Recorded classes · Self-paced study · Occasional live seminars
Recorded classes are the primary format, pairing video lectures with notes, transcripts, source documents, and study guides. Occasional live seminars add conversation to the self-paced learning experience.
Course catalog
Each course identifies its depth, lecture count, materials, and completion requirements. More classes will be added as they are prepared; if you feel led, a donation can help support the production of future courses.
Meet communities, controversies, and writings from the first three centuries. Build a timeline while learning to weigh evidence without flattening differences.
Broad survey · 8 lectures · Notes and documents · Certificate upon completion of course
Start the courseRead representative sources and examine how theology developed through interpretation, disagreement, worship, politics, and pastoral concern.
Focused investigation · 6 lectures · Optional live question session · Certificate upon completion of course
Examine one figure and one contested period through letters, political change, theological argument, and later reputation.
Hyper-focused inquiry · 5 lectures · Transcript and source packet · Certificate upon completion of course
Move beyond a single-hero story by tracing how print, institutions, local reform, political protection, and older movements shaped change.
Broad survey · 10 lectures · Reading guide · Certificate upon completion of course
First Principles are foundational courses offering broad surveys across 8–12 lectures. Second Principles are intermediate courses that narrow the lens to a defined theme or period across 4–8 lectures. Third Principles are advanced courses concentrating on one person, event, text, or question across 4–6 lectures.
How learning works
Each recorded class can place the lecture, captions or transcript, notes, reading guides, and downloadable documents together on one lesson page. Occasional live-session links can be added when needed.
Yes. Early Church Foundations is available in the browser, includes eight lectures, and saves progress on your device.
Learners who choose to create a profile will have their registration and course progress associated with that profile. Anyone who prefers not to create a profile may continue as a guest; guest progress remains separate and is saved only in the current browser.
A class can include recorded lectures, captions or transcripts, instructor notes, primary-source PDFs, worksheets, bibliographies, and links for an occasional live discussion.
Most lectures are designed for a focused study session. Allow additional time for notes, primary-source reading, reflection questions, and optional bibliography selections.
No. First Principles courses begin with essential context and vocabulary. Second and Third Principles courses assume greater familiarity, but unfamiliar terms and sources will still be introduced clearly.
Yes. Recorded lectures and materials remain organized for self-paced study. When a live question session is offered, it supplements rather than replaces the recorded course.
Core documents and brief assignments may be recommended for completion, while longer reading lists provide optional paths for learners who want to go further.
You may create an optional learner profile to keep course progress separate from guest study. In this preview, profiles and completed lectures are saved only in this browser; secure cross-device accounts will be connected when the site moves to its production course platform.