The Foundations of Western Civilization – a video presentation at The Attic, 36, Regal Building, CP > 6:30pm on 6th May 2013

Time : 6:30 pm

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)

Place : The Attic, 36, Regal Building, Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001 
Landmark : On Parliament Street close to 'The Shop' showroom & next to the 'Kwality' restaurant
Venue Info : Events | About | Parking and Location | Regal Building Map
Metro : Nearest Metro Station - 'Rajiv Chowk' (Yellow Line and Blue Line)

Event Description : The Foundations of Western Civilization – an education in 24 evenings.  An Attic video presentation from The Great Courses taught by Prof. Thomas Noble, University of Notre Dame.
You can discover the essential nature, evolution, and perceptions of Western civilization from its humble beginnings in the great river valleys of Iraq and Egypt to the dawn of the modern world. 

The next two lectures of the series are as follows : 

Lecture 43- The Northern Renaissance
 The renaissance of the ? centuries started in Italy and spread across most of Southern Europe. But this ‘’new learning’ also struck deep roots in the north. The north was less urban, literate and affluent but it is important to recognize that the church was more influential and the scholastic tradition was more deeply rooted.
Both north and south laid great stress on free will and also the conviction that reading and study were paths to improvement.
Some key figures of the Northern Renaissance were Erasmus from Paris, John Colet from London (who 1505 founded St. Paul school which is still one of the best schools in England) and most famously Thomas Moore, who became Lord Chancellor of England under King Henry VIII and was executed over his disagreement with the king about divorcing his many wives.

Lecture 44- The Protestant Reformation-Martin Luther
The Protestant Reformation constitutes one of the watershed moments in Western civilization. The Protestant “reformers” did not see themselves as anti catholic but advanced positive teachings of their own.
The first of the reformers was Martin Luther (1483-1546). Luther’s path to reform was influenced both by Christian humanism and his own deep doubts and pessimism. He published his Address to the German Nobility which called for the reform of the church in their territories and asked for abolishing payments to Rome, banning clerical celibacy, masses for the dead, pilgrimages and religious orders. He maintained that only Baptism and the Eucharist were valid sacraments. For all this he was excommunicated by the Pope in 1521.

Related Events : Talks | History