| Description |
18 sound discs : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 197 pages ; 19 cm) |
| Series |
Great courses. Religion & theology. Christianity |
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Great courses (Compact disc). Religion.
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| Note |
Compact discs. |
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Unabridged. |
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36 lectures (30 min. each) on 18 discs, 6 discs per container. |
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"Course number 6640." |
| Bibliography |
Accompanying guidebook includes bibliographical references (pages 184-197). |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. From Jesus to the creation of the Church -- The first Christian institutions -- Christianities in the early Church -- Persecution and saints -- Peace between empire and Church -- Institutional and doctrinal developments -- Latin theology, including Augustine -- Popes and bishops in the early Middle Ages -- Monasticism: Benedict and his rule -- Evangelizing northern and eastern Europe -- The Germanization of Christianity -- Charlemagne and the Church in feudal times -- Pt. 2. Monks and hermits: new forms of monasticism -- Papal reform and church-state controversies -- Crusade, heresy, inquisition -- The papacy: Innocent III to Boniface VIII -- Francis, Dominic, and the Mendicants -- Flowering of church art in the Middle Ages -- Scholastic thought -- Medieval mysticism -- The Great Schism and the Conciliar Age -- The Renaissance church -- Luther, Calvin, and the Reformation -- Catholic responses: The Council of Trent -- Pt. 3. The Jesuits -- Catholicism in Asia and the New World -- American Catholicism -- The Church in the Age of Reason -- Pius IX and papal infallibility -- Leo XIII and the modern world -- The eastern Catholic churches -- The Second Vatican Council -- The Catholic Church looks outward -- The challenges of new theologies -- John Paul II and the 21st-century church -- One? Holy? Catholic? Apostolic? |
| Performer |
Lecturer: William R. Cook, State University of New York at Geneseo. |
| Summary |
Professor William R. Cook explores the history of one of the most influential spiritual institutions in the world. Follow the development of this powerful religious force throughout the centuries and witness its ability to move armies, inspire saints, and shape the lives and spirits of its more than one billion members. |
| Subject |
Catholic Church -- History -- Sound recordings.
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Religion -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- Sound recordings.
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| Local Subject |
BOOKS ON COMPACT DISC.
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| Genre |
Audiobooks.
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| Added Author |
Teaching Company.
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| ISBN |
9781598035964 |
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1598035967 |
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9781598035988 |
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1598035983 |
| Music No. |
6640 Teaching Co. |
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