| Description |
18 audio discs (9 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (275 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm). |
| Series |
The great courses, religion & theology, Christianity |
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Great courses (Compact disc)
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| Note |
Title from container. |
| Performer |
Luke Timothy Johnson, professor, Candler School of Theology, Emory University. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
| Contents |
disc 1. The historical study of Christianity -- The first cultural context-Greece and Rome -- disc 2. The first cultural context-Judaism -- The Jesus movement and the birth of Christianity -- disc 3. Paul and Christianity's first expansion -- The diversity of early Christianity -- disc 4. The unpopular cult-persecution -- Forms of witness-Martyrdom and Apologetic -- disc 5. Extreme Christianity in the 2nd and 3rd centuries -- The shaping of Orthodoxy -- disc 6. Institutional development before Constantine -- The beginnings of Christian philosophy -- disc 7. Imperial politics and religion -- disc 8. The extension of Christian culture -- Monasticism as radical Christianity -- disc 9. The emergence of Patriarchal Centers -- Theological crisis and council-The Trinity -- disc 10. Theological Crisis and Council-Christology -- The distinctive issues of the Latin West -- disc 11. Expansion beyond the boundaries of empire -- The court of Justinian and Byzantine Christianity -- disc 12. The rise of Islam and the threat of Iconoclasm -- Eatern orthodoxy-Holy tradition -- disc 13. From Roman empire to Holy Roman empire -- Benedictine monasticism and its influence -- disc 14. Evangelization of western Europe -- The great divorce between east and west -- disc 15. Monastic reform -- Cathedrals and chapters -- The crusades -- Papal revolution -- disc 17. Univesities and theology -- The great plague -- disc 18. Corruption and the beginnings of reform -- The ever-adapting religion. |
| Summary |
"Speaking incisively to all of this and more, The History of Christianity: From the Disciples to the Dawn of the Reformation tells the phenomenal story of Christianity's first 1,500 years, in all its remarkable diversity and complex dimension. In the company of popular Great Courses Professor Luke Timothy Johnson of Emory University, you follow the dramatic trajectory of Christianity from its beginnings as a "cult of Jesus" to its rise as a fervent religious movement; from its emergence as an unstoppable force within the Roman Empire to its critical role as an imperial religion; from its remarkable growth, amid divisive disputes and rivalries, to the ultimate schism between Eastern Orthodoxy and Western Catholicism; and from its spread throughout the Western world to its flowering as a culture that shaped Europe for 800 years. In 36 enthralling lectures, you meet the towering figures of Christian history, such as Paul of Tarsus, Augustine, the emperor Constantine, and Pope Gregory VII, as well as many other pivotal players--kings, popes, saints, monastic figures, scholars, and mystics. And you delve deeply into the rituals, doctrinal issues, and fascinating theological controversies that defined the faith."--Publisher's website. |
| Subject |
Church history.
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Christianity.
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Christianity. (OCoLC)fst00859599
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Church history. (OCoLC)fst00860740
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| Genre/Form |
Audiobooks. (OCoLC)fst01726208
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Audiobooks.
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| ISBN |
9781598038972 |
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1598038974 |
| Music No. |
6610 Teaching Company |
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