Against the Christians / ARTE France.

How does Christianity gain ground in the Empire? Why do Pagan intellectuals fight against Christianity? Where does monotheism stand in the 3rd century? Why do the emperors Decius and Valerian suddenly begin persecuting Christians? How can they avoid being put to death? What are Diocletian's reasons...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Films on Demand. Apocalypse (New York, N.Y.)
Corporate Authors:	ARTE France Infobase (Film distributor)
Language:	English
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : ARTE France, [2009]
Series:	Films on Demand. Apocalypse (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:	End of the world. Eschatology. Internet videos.
Genre:	Internet videos.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (50 min., 5 sec.)) : color and sound.
Format:	Electronic Video

Contents:

Evangelization Patterns (3:45)
"The True Doctrine" (3:13)
Dialogue of the Deaf (4:28)
Monotheism Debate (5:25)
3rd Century Ideological Developments (2:53)
Bridges Between Paganism and Christianity (3:53)
Christian Monism (3:04)
Desire for Imperial Stability (5:12)
Reactions to Compulsory Worship (2:24)
Decian Persecution (2:47)
Origen's Martyrdom (2:00)
Diocletianic Persecution (3:41)
Unifying the Roman State (3:11)
Reforming Roman Imperial Ideology (3:05)
Credits: Against the Christians: Episode 7-Apocalypse (0:59)