Season 1
13 episodes · Aug 2, 1977
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- S1E1
Beginning
Aug 2, 197750mTraces the growth of Christianity from its earliest beginnings to the time the Christians ceased to be a secret, persecuted sect.
- S1E2
Christian Empire
Aug 9, 197750mFocuses on the period in Christian church history when the Emperor Constantine founded the first Christian empire and Christians became members of the political establishment.
- S1E3
Birth of Europe
Aug 16, 197750mCovers the period in Christian church history from the sack of Rome in 410 through the Dark Ages to the establishment of the See of St. Peter.
- S1E4
Faith and Fear
Aug 23, 197750mA survey of Christian church history during the Middle Ages. Juxtaposes the great religious faith and architectural and artistic achievements of this period with its abject poverty and ignorance.
- S1E5
People and the Book
Aug 30, 197750mExamines the relationships of Christianity, Judaism and Islam, all referred to in the Koran as "People of the Book." Discusses the extreme intolerance of the Inquisition against Islam and Judaism. Sequences shot in Cordoba and Granada, Spain where Jewish and Islamic influences are evidenced in the civilization.
- S1E6
Princes and Prelates
Sep 6, 197750mFocuses on Christian church history during the Renaissance, following the Council of Constance during which an emperor deposed three Popes and arranged the choice of a fourth.
- S1E7
Protest and Reform
Sep 13, 197750mSurveys the history of the Reformation, focusing on developments within the Christian church.
- S1E8
Conquests and Souls
Sep 20, 197750mFocuses on the Jesuits and their role in spreading the Catholic faith in the wake of the Reformation. Discusses their significance in spearheading the Counter-Reformation.
- S1E9
Search of Tolerance
Sep 27, 197750mFocuses on the growth during the Reformation of radical religious sects which existed outside the established church order. Explains that many emigrated to found new societies in North America, including the Pilgrims.
- S1E10
Politeness and Enthusiasm
Oct 4, 197750mContrasts the two strands of Christianity that emerged in the 18th century--that of the educated classes and that of revivalist enthusiasm.
- S1E11
Missions at Home and Abroad
Oct 11, 197750mDiscusses the Christian revival of the 19th century, exemplified by the spread of missionary activity in Europe's industrial slums and in the lands of the new colonial empires.
- S1E12
Roots of Disbelief
Oct 18, 197750mExamines the many causes for today's indifference to Christianity, asserting that the major reasons are the advance of science and historical criticisms of the Bible.
- S1E13
Godless State
Oct 25, 197750mThe survival of the Russian Orthodox Church under the Russian Revolution.