John Rao's Upcoming Lecture Schedule

The Roman Forum - Lectures in Church History, 2004-2005

Early Christianity (1st-4th Centuries A.D.)

Lecturer: John Rao, D. Phil., Oxford
Associate Professor of History, St. John's University

Autumn-Spring 2004-2005 Schedule

September 26: The Greco-Roman Ecumene
October 10: Greeks, Romans, Jews, Education & Life in the Empire
October 24: A Grand Tour of the Early Christian World--Part One
November 7: A Grand Tour of the Early Christian World--Part Two
November 21: Millenarians, Gnostics, Apostolic Fathers & Apologists
December 5: The Problems of Creating a Unified Catechesis
December 19: Determining the Sources and Bulwarks of the Faith
January 23: How to Explain the Faith: The School of Alexandria
February 6: How to Explain the Faith: The School of Antioch
February 20: The Growth of Monasticism--Part One
March 6: The Growth of Monasticism--Part Two
March 20: From Imperial Persecution to Overbearing Protection
April 3: The Trinitarian Conflict--Part One
April 17: The Trinitarian Conflict--Part Two
May 1: Life, Liturgy, and Church Order By the Late 300’s
May 8: The Beginnings of the Christological Battle

All sessions will meet on Sundays, at 2:30 pm.
Attendance is open to all. No registration is required. Wine & Cheese Reception. Entrance Fee $10.00

Location:
The Catholic Center at New York University in Greenwich Village
Entrance: 238 Thompson Street, off Washington Square South
(A, B, C, D, E, F trains to West 4th Street or #6 train to Bleecker Street)

A SPECIAL ROMAN FORUM EVENT - VOTING FOR OUR SELF-DESTRUCTION

Catholics and the Fraud of Democratic Elections

2:00-2:45 P.M. : John C. Rao, D.Phil. - "Neither Electors Nor Elected - The 19th Century Catholic Battle Versus Democratic Fraud and Mythology"
3:00-3:45 P.M.: Christopher A. Ferrara, Esq. - "Facing the Absurdity of the American Republic"
4:00-4:45 P.M.: Thomas A. Droleskey, Ph.D. - "The Republican Party: The True Secular Church Outside of Which There is No Salvation?"
5:00-6:00 P.M.: Question & Answer Period

OCTOBER 3rd, 2004
2:00-6:00 P.M.
$10.00 Entrance At Door
Wine & Cheese Refreshments

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