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This course follows the extraordinary development of Western Christianity from its early persecution under the Roman Empire in the third century to its global expansion with the Jesuits of the early modern world. We explore the dynamic and diverse character of a religion with an enormous cast characters. We will meet men and women who tell stories of faith as well as of violence, suppression, and division. Along the way, we encounter Perpetua and her martyrdom in Carthage; the struggles of Augustine the bishop in North Africa; the zeal of Celtic monks and missionaries; the viciousness of the Crusades; the visions of Brigit of Sweden; and the fracturing of Christianity by Martin Luther’s protest. We hear the voices of great theologians as well as of those branded heretics by the Church, a powerful reminder that the growth of Christianity is a story with many narratives of competing visions of reform and ideals, powerful critiques of corruption and venality, and exclusion of the vanquished. The troubled history of Christian engagement with Jews and Muslims is found in pogroms and expulsions, but also in the astonishing ways in which the culture of the West was transformed by Jewish and Islamic learning. We shall explore the stunning beauty of the Book of Kells, exquisitely prepared by monks as the Vikings terrorized the coast of England. We will experience the blue light of the windows of Chartres, and ponder the opening questions of Thomas Aquinas’ great Summa. We will read from the Gutenberg Bible of the fifteenth century, which heralded the revolution brought by the printing press. We will travel from Calvin’s Geneva to Elizabeth’s England to Trent, where a Catholic Council met to inaugurate a modern, missionary Catholic church. We will walk through the great Escorial of Philip II of Spain, hear the poetry of John of the Cross, and follow the Jesuits to Brazil and China. Christianity in the West was forged in the fires of conflict and tumult, and it brought forth both creativity and violence. It echoed with calls for God’s world to be transformed, it inspired the most sublime art and architecture, yet it also revealed the power of the union of cross and sword to destroy. The course is a journey through the formation of the West as one strand of Christianity, as one chapter in a global story. It is a journey that has shaped our world....

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HU
5 juin 2020

A very comprehensive, cohesive and resourceful overview of all the crucial events, main characters and key ecclesiastical developments that consolidated the Catholic Church in Europe and the Americas.

ES
22 mars 2018

A great journey! Lots of information and bonus material! I'm very thankful for the course. It might be that the professor's speech is sometimes a bit difficult to follow, but it's a minor drawback

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par FRANK A

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18 juil. 2020

A very interesting that covers the whole topic of Church History extremely well

par Christal B

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9 août 2020

Excellent source for Church History and strengthening of your Christian Faith.

par Soon H Y

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10 juil. 2017

an eye opener and a great point of reference conducted by an excellent team

par Carlos M

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16 oct. 2020

Simply good I learned a lot about the history of the Church, thank you

par Sophie

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28 sept. 2017

Wonderful course! I enjoy it very much and would highly recommend it.

par Ashok K A

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9 juin 2017

Was a very informative course. I never knew such a history was there

par Aleah K

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21 août 2019

Highly informative! Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge.

par Greg L

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19 avr. 2018

A good survey of Western Christianity taught in an engaging manner.

par Charles g

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27 juin 2020

Muy buen curso, aprendi mucho sobre la formación de la iglesia.

par Minka T

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1 avr. 2020

Great, informative course! Thank for offering this opportunity.

par Kimberly W

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30 sept. 2020

Great overview of the spread of Catholicism and Christianity!

par Damon T R

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29 sept. 2018

Absolutely loved this course! Could not recommend it more!

par wei l

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9 nov. 2017

Great Course. Learned a lot from this course. Thank you!

par lorena a

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5 juil. 2020

ME GUSTO EL CONTENIDO Y LA FORMA DE EXPONERSE CADA TEMA

par Danilo M

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14 févr. 2020

The best online course that I ever did!!!! Amazing!!!

par Lee T

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14 nov. 2018

Clear explanation how western christianity developed

par Francisco J M

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15 juin 2020

Genial, muy interesante, motivador y constructivo.

par Richard D M

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14 juin 2020

Outstanding course ,it helped me get through covid

par Celmira A S

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8 oct. 2017

Excellent! A really journey throught the history.

par ZHANG,FEIRAN

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4 févr. 2020

It's a great course, and I highly recommend it!

par Nese M

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20 juin 2020

For theology interested strongly recommended.

par Jairo A

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5 août 2020

It was a wonderful course, I learnt a lot.

par Aniceto P y M

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2 mai 2018

Great course. Clear content. Good teachers

par Gabriela S L T

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8 sept. 2019

Excellent and very interesting course.

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