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 2009–2010
Counterattack!
Primal Assaults on the Medieval Catholic Synthesis
(1270–1378)
| 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 20The Headless Christendom of 1270 A.D.October 4Holding the Fort–The 2nd Council of Lyons (1274)October 18Critiques of Reason & the Nominalist AdvanceNovember 1Mystical Revival: Orthodox, Heretical, & ApocalypticNovember 15Turmoil Among the FranciscansNovember 22Papal Politics, Legalism, & HeresyDecember 6Special Lecture: Dr. David Allen White(click here for details) December 20Philip the Fair Versus Boniface VIIIJanuary 24From Loss of the Holy Land to Attack on the TemplarsJanuary 31John XXII & the Definitive Move to AvignonFebruary 14John XXII, the Empire, & the Lay SpiritFebruary 28Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio & the Revival of LettersMarch 14A Changing Aesthetic & Spiritual EnvironmentMarch 28War, Plague, & Ecclesiastical DisruptionApril 25Byzantine Divisions & Crusading Dilemmas(Followed by Birthday of Rome Cocktail Party) May 1The Avignon Administrative Machine & its OpponentsMay 16Sinners, Preachers, Saints & the Dream of Reform |
