A History of Christianity (2009)

Name: A History of Christianity
Genre: Documentary, History
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Diarmaid MacCulloch

Documentary · History

Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch - one of the world's leading historians - reveals the origins of Christianity and explores what it means to be a Christian.

IMDb rating: 7.8 (326 votes)
Episode average: 6.8 -1.0 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Diarmaid MacCulloch

Seasons

Season 1 (2009)

6.75 avg 6 episodes 6.7 → 6.5 59 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The First Christianity	6.7	32
2	Catholicism: The Unpredictable Rise of Rome	6.8	24
3	Orthodoxy: From Empire to Empire	6.7	23
4	Reformation: The Individual Before God	6.9	21
5	Protestantism: The Evangelical Explosion	6.9	21
6	God in the Dock	6.5	19