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

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Cook, William R. (William Robert)

Summary: This 24-lecture course is intended to help you analyze and appreciate the long poem by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) known as the Divine Comedy.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2001

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 851.1 COO V.1
Call number: CD 851.1 COO V.2

Cook, William R. (William Robert)

Summary: Professor Cook leads you on an engaging and energetic discussion on Alexis de Tocqueville, his journey, his writing of Democracy in America and, most of all, his thoughts on the young nation he was observing. For Tocqueville, it seems, had opinions about almost everything he encountered in America, and not exclusively politics and "classical" issues such as the nature of the judiciary and the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2004

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.973 TOC

Cook, William R. (William Robert)

Summary: An analysis of the classic work Confessions by St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430). Includes Roman history and Christian controversries at the time and background for understanding the book. Also discusses its ongoing usefulness and how it may serve as a guide despite the obvious diffrence between Augustine's world and ours.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2004

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 270.2 COO PART 1
Call number: CD 270.2 COO PART 2

Cook, William R. (William Robert)

Summary: Professor William R. Cook explores the vast and fascinating history of one of the most influential spiritual institutions in the world. Follow the development of this powerful religious force throughout the centuries and witness its ability to move armies, inspire saints, and shape the lives and spirits of its more than 1 billion members.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2009

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 282.09 CAT

Cook, William R. (William Robert)

Summary: Historian William Cook discusses the lives of prominent Christians through the ages.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248 LIV

Cook, William R. (William Robert)

Summary: A series of twelve 30 min. lectures. Historian William Cook and literary scholar Ronald Herzman discuss the life, world, and legacy of Francis of Assisi.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2000

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 271.3 COO

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great 271.3 Francis

Cook, William R. (William Robert)

Summary: An analysis of the classic work, Confessions, by St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430). Includes Roman history and Christian controversies at the time and background for understanding the book. Also discusses its ongoing usefulness and how it may serve as a guide despite the obvious difference between Augustine's world and ours.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2004

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 270.2 ST.
Call number: DVD 270.2 ST. PART 2

Summary: "A young F.B.I. agent is assigned watchdog duty over a fellow agent, but finds herself drawn into his investigations of paranormal and unexplained phenomena."

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2005

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV X