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Two Thousand Years: The History of Christianity
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Publication Date
[2007], c1999
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the eVideo
The Life and Death of Jesus (2:26)
The Resurrection of Jesus (2:52)
Disciples of Jesus Tell His Story (2:53)
Gentiles Join Followers of Jesus (2:08)
The Conversion of Saul (2:26)
Jews and Gentiles Together (3:15)
The Radical Nature of Early Christians (2:16)
Paul's Work, Imprisonment, and Execution (2:45)
Christianity Begins (1:47)
An Underground Religion (3:55)
Contempt for Christians (3:44)
Christian Martyrs (3:21)
Persecution and Torture of Christian Martyrs (2:07)
Effects of Christian Martyrdom (3:27)
Gnostic Christians (2:59)
Irenaeus Unifies Christianity (3:01)
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Christianity Grows and Gains Popularity (2:38)
Rome's Pagan Gods (2:41)
Pagan Rituals (4:01)
Pagan Sacrifices and Christian Persecution (4:26)
Origen Initiates Christian Scholarship (2:30)
Christianity's Appeal (2:11)
The Cult of Mithras (2:18)
Christianity Offers Meaning and Hope (1:45)
Diocletians Great Persecution of Christians (2:39)
Constantine's Conversion (5:32)
Constantine Gives Rome a Makeover (2:38)
Building Constantinople (2:32)
Christianity Finds Favor (2:27)
Constantine Unites Christianity (3:44)
Christianity from Constantine to Theodosius (1:58)
Rome Bows to Christianity (1:16)
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The Ascetic Movement (3:19)
Hermits Seek God in the Desert (3:22)
Extreme Asceticism (3:15)
The Church Responds to Ascetics (1:48)
Augustine of Hippo (2:58)
Augustine's Teachings on the Human Body and Sex (3:52)
The Cult of the Virgin (2:59)
Ascetics Today (1:12)
Ireland's Druids and St. Patrick (3:06)
Egypt's Influence on Irish Christianity (2:57)
Ireland's Wilderness Monasteries (3:57)
Pre-Christian Influences on Irish Christianity (3:37)
Irish Legends of Saints (2:23)
Irish Monasteries Become Towns (1:20)
The Legacy of Columbanus (5:22)
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Pope Gregory and the Collapse of Rome (2:54)
Britain Converts to Roman Christianity (2:42)
Persians Threaten the Holy Land (2:25)
Theological Dispute Divides Christianity (2:43)
Islam Appears (2:20)
Islam Challenges Christian Beliefs (1:28)
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: Common Roots (1:53)
Muslims Capture Jerusalem (2:25)
Islamic Conquests and Culture (3:42)
Converting European Pagans (4:06)
Boniface Converts Pagans (2:43)
Community and Group Conversions (1:54)
Violence Against Missionaries (1:08)
Charlemagne's Militarized Christianity (3:12)
Charlemagne Changes Tactics (3:39)
Scholars and Texts Emerge (3:40)
Charlemagne's Holy Roman Empire (2:18)
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Holy Icons in Constantinople (4:50)
Iconoclasm in Byzantium (4:02)
Byzantium Returns to Icons (2:05)
Rules for Religious Art (2:27)
Divine Law in the Western Church (3:03)
Charlemagne and the Church Impose Laws (2:24)
The Church Enforces Its Laws (2:33)
Christianity Diverges (1:30)
Collapse of Europe's Social Order (2:25)
Religious Relics (1:51)
Religious Pilgrims Seek Relics (2:31)
Praying to Saints and Relics (1:51)
Hell in the 10th Century (3:51)
Signs of the World's End (1:59)
The Holy Vision of Otto III (3:12)
Religious Reform at the Abbey of Cluny (4:51)
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Byzantium Grows (2:31)
Differences in Eastern and Western Christianity (3:42)
Pope Leo Asserts Authority (2:48)
Christendom Splits (2:58)
Pope Gregory Asserts Power Over Rome's Emperors (3:50)
Crusaders Reach Constantinople (4:03)
Crusaders Colonize the Holy Land (2:47)
Propaganda Fuels the Crusades (1:56)
Holy War: Justifying the Crusades (2:40)
The Knights Templar (2:17)
Hardships of the Crusaders (3:33)
Crusaders Make Peace with Muslims (1:15)
Islamic Societies Preserve Western Culture (1:48)
Saladin Recaptures Jerusalem (3:35)
The Third and Fourth Crusades (3:42)
Summing Up the Crusades (2:00)
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Gothic Architecture (3:03)
Christian Imagery in Gothic Cathedrals (2:38)
Exclusion, Oppression, and Rebellion (1:57)
Heresy and Catharism (4:08)
Peaceful Debate with the Cathars (2:04)
A Crusade to Slaughter the Cathars (3:02)
Dominicans Preach Against the Cathars (2:47)
The Inquisition Finishes Catharism (2:48)
The Papacy Becomes a Lavish French Institution (2:47)
A Plague on Europe: The Black Death (3:56)
The Black Death: Punishment from God (1:45)
The Flagellants (1:18)
The Flagellants Slaughter Jews (4:16)
Death Triumphs in Medieval Europe (3:01)
Dissatisfaction with the Medieval Church (4:20)
The Church in Chaos (1:31)
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Humanism in Friar Angelico's Frescoes (4:18)
Anatomically Realistic Art (2:08)
God and Man in Early Renaissance Art (1:32)
The Dome at Florence (2:07)
Art Patrons Seek God's Favor (2:43)
Art Patrons Seek Self Glorification (2:28)
Savonarola Arrives in Florence (2:44)
Savonarola's Bonfire of the Vanities (2:44)
Savonarola's Downfall (2:02)
Martin Luther's Reformation Movement (4:05)
Martin Luther's Reformation: Justification by Faith (3:29)
Influence of the Printing Press on the Reformation (1:18)
John Calvin's Doctrine of Predestination (3:36)
Spread of Protestantism (1:15)
The Counter-Reformation (2:07)
The Jesuits Christianize Latin America (3:20)
Legacy of the Reformation (3:23)
From the eVideo
Puritans and Separatists (1:33)
Persecuted Puritans Flee to America (3:28)
City on a Hill: The Pilgrims Establish Plymouth Plantation (2:13)
The Puritan Sabbath (1:23)
Puritan Morality and Law (1:21)
The Puritans Establish Harvard University (1:38)
Witchcraft in Salem (4:51)
Quakers in Puritan New England (2:59)
Religious Freedom in Pennsylvania (2:00)
Profits from the Slave Trade (3:46)
Christians Justify Slavery (3:34)
John Wesley Leads the Methodist Movement (3:26)
John Wesley Condemns Slavery (2:47)
Slaves Find Hope in the Bible (2:06)
Olaudah Equiano: Slave and Abolitionist (2:44)
Britain Abolishes Slavery (4:22)
From the eVideo
Industry Crushes Faith (3:43)
Christians Ignore Their Call (2:11)
The Salvation Army Responds to Suffering (1:09)
The Oxford Movement (3:41)
England's Gothic Architecture Revival (2:09)
Scrutinizing God (2:07)
Geologists Question Creation (2:07)
Resistance to Charles Darwin and Evolution (3:42)
Science Overtakes Religion (1:38)
Nietzsche: God is Dead (2:21)
20th Century World Events Erode Christianity (3:23)
Consumerism and Spiritual Quests (1:44)
New Age Spirituality (1:42)
The Evangelical Movement (2:10)
Mainstream Christianity in the New Millennium (4:42)
Validating the World's Religions (1:22)
Diversity Within Christianity (2:10)
Future of the Christian Church (3:24)
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