Fears, J. Rufus.

Summary: Thirty-six lessons on world history, taught by Professor J. Rufus Fears of the University of Oklahoma.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2007

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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 909 FEA PART 2
Call number: CD 909 FEA PART 3

Stearns, Peter N.

Summary: Thirty-six lectures that provide a survey of the expanse of human development and civilization across the globe, beginning with the invention of agriculture in the Neolithic era and ending with the urbanized, technologically sophisticated world of the 21st century.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2007

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3 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 909 STE PART 1
Call number: CD 909 STE PART 2
Call number: CD 909 STE PART 3

Childers, Thomas

Summary: A series of 12 half-hour lectures on a college course level. Covers the rise of the Nazi party and the Third Reich in power.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2001

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 943.086 CHI

Zarefsky, David.

Summary: Lectures by Dr. David Zarefsky, Professor of Argumentation and Debate and Professor of Communication Studies, Northwestern University, cover the history of rhetoric and debate as well as analysis of different types of arguments in various situations.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 808.53 ZAR

Lerer, Seth

Summary: Presents lectures on the history of the English language.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 1998

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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 420 LER PART I
Call number: CD 420 LER PART III

Ehrman, Bart D.

Summary: Presents a history of Christianity from the time of Jesus to the end of the fourth century. Includes examination of Jewish-Christian relationships, Christian relationships with the Roman Empire, persecution of Christians, and the development of church offices and theology.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2004

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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 230 EHR Part 1
Call number: CD 230 EHR Part 2

Steinberg, Mark D.

Summary: Thirty-six 30 minute lectures by Mark Steinberg on the history of Russia.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2003

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4 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 947 STE
Call number: CD 947 STE Part 1
Call number: CD 947 STE Part 2
Call number: CD 947 STE Part 3

Irons, Peter H.

Summary: A thirty-six lecture course that traces the development of the United States Supreme Court from its founding to the present, with a focus on the landmark cases that have reflected conflicts in American society.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2003

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 347 IRO PART 1

Cook, William R. (William Robert)

Contents: pt. 1. From Jesus to the creation of the Church -- The first Christian institutions -- Christianities in the early Church -- Persecution and saints -- Peace between empire and Church -- Institutional and doctrinal developments -- Latin theology, including Augustine -- Popes and bishops in the early Middle Ages -- Monasticism: Benedict and his rule -- Evangelizing northern and eastern Europe --...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2009

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3 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 282 COO Part 1
Call number: CD 282 COO Part 2
Call number: CD 282 COO Part 3

Voth, Grant L.

Summary: In this course, you'll sample some of the greatest literary expressions the world has known and experience storytelling in its many forms, including poetry, drama, and narrative.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2007

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4 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 809 VOT PART 1
Call number: CD 809 VOT PART 2
Call number: CD 809 VOT PART 3
Call number: CD 809 VOT PART 4

Gregory, Brad S. (Brad Stephan)

Summary: Presents lectures delivered by Brad S. Gregory on European church history from 1500 to 1650.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2001

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6 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 270 GRE PART 1
Call number: CD 270 GRE PART 2
Call number: CD 270 GRE PART 3

Ehrman, Bart D.

Summary: "Even though early Christianity is one of the most studied fields in the entire discipline of religious studies, numerous controversies continue to puzzle both scholars and laypeople. This course examines 24 of these controversies to show why they have fascinated students of the Christian religion and to attempt to resolve them with academic rigor."--page 1 of course guidebook.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: 225 EHR

Ruiz, Teofilo F.

Summary: A study of mysticism, heresy, apocalyptic movements, and the witch craze in Europe between 1000 and 1700.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2002

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 291.422 RUI

Childers, Thomas

Summary: A set of thirty lectures (in three parts) examining the greatest conflict in human history, the Second World War.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2001

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4 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 940.54 CHI
Call number: CD 940.54 CHI PART 1
Call number: CD 940.54 CHI PART 2
Call number: CD 940.54 CHI PART 3

Larson, Edward J. (Edward John)

Summary: This course is an enriching examination of the varied elements that so often make this science the object of strong sentiments and heated debate.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2002

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 576.82 LAR

Allitt, Patrick.

Summary: Examines religion not only as a set of formal beliefs, ideas, communal or institutional loyalties, and styles of worship, but also as an influence on the rest of American society. Investigates the subtle but important links which have long brought religion into close contact with the intellectual, social, economic, and political concerns of Americans.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2001

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 200 ALL

Pollock, Steven.

Summary: Discover how something as minute as a subatomic particle can be marvelously complex and interesting, yet rendered comprehensible, in this enjoyable presentation by the University of Colorado's award-winning author, researcher, and teacher Steven Pollock.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2003

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 539.72 POL

Roth, Jonathan P.

Summary: Professor Roth, a military historian, presents a different look at war and its history. Instead of focusing on battles, campaigns, and strategies in individual wars, he looks at the story of the intimate interconnections of war with human cultures and societies and how these connections have shaped history. War not only destroys, it creates: the growth of essential new technologies; the...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2009

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4 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 909 ROT VOL. 1
Call number: CD 909 ROT VOL. 2
Call number: CD 909 ROT VOL. 3
Call number: CD 909 ROT VOL. 4

Robinson, Daniel N.

Summary: Explores the principles that guided the founding of the United States, the conditions that led to the break with Great Britain, and the creation of such founding documents as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2004

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.2 AME

Summary: Dr. Dorsey Armstrong is Associate Professor of English and Medieval Literature at Purdue University, where she has taught since 2002. The holder of an A.B. in English and Creative Writing from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in Medieval Literature from Duke University, she also taught at Centenary College of Louisiana and at California State University, Long Beach. Her research interests...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2012

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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 940.1 ARM PART 1
Call number: CD 940.1 ARM PART 2

Krasny, Michael

Summary: "This course takes you on an exciting ride through an itinerary that samples 23 of the world's greatest short stories. The form of the genre, as well as the various ways in which it has evolved, is highlighted along the way with a display of the essential nuts and bolts of storytelling-- plot, character, setting, style, point of view, and theme. A mix of critical approaches will also be brought...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2008

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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 808.3 KRA PART 1
Call number: CD 808.3 KRA PART 2