Lesson 24 The "Christian" Middle Ages: The Waldensians and the Silver Line of Truth, Part 3

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Answering the Broadbent Question

During the teaching of this lesson a question was raised regarding the reliability of Broadbent as a historian. The following sources were used by Broadbent when writing Chapter 5 of The Pilgrim Church. Read Broadbent and his sources for yourself.

The Pilgrim Church by E.H. Broadbent

Facts and Documents Illustrative of the History, Doctrine, and Rites of the Ancient Albegenses and Waldenses by S.R. Maitland

The History of the Ancient Vallenses and Albegenses by George Stanley Faber

Additional Supplement Resources

The Waldensian Dissent: Persecution and Survival 1170-1570 by Gabriel Audisio

Reinarius Saccho, Of the Sects of the Modern Heretics 1254

Heresy and Authority in Medieval Europe: Documents in Translation by Edward Peters

History of the Waldenses of Italy: From Their Origin to the Reformation by Emilio Comba

Medieval Heresy: Popular Movements From the Gergorian Reform to the Reformation by Malcom Lambert

The History of the Evangelical Churches of the Valleys of the Piedmont Samuel Moreland

The Origin, Persecutions, and Doctrines of the Waldenses: From Documents Many Now Collected and Edited by Pius Meliva

Lesson 23 The "Christian" Middle Ages: Bogomils, Cathars and the Silver Line of Truth, Part 2

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Supplemental Resources

The Pilgrim Church, Chapter III "Paulicians and Bogomils by E.H. Braodbent

The Bogomils: A Study in Balkan Neo-Manichanism by Dimitri Obolensky

Lesson 22 The "Christian" Middle Ages: The Paulicians and the Silver Line of Truth

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Supplemental Resources

Read some of the main sources used to teach this lesson for yourself.

August Neander. General History of the Christian Religion and Church, Volume III see pages 263-287

Philip Schaff. History of the Christian Church, Volume IV, Chapter XII Heretical Sects The Paulicians


Edward Gibbon. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Chapter LIV

The Pilgrim Church, Chapter III "Pauliciansa and Bogomils" by E.H. Broadbent

Lesson 21 The "Christian" Middle Ages: Brief History of the Early Middle Ages

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To read my masters essay on The Battle of Tours click here.

Supplemental Resources

View the video on the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca referenced during my lesson by watching the videos below

History Channel's Inside Islam. Follow the links to the video windows on YouTube to view the rest of this program.

Lesson 20 The "Christian" Middle Ages: The True Identity of the Catholic Church

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Lesson 19 The "Christian" Middle Ages: The Emergence of Papal Power

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Lesson 18 The Age of Christian Empire: Augustine on the Millennium and the Fall of Rome

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Supplemental Resources

History Channel Documentary on The Dark Ages

Lesson 17 The Age of Christian Empire: Augustine The Man, The Myth, The Heretic

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Supplemental Materials

Wikipedia entry for Augustine

Augnet the offical website of the order of St. Augustine (Catholic Site)

Catholic Encycopedia The Works of St. Augustine of Hippo

Augustine of Hippo by Peter Brown

Augustine the Confessions edited by Gillian Clark

Lesson 16 The Age of Christian Empire: The Pilgrim Church, Monasteries, and Missions

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Lesson 15 The Age of Christian Empire: The First Council of Nicea (325)

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Supplemental Resources

The First Council of Nicea wikipedia entry.

Arius wikipedia entry.

Arius: Heresy and Tradition by Rowan Williams

Lesson 14 The Age of Christian Empire: The Impact of Constantine

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Supplemental Resources

Life of Constantine by Eusebius

Constantine: History, Historiography, and Legend by Samuel N.C. Lieu

Wikipedia entry for Constantine the Great

Constantine the Great: The Reorganization of the Empire and the Triumph of the Church by John B. Firth

Constantine: Ruler of Christian Rome by Julian Morgan

History Channel Documentary on Constantine the Great

Lesson 13 The Patristic Period: Alexandria the Hot Bed of Corruption

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Supplemental Resources

Please note: I do not agree with all the view expressed in these supplementary resources. They are provided for the benefit of those who wish to dig deeper into the issues raised in this lesson.

Early Christian Writings Origen

Wikipedia Entry on Origen

Origen by Joseph W. Trigg

Wikipedia Entry on the Hexapla

Early Christian Writings Clement of Alexandria

Clement of Alexandria by Eric Osborn

Lesson 12 The Patristic Period: The Evolution of the Catholic Church, Part 2

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Lesson 11 The Patristic Period: The Evolution of the Catholic Church, Part 1

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Lesson 10 The Patristic Period: The Formation of the Canon

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Supplemental Resources

Early Christian Writings: Marcion

The Gnostic Society Library: Marcion: Gospel of the Lord and Other Writings

Against Marcion by Tertullian

Marcion and Luke-Acts: A Defining Struggle by Joesph B. Tyson

History Channel documentary Banned From the Bible. To Watch the entire the documentary following the Links on YouTube. This documentary touches upon the views of Marcion, books that did not make the New Testament Canon, as well as laying out the standard view for how the New Testament Canon was formed.

Lesson 9 Overview of the Patristic Period

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Lesson 8 Early Church History: From the Death of Paul to the Apostolic Fathers

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Lesson 7 Early Church History: Local Churches Enter Apostacy

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For the supplemental reading The Incredible Accuracy of Luke by Bryan C. Ross click here.

Lesson 6 Early Church History: Paul Establishes Local Churches

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Lesson 5 What is the Church?

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