church history

Church history is similar to a patchwork quilt. An overview of Church history is the focus of this course. Includes Vatican II.

Church history is similar to a patchwork quilt. An overview of Church history is the focus of this course. Includes Vatican II.

Church history is similar to a patchwork quilt. An overview of Church history is the focus of this course. Includes Vatican II.

Church history is similar to a patchwork quilt. An overview of Church history is the focus of this course. Includes Vatican II.

Church history is similar to a patchwork quilt. An overview of Church history is the focus of this course. Includes Vatican II.

Church history is similar to a patchwork quilt. An overview of Church history is the focus of this course. Includes Vatican II.

Early Christianity faced powerful obstacles. The might of the Roman Empire and the power-politics of ancient Jerusalem laid a heavy burden on those who believed Jesus was "the Messiah." But this new faith would not die. In a brief span of time, the fledgling religion would transcend its origins in the provinces of Rome and absorb the capital of the empire itself. With the words of Paul and other ancient writers, interviews with contemporary scholars and dramatic reenactments, Peter and Paul and the Christian Revolution explores how two men weathered crippling disagreements and political persecution to lead one of history's most astonishing religious movements.

The Golden Age of Christianity began, appropriately enough on January 1st. On that day in the year 800, the Pope placed a crown on the head of the Frankish king Charlemagne, declaring him the new Holy Roman Emperor.

Five centuries after the death of Jesus, Rome fell to the Goths, plunging Europe into the Dark Ages. Yet on both sides of the continent, Christianity continued to grow, though it would soon face a new challenge.

For 300 years, Christians were the target of violence and hatred in the Roman Empire. That changed literally when the Emperor Constantine saw a vision of Jesus in a dream; the religion had gained its single most important convert.