Andrew Willard Jones argues that all history is salvation history—the story of God's dramatic relationship of creating and redeeming humanity. His first course, "The Rise of Christendom", begins with Adam in the Garden and moves through the Mesopotamian dynasties and the Roman Empire, to the slow but thorough conversion of Europe into Christendom. What did a Christian society look like and how did it come about? Study these questions with Dr. Jones in his first video course.
Featuring over 6 hours of dynamic lectures from Andrew Willard Jones, professor at Franciscan University of Steubenville and author of Before Church and State.
Course Outline:
Section 1: The Old Testament
Lesson 1: Introduction: All History is Church History
Lesson 2: The Church in the Beginning
Lesson 3: The Age of Nature
Lesson 4: The Age of Law
Section 2: The New Testament
Lesson 5: The Age of Grace
Lesson 6: The Kingship of Christ
Lesson 7: Pentecost: The Restoration of Legislation
Section 3: Overcoming the Empire
Lesson 8: The Apostolic Age: Christianity Against the Pagans
Lesson 9: The Persecutions: Victory Over Rome
Lesson 10: The Conversion of the Empire
Lesson 11: The Spread of Christianity
Section 4: The Rise of Christendom
Lesson 12: Establishing the Roman Papacy: Romanitas
Lesson 13: The Carolingian Renaissance: The Christening of Kingship
Lesson 14: The Monastic Reform Movement
Lesson 15: Sanctifying Christendom
Lesson 16: Crusade and Christian Civilization