Teaching Workshop

The aim of the laboratory is to provide an overview of the essential sources for understanding the history of Christianity and the necessary tools (methodological, bibliographic and archistic). The analysis of the documents will be taught together with the written processing of the results of the research.

By the end of the workshop, the student will have acquired the knowledge of the main types of sources relating to the history of Latin Christianity and the main tools of research. They will be able to orient themselves to the documentation of the related to the history of Christianity, (those published and, at least partially, unpublished ones). They will then be able to use the specialized terminology to express in written form, clearly and effectively, the results of the research conducted under the guidance of the instructor.
These skills will be acquired through a direct and ongoing meeting with the instructor in the classroom; The discussion around the proposed sources will provide additional time of critical reflection and methodological learning as well as bibliographic acquisition. Individual work will also be of great importance, with reports assigned by the instructor and then discussed collectively.
Students unable to attend will be able to make use of the educational tools provided by the instructor on Ariel, investigate special readings proposed by the instructor to strengthen their knowledge, and of course contact the instructor both by email and during the office hours.