Great Courses – Amazing Lives of Christian Saints 2023-10 – Download

Description

The Surprising Lives of Christian Saints is a course on the surprising lives of Christian saints published by The Great Courses Online Academy. You may be familiar with the Christian saint St. Peter, to whom Jesus gave the keys to the kingdom in the Bible. St. Joan of Arc who led France to victory in the Hundred Years War. And St. Thomas Aquinas, whose philosophy on faith and reason, the existence of God, and the nature of the soul are deeply embedded in the theology of the Church today. There are many lesser-known saints who have become immortal because of their miracles and the struggles they endured. Who were these people in this course? Or how have everyday people been declared saints around the world? Who were they, what did they do, and why are they important to Christianity today? Answer.

The Amazing Lives of Christian Saints, filled with a collection of enlightening stories and unforgettable figures, takes you on an enlightening journey through time and uncovers the profound lives of people who have left an indelible mark on our world. In this course, you will learn how interpretations of people and events change as each new generation understands Christianity and world history. With the help of this training course, you will get to know the amazing lives of Christian saints and understand their impact on our lives.

What you will learn in The Amazing Lives of Christian Saints:

The amazing lives of Christian saints
How are they selected
The influence of each new generation’s interpretation of people and events reaches its own understanding of Christianity and world history
These people have an impact on the world today
And…

Course Specifications

Publisher: Great Courses
coach: Emily Graham, PhD
language English
Level: Introductory to advanced
Number of lessons: 24
Duration: 11 hours 48 minutes