Dear Friend,

I've always been fascinated by the story of the earliest Christians.

I wanted to learn more about how they worshipped and prayed, faced persecution and hardship, and settled theological disputes.

But, beyond reading the New Testament and some of the stories of early Christian martyrs, it was daunting to figure out how to proceed. I always got lost in foreign names and locations and the complicated history of Imperial Rome. The result was a large gap in my understanding of how the Christian faith took shape and spread from the apostles through the age of Constantine.

To uncover this fascinating history, we've produced our newest online course, "Ancient Christianity," which we'll release on May 23.

In this course, Professor Kenneth Calvert is your guide through the first four centuries of Christianity as he explains the remarkable ways the new faith transformed the Roman world.

You can watch the video trailer for the course and preregister today using the secure link below:

https://online.hillsdale.edu/landing/ancient-christianity/prereg

I hope you join us in learning more about the courage and faith of the first Christians.

Best regards,

Kyle Murnen, '09 
Director of Online Learning
Hillsdale College