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Refresher Courses

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Marmion Kreations

It occurs to me that if you're interested in reading about saints, you may want/need a refresher course in history, religion, or art. Here's a recommendation! Our household has purchased courses on everything from music, science, business, to history...

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The Great Courses

History ~ Religion ~ Art

A Personal Favorite

An Aside on Books on Epic Cinema

The Great Courses

Now available on a monthly or yearly subscription basis for access to all programs. (Purchasing individual courses can get pricey. Be sure to shop their sales!)

A multi-media, ad-free liberal education available for streaming at your fingertips!

Shop Courses | Plus

History ~ Religion ~ Art

No homework ~ No papers ~ No quizzes or tests! 🤗 Learn or review these subjects at your own pace at your leisure. (Wear your pajamas to “class” if you wish 🤭 !!!)

Even if you hated history in school, you'll find courses here by top-notch, engaging lecturers!

History Courses | Plus

You may not have had a course in Religion since Sunday School or Catechism Class. These courses by leading scholars in the field will inspire you!

Religion Courses | Plus

You'll find a few basic surveys here. (This category could use some beefing up though. To the Powers-That-Be: More Art History per se, please!)

Art Courses | Plus

A Personal Favorite

As readers of my monthly Saints_Aplenty Saints on Zazzle lists know, I like epic and religious films! I grew up watching Charlton Heston part the Red Sea, beat Messala in that death-defying chariot race, and paint the Sistine Chapel. And, I still love watching every minute of those films. If you share my interest, you'll like this course.

Movies chronicling where and when the earliest saints were made… First century Imperial Rome!

A Historian Goes to the Movies: Ancient Rome

An Aside on Books on Epic Cinema

They don't make 'em quite the way they used to… when casts of thousands really meant casts of thousands not CGI! Nevertheless, epic religious and historical films still enthrall me! I hope you like them too!

For the hardcore cinephile… A collection of topical scholarly essays on early epic films. + The Cambridge University Press offers several other related books.

The Ancient World in Silent Cinema

Updated version of the 1978 publication… User-friendly guidebook

The Ancient World in the Cinema: Revised Edition

Another book of essays for the hard-core cinephile specifically on silent Biblical films from the Cambridge University Press…

The Bible on Silent Film: Spectacle & Story

Not a guide but a series of topical essays on selected Biblical films… The earlier 1993 edition is available free to read at archive.org/details/biblicalepicssac0000babi/mode/2up

Biblical Epics: Sacred Narrative in Hollywood

Chronological user-friendly survey of 100 Biblical films from 1898 to 2020…

100 Bible Films (BFI Screen Guides)

No survey of epic films would be complete without a book on Jesus in the movies. This book admirably fills the bill. Needless to say, this book will not only be of interest and use to the laity but also to teachers of religious subjects at all levels.

Jesus at the Movies: Guide to First 100 Years

Covers some of the same ground as the Great Courses' “Historian Goes to the Movies: Ancient Rome”… Well organized, highly readable presentation of 9 representative films…

Big Screen Rome

From the kitschy Italian spaghetti films to the serious religious and Biblical epics, this book covers them all from the creation to c. 1200 in an easy-to-consult alphabetical format…

Epic Films: Casts, Credits & Commentary

A user-friendly guide to the widest possible array of Medieval movies… Does for the Middle Ages what Soloman does for the Ancient world…

The Reel Middle Ages: Films About Medieval Europe

An uneven look at the epic since Gladiator… Could be better.

The Return of the Epic Film: Genre & History