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Christ: The Center of History

5LESSONS
2.6hTOTAL LENGTH

History is not a series of random events, but a grand narrative with a definitive turning point. Access your free course to discover how Christ stands at the center of time, giving purpose and hope to the human story.

Completion certificate is available for this course

Increasingly, our secular society denies the important role that Our Lord plays in history. However, in the class Christ: The Center of History, you will journey through the ancient and Biblical world and come to a greater understanding of God’s providential plan, learning to defend and explain the unique role played by Our Savior Jesus Christ in the fullness of time.

MEET YOUR PROFESSOR

Dr. Timothy T. O'Donnell

Dr. Timothy T. O'Donnell

Timothy T. O’Donnell is the President Emeritus of Christendom College, where he teaches classes in history and theology. He was the first layman to receive both his licentiate and doctoral degrees in ascetical and mystical theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome. He has taught at St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo, California, and at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Understand the deeper meaning of history from a faithful Catholic perspective and confidently see God’s guiding hand at work within the complexities and conflicts of world events

Survey three key ancient civilizations and their place in God’s plan

See how God providentially prepared the world for the birth of His Son

Explore the great mystery of the fullness of time and learn to view history through the lens of eternity, developing the perspective necessary to interpret past and current events as part of a grand narrative of redemption

LESSONS IN THIS COURSE

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