Suggested Topics for Presentations

1.       The Gospel of Mark:  A brief introduction to the briefest of gospels (St. Mark’s in Venice)

2.       The Gospel of Luke:  An historian’s introduction to Jesus (Roman Forum)

3.       The Acts of the Apostles:  Circus Maximus (Rome)

4.       The Book of Romans:  Paul’s explanation of the gospel of Jesus Christ (Arch of Titus)

5.       The Book of 1 Peter:  Called to be aliens (Coliseum or St. Peter’s in Chains)

6.       The Great Schism:  A Great Divide (Vatican)

7.       The Crusades:  Battle for the Holy Land (Venice)

8.       Picture Bible:  The Bible for the Illiterate (Florence)

9.       Bonfire of the Vanities:  Savanarola’s Attempt at Reform (Florence)

10.   David:  Michelangelo’s changing view of God and man (Florence)

11.   The Duomo:  The story of Florence’s cathedral and its predecessor

12.   The Papacy:  A brief look at the history of the Roman doctrine (Vatican)

13.   Peter in Rome:  Separating fact and fancy (Vatican)

14.   St. Peter’s Basilica:  It’s Place and Propaganda (St. Peter’s)

15.   The Vatican:  The Roman Church and the Roman Empire (Vatican)

16.   The Catacombs:  A place of hope or refuge (Catacombs)

17.   Paul:  Imprisonment and execution in Rome  (Roman Forum)

18.   Persecution of the Church:  Rome’s reaction to Christianity (Arch of Titus)

19.   The Imperial Church:  Constantine’s turn to Christianity (Arch of Constantine)

20.   Story of the Churches:  Numerous choices, Orders and their Buildings

21.   The Pantheon:  The Pagan Culture of Rome where Christianity Grew