This collection of lectures from the Christian Thought and Culture I course presents three perspectives on the state of Christianity during the turbulent times that followed the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. This lecture series will fill important gaps in the history of Christianity between the Fall of Rome and the early medieval periods.

1. How the Byzantines Saved Civilization by Fr. Lawrence Farley
2. How the Irish Saved Civilization by Loren Wilkinson
3. How the 'Italians' Saved Civilization by Bruce Hindmarsh

Father Lawrence Farley is pastor of Saint Herman of Alaska Orthodox Mission in Surrey, B.C. Canada. He lives there with his wife, Donna, and their two daughters. He is the author of The Orthodox Bible Study Companion Series published by Conciliar Press.

Loren E. Wilkinson is Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Philosophy at Regent College. Loren speaks frequently on Christianity and the environment. He is the editor of Earthkeeping in the '90's and the coauthor of Caring for Creation in Your Own Backyard.

Bruce Hindmarsh is the James Houston Professor of Spiritual Theology at Regent College. Dr. Hindmarsh was a Pew research fellow at Oxford University from 1995-1997. He is author of John Newton and the English Evangelical Tradition: Between the Conversion of Wesley and Wilberforce.