skills and explore this dynamic time in world history.
Thanks to Dr. Reid Weber for his guest post to the GCE Blog.