The following links which are class lessons in Church History. Some lessons are still in the process of being written.
Overviews
Overview Chart 33AD to 305AD
Overview Chart 306AD to 604AD
Overview Chart 605AD to 1571AD
Lessons (30 chapters)
1. Pax Romana; Religions at time of Christ; Schools of Wisdom at time of Christ
2. Jewish & Catholic; The Odds; The Mission & Message
3. Saint Paul: Background, Conversion, Mission, Theology
4. The Apostles: the Power of Pentecost
5. The Deposit of Faith; Three sources of Truth
6. Gnosticism: Marcion, Montanus, Tertullian, Justin Martyr
7. Development of Doctrice; What is the true Church?
8. Alexandria School; Saint Cyprian & Novatian; Diocletian & Galerius
9. NEEDS TO BE ADDED: St. Athanasius, Constantine & Arianism
10. NEEDS TO BE ADDED: St. Ambrose & Theodosius I
11. NEEDS TO BE ADDED: St. Gregory Nazianzus & St. Basil the Great
12. Saint Augustine: Sin, Grace, Free Will, Pelagianism
13. Saint Jerome: The Bible
14. NEEDS TO BE ADDED: Saint Benedict and the Monks
15. Saint Gregory the Great: Mayor, Monk, Abbot & Servant of Servants
16. Muhammad: reforms the pagan Arabs but into what form (rise of Islam)
17. Spread of Islam, Franks & Papacy: Dark ages of the Popes
18. Catholic France: Pepin & St. Boniface; Charlemagne & Alcuin
19. Iconoclasm: Smashing Icons; What is the matter with matter?
20. Alfred the Great of England & Fuedalism
21. Pope St. Gregory VII: The first great reformer
22. NEEDS TO BE ADDED: The Crusades & The Great Schism: overview
23. The Crusades (First to Fourth) the good & bad
24. The Crusades (Fifth to Eighth) the good & bad
25. The Cathars (Alibigensian Heresy); Innocent III's response; St. Dominic (Rosary)
26. The Inquisition (Germany, France, Italy & Spain) St. Joan of Arc; Fr. Savonarola
27. NEEDS TO BE ADDED: What is Truth? Heresy & Schism, Protest or Reform?
28. NEEDS TO BE ADDED: Luther, Calvin and Catholic (Grace, Faith and Works)
29. The Protesters (Wycliff, Huss, Zwilgili, Luther, Saunders, Calvin) Council of Trent
30. The Aztecs, Cortez and God's Mercy on Mexico
31. Evangelization to Asia and the Americas
32. Catholic Science? Impact of the Church on Science 1200-1800
Supplemental Readings
Lumen Gentium Section 16
Fullness of Truth: Catholic relations with other faiths
The Divinity of Chirst (against Arianism)
Baptism (Scripture - Saint Augustine)
Eucharist (Scripture - Saint Augustine)
Forgiveness of Sins (Scripture - Saint Augustine)
King Alfred the Great: Life and Legacy
The Ballad of the White Horse (King Alfred defeat of the Danes)
How old is your Church?