Lecture Series
The New York City Lecture Series in Church History offers an in-depth discussion of consecutive periods in the life of Christendom each year from September through May.
The Roman Forum Lectures in Church History 2010–2011
Fervent Catholics on a Ship of Fools
From the Fall of Constantinople to the Reuchlinstreit
(1453–1517)
| Lecturer: |
John C. Rao (D. Phil., Oxford) Associate Professor of History, St. John’s University |
| Date & Time: |
All sessions will meet on Sundays, at 2:30 p.m. (See schedule below for specific dates of lectures.) |
| Location: |
Church Hall University Church of St. Joseph 371 Sixth Avenue New York, N.Y. The entrance to the Church Hall is on Washington Place, south of Waverly Place. Subway: A, B, C, D, E, F, V to West 4th Street. Wheelchair accessible. |
| Schedule: |
September 18City-States, “New Monarchies”, and Popes: Part OneOctober 2An Unending Ottoman AdvanceOctober 16Eastern Christianity and the Rise of MuscovyOctober 30Western Christendom: A Multiplicity in UnityNovember 13Preaching, Printing, and the Thirst for SanctityNovember 20Humanist Progress and Erasmus’ “Age of Gold”December 4Modern Image & Catholic Truth SeriesModern Liberty and Tyranny: Now and Forever — One and Inseparable (click here for details) December 18Cajetan and the Revival of the Scholastic EndeavorJanuary 22City-States, “New Monarchies”, and Popes: Part TwoFebruary 5A Politicized Papacy?February 19A Rut Triumphant?March 4A Neo-Platonic and Neo-Aristotelian Christianity?March 18A Neo-Pagan Culture?April 1France, the Borgias, and the Bonfire of the VanitiesApril 15France, Julius II, and the Fifth Lateran CouncilApril 29New Worlds, Padroado, and PatronatoMay 13Utraquists, Heretics, and MillenariansMay 20The Reform of the Empire, the Erasmian Golden Age, and the Reuchlinstreit |
