Description: Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Enforced requisites: courses 10A, 10B. Examination of religious thought and practice associated with Reformation and Counter-Reformation enterprises in early modern period and consideration of how various types of writing--poems, prayer books, sermons, historical chronicles, essays, travel narratives, trial records--reflect and assess religious ferment of era. Coverage of either broad historical range such as from Henry VIII's break with Rome to execution of Charles I or one specific topic such as varieties of martyrdom, art of confession, or conversion narratives. May be repeated for credit with topic or instructor change. P/NP or letter grading.

Units: 5.0