Week 16 — January 14, 2027

Readings

• Math: Ch. XII: Curvature of Curves. Exercises X: 1, 2, 4, and 5.
• Theology: The kingdom inaugurated — Matthew 1–7: the genealogy (Abraham → David → exile → Christ), the infancy and its fulfilment formulas, the baptism and temptation, and the Sermon on the Mount; Orthodoxy: Preface, Introduction, and Ch. I
• Literature: Odyssey, Books 13–15 (~52 pp.)
• Western Civilization: Spielvogel, Ch. 11: The Later Middle Ages — Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century (pp. 307–338)

Thesis & assignments

• Assignment: Interpretation Essay (Goldsworthy) due — 800–1,000 words plus a ~300-word response; the full description is in the Writing Assignments part of this guide

Upcoming

• Week 18 (Jan 28): ◆ Write-up #2 due; humanism debate