Religion is conditioned historically. This surveys the history of religions by tracing the processes of change in religions by taking general human history as frame of reference. This module includes a historical method of study of religions in society through examining causes and effects that reveal rational patterns in the processes of development of religions in relation to world events. This includes historical critical method of studying religious traditions, both written and oral.

This course is a study of the history of Christianity from its inception to the present, highlighting important personalities, movements, and issues arising out of the history, seen in the concrete contexts of politics, economics and social, the impact of Christianity upon its environment and the impact of environment upon Christianity.