Popes And The Papacy: A History (the Great Courses Series: Religion) [4 Dvds]

Lectures study the reason for the Catholic Church's papacy, how popes are chosen, and what kind of men have filled the office. Abstract: Lectures study the reason for the Catholic Church's papacy, how popes are chosen, and what kind of men have filled the office Popes and the Papacy: A History 1 Part I 1 Professor Thomas F. X. Noble 1 Thomas F. X. Noble, Ph.D. 2 Table of Contents 3 Popes and the Papacy: A History 3 Part I 3 Popes and the Papacy: A History 4 Lecture One 5 What Is Papal History? When Did It Begin? 5 Outline 5 Lecture Two 8 The Rise of the Petrine Idea 8 Outline 8 Lecture Three 11 Popes, Byzantines, and Barbarians 11 Outline 11 Lecture Four 14 The Popes in the Age of Charlemagne 14 Outline 14 Lecture Five 17 Rome, the Popes, and the Papal Government 17 Outline 17 Lecture Six 19 The “Age of Iron” 19 Outline 19 Lecture Seven 21 The Investiture Controversy 21 Outline 21 Lecture Eight 24 The Papal Monarchy—Institutions 24 Outline 24 Lecture Nine 27 The Papal Monarchy—Politics 27 Outline 27 Lecture Ten 30 The Popes at Avignon 30 Outline 30 Lecture Eleven 33 The Great Schism 33 Outline 33 Lecture Twelve 36 The Renaissance Papacy—Politics 36 Outline 36 Timeline 38 Glossary 42 Popes and the Papacy: A History 46 Part II 46 Professor Thomas F. X. Noble 46 The Teaching Company ® 46 Thomas F. X. Noble, Ph.D. 47 Table of Contents 48 Popes and the Papacy: A History 48 Part II 48 Popes and the Papacy: A History 49 Lecture Thirteen 50 The Renaissance Papacy—Culture 50 Outline 50 Lecture Fourteen 53 The Challenge of Reform—Protestantism 53 Outline 53 Lecture Fifteen 57 Catholic Reform and Counter Reform 57 Outline 57 Lecture Sixteen 60 Absolutism, Enlightenment, and Revolution 60 Outline 60 Lecture Seventeen 64 Pius IX—Prisoner of the Vatican 64 Outline 64 Lecture Eighteen 67 The Challenge of Modernism 67 Outline 67 Lecture Nineteen 71 The Troubled Pontificate of Pius XII 71 Outline 71 Lecture Twenty 74 The Age of Vatican II 74 Outline 74 Lecture Twenty-One 77 The Transitional Pontificate of Paul VI 77 Outline 77 Lecture Twenty-Two 80 The Vatican and What It Does 80 Outline 80 Lecture Twenty-Three 84 John Paul II—“The Great”? 84 Outline 84 Lecture Twenty-Four 88 Benedict XVI, the Future, and the Past 88 Outline 88 Biographical Notes 91 Bibliography 95 Content: Part 1. disc 1. lecture 1. What is Papal history? When did it begin? -- lecture 2. The rise of the Petrine idea -- lecture 3. Popes, Byzantines, and barbarians -- lecture 4. The Popes in the age of Charlemagne -- lecture 5. Rome, the popes, and the Papal government -- lecture 6. The "Age of Iron"-- disc 2. lecture 7. The Investiture controversy -- lecture 8. The Papal monarchy : institutions -- lecture 9. The Papal monarchy : politics -- lecture 10. The Popes at Avignon -- lecture 11. The Great Schism -- lecture 12. The Renaissance papacy : politics. Part 2. disc 3. lecture 13. The Renaissance papacy : culture -- lecture 14. The challenge of reform : Protestantism -- lecture 15. Catholic reform and counter reform -- lecture 16. Absolutism, enlightenment, and revolution -- lecture 17. Pius IX : prisoner of the Vatican -- lecture 18. The challenge of modernism -- disc 4. lecture 19. The troubled pontificate of Pius XII -- lecture 20. The age of Vatican II -- lecture 21. The transitional pontificate of Paul VI -- lecture. The Vatican and what it does -- lecture 23. John Paul II : "The Great"? -- lecture 24. Benedict XVI, the future, and the past. The papacy is the oldest continuously functioning institution in the world. To put that fact into perspective, consider that when George Washington was elected our nation's first president, the 250th pope was already reigning. More than one billion Roman Catholics throughout the world look to the pope each day for guidance and leadership. And at the death of John Paul II last year, more than four million people streamed into Rome to pay their respects as he lay in state, with the world's media focused for weeks on the events of his illness, his passing, and the process of choosing his successor. Yet in spite of the breadth of any pope's influence on the world stage : influence that has not only religious, but geopolitical, legal, social, artistic, and cultural repercussions unequalled by any other individual : how many of us really understand this most venerable of the world's institutions? What is the idea behind the "Petrine Office" the idea that answers the question, "Why is there a pope?" How are popes chosen? What kinds of men have been included among the 265 who have borne the title? Part 1. lecture 1. What is Papal history? When did it begin? lecture 2. The rise of the Petrine idea lecture 3. Popes, Byzantines, and Barbarians lecture 4. The Popes in the Age of Charlemagne lecture 5. Rome, the Popes, and the Papal government lecture 6. The "Age of Iron" lecture 7. The Investiture controversy lecture 8. The Papal monarchy Institutions lecture 9. The Papal Monarchy Politics lecture 10. The Popes at Avignon lecture 11. The Great Schism lecture 12. The Renaissance Papcy politics Part 2. lecture 13. The Renaissance Papcy culture lecture 14. The challenge of reform Protestantism lecture 15. Catholic reform and counter reform lecture 16. Absolutism, Enlightenment, and Revolution lecture 17. Piux IX Prisoner of the Vatican lecture 18. The challenge of Modernism lecture 19. The troubled Pontificate of Pius XII lecture 20. The age of Vatican II lecture 21. The transitional Pontificat of Paul VI lecture. The Vatican and what it does lecture 23. John Paul II "The Great"? lecture 24. Benedict XVI, the futrue, and the past.