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The Fall of the Pagans and the Origins of Medieval Christianity
The Complete Course Contains All 24 Lectures
Kenneth W. HarlSeries: Great Courses Audio4.6
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Why did pagan Rome, which had a history of tolerating other faiths, clash with early Christians? How did Christianity ultimately achieve dominance in the Roman Empire?
Discover the answers in these 24 lectures that, together, are a historically focused discussion of the dramatic interaction between Judaism, Christianity, and paganism from the 1st to the 6th centuries.
While some philosophical and theological content is included to clarify important points of transition, the focus of these lectures is - above all else - on its most important and fascinating episodes, among which are Emperor Nero's rescript in A.D. 64, which not only ordered the persecution of Christians in the city of Rome but also made the faith illegal throughout the empire; the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in A.D. 312, where Emperor Constantine won a victory described as having been deliberately fought under the Christian symbol of the Chi Ro; and the reign of Theodosius I, under which laws were passed making Christianity the only legitimate religion.
Professor Harl also introduces you to a wide variety of individuals whose actions helped shape the history of this turbulent time, including rulers like Augustus and Justinian; proselytizers for the new faith, including James and Paul; religious thinkers such as Clement and Origen; ascetics such as Saint Anthony and Barsauma; and philosophical thinkers such as Galen.
All Lectures:
1. Religious Conflict in the Roman World
2. Gods and Their Cities in the Roman Empire
3. The Roman Imperial Cult
4. The Mystery Cults
5. Platonism and Stoicism
6. Jews in the Roman Empire
7. Christian Challenge - First Conversions
8. Pagan Response - First Persecutions
9. Christian Bishops and Apostolic Churches
10. Pagan Critics and Christian Apologists
11. First Christian Theologians
12. Imperial Crisis and Spiritual Crisis
13. The Great Persecutions
14. The Spirit of Late Paganism
15. Imperial Recovery under the Tetrarchs
16. The Conversion of Constantine
17. Constantine and the Bishops
18. Christianizing the Roman World
19. The Birth of Christian Aesthetics and Letters
20. The Emperor Julian and the Pagan Reaction
21. Struggle over Faith and Culture
22. New Christian Warriors - Ascetics and Monks
23. Turning Point - Theodosius I
24. Justinian and the Demise of Paganism
Discover the answers in these 24 lectures that, together, are a historically focused discussion of the dramatic interaction between Judaism, Christianity, and paganism from the 1st to the 6th centuries.
While some philosophical and theological content is included to clarify important points of transition, the focus of these lectures is - above all else - on its most important and fascinating episodes, among which are Emperor Nero's rescript in A.D. 64, which not only ordered the persecution of Christians in the city of Rome but also made the faith illegal throughout the empire; the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in A.D. 312, where Emperor Constantine won a victory described as having been deliberately fought under the Christian symbol of the Chi Ro; and the reign of Theodosius I, under which laws were passed making Christianity the only legitimate religion.
Professor Harl also introduces you to a wide variety of individuals whose actions helped shape the history of this turbulent time, including rulers like Augustus and Justinian; proselytizers for the new faith, including James and Paul; religious thinkers such as Clement and Origen; ascetics such as Saint Anthony and Barsauma; and philosophical thinkers such as Galen.
All Lectures:
1. Religious Conflict in the Roman World
2. Gods and Their Cities in the Roman Empire
3. The Roman Imperial Cult
4. The Mystery Cults
5. Platonism and Stoicism
6. Jews in the Roman Empire
7. Christian Challenge - First Conversions
8. Pagan Response - First Persecutions
9. Christian Bishops and Apostolic Churches
10. Pagan Critics and Christian Apologists
11. First Christian Theologians
12. Imperial Crisis and Spiritual Crisis
13. The Great Persecutions
14. The Spirit of Late Paganism
15. Imperial Recovery under the Tetrarchs
16. The Conversion of Constantine
17. Constantine and the Bishops
18. Christianizing the Roman World
19. The Birth of Christian Aesthetics and Letters
20. The Emperor Julian and the Pagan Reaction
21. Struggle over Faith and Culture
22. New Christian Warriors - Ascetics and Monks
23. Turning Point - Theodosius I
24. Justinian and the Demise of Paganism
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