Purpose: information, reflection, response, understanding topics: people, Church people, rulers, disasters, outside influence, religious cultural and intellectual quests, mentality method: lecture, reading, field trip (Feb. 10), presentation, term paper. The triumph of the Church (Disc One, The great Thaw, section 1, 7") Civilization - a personal view by Lord Clark Message: Warmth - 3,000 B.C., 600 B.C., 1,100 A.D. - strength of the will and intellect Confidence - wealth, stability, skill, long-term project Church as power - intellect and ability - international God as the great architect Social situation Disappearance of the Roman Empire Feudalism Kings and Popes Monks and knights Farmers and workers Islam and crusades Universities and Pilgrim centres Plagues and wars Heretics and Saints |