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History of Catholic England with Joseph Pearce
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In this careful analysis of Catholic England, Professor Pearce, an English native, will guide you through his book “Faith of Our Fathers: A History of True England” to discover the deep, rich history of his homeland.
Instructor: Joseph Pearce
Course description: Professor Pearce will lead the class through the history of Catholic England, from the 1st to the 21st centuries, using his book as the course text. Writing “Faith of Our Fathers” was a real labour of patriotic love for Prof. Pearce. He charts the history of “true” England, which is to say the England which has been true to the Faith.
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History of Catholic England with Joseph Pearce
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Joseph Pearce
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History ➤ Church History
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High School
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March 30th, 2022 at 12:00 AM ET
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Recorded, free with subscription
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Why Should I Learn This (contributing author)
Professor Pearce is also an editor for the Ignatius Critical Editions.
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Prerequisites
The ability to engage with the course text.
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Outline
Class 1 – Roman Britain & Anglo-Saxon England
Class 2 – The Merrie England of the Middle Ages
Class 3 – The Tudor Terror
Class 4 – War, Regicide, and Revolution
Class 5 – Recusancy, Resistance and Restoration
Class 6 – The Catholic Revival
Materials
Faith of Our Fathers: A History of True England by Joseph Pearce (Ignatius Press).
Homework
Read the assigned work before each class. Review and take the weekly quiz. Quizzes are auto-graded by the computer for immediate feedback. Expect to spend approximately 2 hours per week outside of class on coursework. An answer key is not provided for this course.
Joseph Pearce
jpearce.co@outlook.com
About Joseph Pearce
A native of England, Joseph Pearce is the internationally acclaimed author of many books, which include bestsellers such as The Quest for Shakespeare, Tolkien: Man and Myth, The Unmasking of Oscar Wilde, C. S. Lewis and The Catholic Church, Literary Converts, Wisdom and Innocence: A Life of G.K. Chesterton, Solzhenitsyn: A Soul in Exile and Old Thunder: A Life of Hilaire Belloc.
His books have been published and translated into Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch, Italian, Korean, Mandarin, Croatian and Polish. He has hosted two 13-part television series about Shakespeare on EWTN, and has also written and presented documentaries on EWTN on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. His verse drama, Death Comes for the War Poets, was performed off-Broadway to critical acclaim. He has participated and lectured at a wide variety of international and literary events at major colleges and universities in the U.S., Canada, Britain, Europe, Africa and South America.
He is Visiting Professor of Literature at Ave Maria University and a Visiting Fellow of Thomas More College of Liberal Arts (Merrimack, New Hampshire). He is editor of the St. Austin Review (https://staustinreview.org/), series editor of the Ignatius Critical Editions (www.ignatiuscriticaleditions.com), senior instructor with Homeschool Connections, and senior contributor at the Imaginative Conservative and Crisis Magazine.
His personal website is http://www.jpearce.co.
Testimonies from students:
“I appreciated and enjoyed the class, I understood the teacher even with his accent.”
“I LOVE Mr. Pearce's British accent! I also greatly appreciated the email response that was given when I asked a question.”
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