RELS343

Prerequisite: HIST111; or permission of instructor. Cross-listed with H IST333. Credit only granted for: HIST333 or RELS343. Examination of developments in European religion between 1450 and 1700; the late-medieval Church and its critics; rise of Protestant thought in Germany and its spread throughout Europe; reform efforts in the Catholic Church; religious wars and violence and their impact on state and society; consequences of religious reform in society and its impact on the family and women.