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A History of Christianity, a six-part series presented by Diarmaid MacCulloch, an Oxford history professor whose books about Cranmer and the Reformation have been acclaimed as masterpieces. A History Of Christianity will reveal the true origins of Christianity and delve into what it means to be a Christian. Intelligent, thought-provoking and magisterial in its scope the series will uncover how a small Jewish sect that preached humility became the biggest religion in the world. Most Christian histories start with St Paul's mission to Rome, but Diarmaid MacCulloch argues that the first Christianity stayed much closer to its Middle-Eastern roots. He describes not only the main ideas and personalities of Christian history, its organization and spirituality, but how it has changed politics, sex, and human society.

Diarmaid MacCulloch discusses the beginnings of Catholicism, the rise of the Catholic Church in Rome and the Papacy.

Chapter List

1. Catholicism: The rise of Catholicism and Catholic Christianity in the Roman Empire, as well as the bringing of Christianity to Rome and Constantinople through Constantine, Peter, and Paul are discussed in this chapter.
2. A New Jerusalem: The Catholic Church as seen in its great churches, St. Martins and St. Peter, early leading Christian leaders such as Constantine, Augustine and Pope Damasus I, as well as the concept of original sin and the fall of Rome to the barbarians, causing the Dark Ages are examined in this chapter.
3. At A Crossroads: With the fall of the Roman Empire, the Dark Ages began in western Europe, which helped Orthodox Christianity under Justinian to flourish as well as Aryan Christianity, and later, leaders such as Benedict, Pope Gregory I, Augustine, the Archbishop of Canterbury, would lead a revival of Christianity in western Europe through Christian monasteries.
4. Skellig Michael Monastery: This chapter discusses the Skellig Michael Monastery, one of the homes of Irish Christianity and Celtic Christians, as well as Charlemagne the Holy Roman Emperors and the clash with Islam.
5. Central Control: Pope Gregory VII's influence on Catholic Christianity as well as the concepts of salvation, purgatory, and the Crusades, or holy wars against Islam and the role of the Knights Templar are discussed in this chapter.
6. Religious Structure: Catholic Church, the Papacy and the Vatican, and leaders such as Pope Innocent III and Francis of Assisi as well as the concepts of confession, and communion and the use of the Inquisition to stamp out heresy are discussed in this chapter.