The Lives of Great Christians

For many, Christianity is the daily effort to live one’s faith in every moment. This course introduces you to those who have done so over the centuries, those Professor William Cook calls "superstars of faith:" Francis and Clare of Assisi, Catherine and Bernardino of Siena, Thomas More, Martin Luther, John Wesley, Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King, Jr., and others.

• By This Professor
• 01: Introduction-What Makes a Great Christian?
• 02: Paul and the First Christian Missionaries
• 03: The Early Martyrs
• 04: St. Antony, the First Monk
• 05: The Desert Fathers and Mothers
• 06: Augustine
• 07: St. Patrick and the Conversion of Ireland
• 08: St. Benedict and His Rule
• 09: Leo IX, Gregory VII, and Church Reform
• 10: Bernard of Clairvaux and Monastic Reform
• 11: Francis of Assisi
• 12: Clare of Assisi
• 13: Catherine of Siena
• 14: Bernardino of Siena
• 15: John Hus and the Hussites
• 16: Thomas More
• 17: Martin Luther
• 18: John Wesley and the Origins of Methodism
• 19: The Monks of Mount Athos
• 20: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Maximilian Kolbe
• 21: Damien of Molokai and Teresa of Calcutta
• 22: From Slavery to Martin Luther King
• 23: Gustavo Gutierrez and Liberation Theology
• 24: Defining the Christian Life