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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 2020–2021

The End of the Modern World

From the “Purifying War” to Danger on All Fronts, 1914–1945

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:	N.B.: The live sessions are now organized as a private seminar. Those wishing to attend must contact Dr. John Rao (drjcrao@aol.com) for information regarding the site. Both audio and videotapes of all lectures will be posted on the Internet.
Schedule:	September 13 Benedict XV and the ”Purifying War” September 27 One Man’s Purification is Another Man’s Chastisement October 11 A Terribly Troubled Brave New World October 18 Benedict XV, Pius XI, and the “Roman School” of Purification November 1 “The Peace of Christ in the Reign of Christ” and the Occupation of International and National “Spaces” November 15 A Formidable Competition for Control of the Ecumene November 22 Multiple Ideological Bids for Occupation of National Spaces December 6 A “Loyal Opposition” to the “Roman School”? Part I December 20 A “Loyal Opposition” to the “Roman School”? Part II January 10 2021 Salve o popolo d’eroi! The Popolari, the Clerico-Moderates, the Victory of the Fascisti, and the Lateran Accords January 24 Viva Cristo Rey! Revolutionary Mexico, the Cristeros, and Friends Perhaps Worse Than Enemies February 7 The Third Republic, Action française, and the “Revenge of the Sillon“ February 21 The Crises of Liberal Europe and the Stalinist Red Menace March 7 Es Zittert Die Morschen Knochen: Germany Between a Rock and a Hard Place March 21 A “Third Way” Free for All? March 28 Popular Fronts and the Spanish Kaleidoscope April 11 Pius XII: Taking Arms Against a Sea of Troubles April 25 Danger on All Fronts: A New World Order? May 2 Danger on All Fronts: International Communism or International Americanism?

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