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 December through May.
The Roman Forum Lectures in Church History 2023–2024
Let the Spirit of the Times
Be Damned!
Historical Lessons from the Church Militant
For Her Synodal Caricature
| 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.) Wine & cheese reception: $15 |
| Location: |
Most Holy Redeemer Church East 3rd Street, between Avenues A & B Both audio and videotapes of all lectures will be posted on the Internet. |
| Schedule: |
December 3Accepting, Correcting, & Christianizing the Status Quo: Sifting Through Judaic and Greco-Roman PaideiaDecember 17Accepting, Correcting, & Transforming the Status Quo: The Militant Mystical Body of Christ versus the Temptations of the Imperium, the Barbaricum, and their “Catholic” Fellow TravelersFebruary 18The Re-emergence of the Grand Coalition of the Status Quo and Its Many “Catholic” RecruitsMarch 17From Yeoman Battle to Seduction by the Modern ZeitgeistApril 28We Will Not Comply! A Renewed & Glorious Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Call to Transformation of all Things in ChristMay 12Christendom and the Contemporary Equation of Catholicism with a Reprehensible Zeitgeist |
