Join a historically focused discussion of the dramatic interaction between Judaism, Christianity, and paganism presented by an award-winning teacher, classical scholar, and one of the most esteemed historians at The Great Courses.
The Fall of the Pagans and the Origins of Medieval Christianity
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 01: Religious Conflict in the Roman World
- 02: Gods and Their Cities in the Roman Empire
- 03: The Roman Imperial Cult
- 04: The Mystery Cults
- 05: Platonism and Stoicism
- 06: Jews in the Roman Empire
- 07: Christian Challenge-First Conversions
- 08: Pagan Response-First Persecutions
- 09: 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
Taught by
Kenneth W. Harl, Ph.D.
