A History of Christianity (2009) God in the Dock
Examines the concept of scepticism in Western Christianity.
In this documentary series Profesor MacCulloch explains how Christianity first spread east, extending into Syria, Central Asia, India, and the Far East. He explores the extraordinary and unpredictable rise of the largest single body of Christian devotion in the world, the Roman Catholic Church, and reveals how confession was invented by monks in a remote island off the coast of Ireland. As the series progresses it charts Eastern Orthodox Christianity's fight for survival after its glory days in the eastern Roman Empire and looks at the Reformation and rise of Protestantism as well as the evangelical revial and the American-led rise of Pentecostalism.
Primary Title
- A History of Christianity
Episode Title
- God in the Dock
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 31 March 2013
Release Year
- 2009
Duration
- 60:00
Episode
- 6
Channel
- History
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- In this documentary series Profesor MacCulloch explains how Christianity first spread east, extending into Syria, Central Asia, India, and the Far East. He explores the extraordinary and unpredictable rise of the largest single body of Christian devotion in the world, the Roman Catholic Church, and reveals how confession was invented by monks in a remote island off the coast of Ireland. As the series progresses it charts Eastern Orthodox Christianity's fight for survival after its glory days in the eastern Roman Empire and looks at the Reformation and rise of Protestantism as well as the evangelical revial and the American-led rise of Pentecostalism.
Episode Description
- Examines the concept of scepticism in Western Christianity.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Documentary television programs--England
Genres
- Documentary
Hosts
- Diarmaid MacCulloch (Host)
Contributors
- Diarmaid MacCulloch (Writer)
- Gillian Bancroft (Director)
- Gillian Bancroft (Producer)
- Siân Salt (Director)
- Siân Salt (Producer)
- Jean Claude Bragard (Executive Producer)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Documentary television programs--England