Thomas Aquinas and "the triumph of faith"
The quest for certainty
The quest for virtue
Changing political contexts: Alexander and the coming of the Hellenistic monarchies
Absorbing the East, Rome and the integration of Greek culture
"All nations look to the majesty of Rome" : the Roman Empire at its height
The empire in crisis, the empire in recovery: political transformations in the third century
Jesus
Paul, "the founder of Christianity"?
"A crowd that lurks in corners, shunning the light": the first Christian communities
Constantine and the coming of the Christian state
"But what I wish, that must be canon": emperors and the making of Christian doctrine
"Enriched by the gifts of matrons" : bishops and society in the fourth century
Six emperors and a bishop: Ambrose of Milan
Interlude: Quintus Aurelius Symmachus and the defence of paganism
The ascetic odyssey
Eastern Christianity and the emergence of the Byzantine Empire, 395-600
The emergence of Catholic Christianity in the West, 395-640
"We honour the privilege of silence which is without peril": the death of the Greek empirical tradition
Thomas Aquinas and the restoration of reason.