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Christianity: A Brief History
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Publication Date
[2014], c2008
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the eVideo
Introduction: Christianity- A History (1:05)
Introduction: Jesus the Jew (1:20)
Judaism and Christianity (1:18)
Idea of Messiah (1:41)
Gospels and Bethlehem (1:36)
Jesus as Messiah (2:42)
Baptism (2:33)
John the Baptist (2:31)
Jesus' Message (2:12)
Galilee (2:45)
Jesus' Judaism (2:03)
Blaming Jews for Crucifixion (1:51)
Rehabilitating Judas (1:07)
Placing Responsibility on Jews (2:05)
Conclusions from Jesus' Death (0:49)
Paul (2:17)
Christians Break with Jews (2:57)
Perspective on the Cross (1:38)
Gospels on the Jews (2:11)
Blood Libel (2:15)
Explaining Blood Libel (1:19)
St. Hugh's Shrine (0:52)
Rome's Jewish Ghetto (2:48)
Modern Catholicism and Jews (1:42)
Christians and the Holocaust (2:02)
Credits: Jesus the Jew: Christianity- A History (0:39)
From the eVideo
Introduction: Constantine's Conversion and the Effects (2:10)
Early Christians in Cappadoccia (2:01)
Peter, Paul and Roman Paganism (4:29)
Early Christian Martyrs (3:03)
Constantine's Conversion at the Milvian Bridge (3:10)
Politics and Religion (2:28)
Constantine's Lavish Churches (2:01)
Monastic Response to Wealth and Power (3:07)
Council of Nicea (2:27)
Byzantine Empire (2:10)
A Political Tactician (2:52)
The New Testament (3:36)
Balance of Christianity and Paganism (2:13)
Emperor Theodosius (2:34)
Hagia Sophia (1:02)
Rome's Fall and St. Augustine's City of God (2:53)
Papal Leadership (1:58)
Pros and Cons of Constantine's Conversion (3:07)
Credits: Rome: Christianity-A History (0:40)
From the eVideo
Religious Revolution in Britain (1:45)
Defining Group Membership (1:28)
Romans and Christianity in Britain (2:43)
St. Kevin (1:55)
Christians and Pagans in Britain (1:17)
Warrior Gods (3:12)
Ethelbert (2:57)
Rome, Celts and Saxon Pagans (2:16)
King of Northumbria (1:34)
St. Cuthbert (3:02)
Britain Becomes Christian (0:56)
Political Benefits of Christianity (1:04)
Debate over Easter (2:29)
Minster at Jarrow (1:31)
First History of England (1:46)
Lindisfarne Gospel (5:14)
Alcuin of York (2:45)
Vikings and Alfred the Great (1:07)
Battle of Ethandun (1:19)
Alfred's Concept of England (3:00)
Inclusiveness and Today's England (2:00)
Legacy of Dark Ages (1:59)
Credits: Dark Ages: Christianity- A History (0:42)
From the eVideo
Crusades' Continuing Importance (1:27)
Bush Speaks of Crusade (2:00)
Fight Over Jerusalem (1:04)
Just War and Holy War (2:26)
Stirring Religious Fanatacism (2:39)
Pope's Appeal to Knights (2:16)
Holy War Rhetoric (1:56)
Byzantines Fear Crusaders (2:57)
Byzantine Rejection of Holy War (1:09)
Crusaders Reach Antioch (1:59)
Crusaders Take Antioch (2:07)
Crusaders in Jerusalem (2:15)
Crusaders Celebrate Massacre (3:12)
Muslim Memory of Crusades (2:34)
Crusaders Practice Cannibalism (1:44)
Crusader States (1:29)
Uprising (1:33)
Reviving Jihad (2:27)
Saladin (1:32)
Saladin as Anti-Imperialist (1:05)
Revival of Crusade in Imagination (2:11)
Britain Takes Jerusalem (1:21)
Palestinian Interpretation of British Mandate (1:38)
Need for Improved Understanding (2:34)
Credits: Crusades: Christianity- A History (0:46)
From the eVideo
Introduction: Reformation: Christianity- A History (2:06)
Conversion (2:00)
Indulgences (1:29)
Escalating Battle (2:05)
Luther's Zeal (1:06)
The Luther Bible (1:31)
Peasant Rebellion (2:49)
Henry VIII (2:49)
Destroying Monasteries (4:04)
Catholic Rebellion (2:41)
Crushing Rebellion (0:52)
Bloody Mary (2:05)
Bonfire Night (2:20)
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre (2:35)
Motives for Massacre (3:10)
Underground Catholicism (2:57)
British Anti-Catholic Sentiment (2:21)
Tolerance Increases (3:18)
Northern Irish Protestant (3:23)
Legacy of the Reformation (1:58)
Credits: Reformation: Christianity- A History (0:41)
From the eVideo
Introduction: Dark Continents: Christianity- A History (1:52)
Colonizers and Missionaries (1:52)
Spanish and Mayans (2:20)
Mission to Convert New World (1:40)
Mayan Religion Underground (2:46)
Attack on Mayan Religion (1:47)
Seeking Explanation for Christianity's Growth (1:23)
Christian Assimilation (1:47)
Virgin of Guadalupe (2:24)
Mexican Embrace of Christianity (1:20)
Indigenous African Religion (2:04)
Slave Trade (1:53)
Missionary in Africa (1:48)
Missionary Failure (2:05)
Christianity in Ethiopia (1:21)
Rock Church (3:01)
Ethiopian Links to Judaism (2:10)
Embracing Africa and Christianity (1:43)
African Anglicans (1:15)
Joseph Appia (2:44)
African Independent Churches (2:54)
Pentecostal Churches (3:02)
West as Spiritually Dead (0:58)
Western Dominance Broken (1:23)
Credits: Dark Continents: Christianity- A History (0:40)
From the eVideo
Science versus Religion (2:12)
Scientific Progress Challenges Religion (0:55)
Church Support for Science (1:26)
Christianity Subsumes Science (1:43)
Copernicus (3:25)
Church Crackdown (1:21)
Bruno (3:32)
Vatican View of Bible (1:40)
Galileo (2:13)
Battle Over Methodology (0:47)
William Harvey (2:52)
Lightning Rod and Churches (2:07)
Franklin and Enlightenment (1:15)
Darwin and God (2:57)
Accommodating Science (1:50)
Fundamentalism (2:09)
Origins of Fundamentalism (1:34)
Creationism (1:28)
Creationist's Philosophy of Science (2:56)
Adhering to New Testament (1:52)
Restricted Role of Religion (2:54)
Science and God (2:54)
Completing Science's Victory (1:32)
Credits: God and the Scientists: Christianity- A History (0:41)
From the eVideo
Secularist Challenge to Christianity (1:29)
Catholic Upbringing (2:00)
Horrors of Twentieth Century (2:03)
Christians and the Holocaust (2:23)
Bonhoeffer (2:02)
Factors in Christianity's Decline (0:31)
Change in Christianity (3:04)
Church Closures (2:41)
Church's Abortion Stance (1:54)
Church and Modernity (3:15)
Christianity Flourishing in U.S. (2:05)
Inclusive Church in Chicago (1:24)
Separation of Church and State (2:13)
Jesse Jackson (3:17)
Megachurch (1:40)
Departures from Tradition (1:52)
Liberation from Tradition (1:24)
Megachurches' Success (3:20)
U.S. Christianity as Model (0:39)
Opportunity for Church (1:57)
Church, Buildings and Women (2:42)
Role of Church (1:10)
Path for Christianity (2:27)
Credits: Future of Christianity: Christianity- A History (0:40)
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