null
product view
{"num_reviews":2,"add_this":[{"service":"facebook","annotation":""},{"service":"email","annotation":""},{"service":"twitter","annotation":""},{"service":"linkedin","annotation":""}],"gtin":null,"attributes":[],"id":3558,"can_purchase":true,"meta_description":"Unlock the mysteries of Western Civilization with Dr. Anthony Esolen's compelling streaming course. Explore ancient cultures, prophetic wisdom, and the transformative power of Jesus Christ. ","category":["Education\u002fTAN Courses"],"AddThisServiceButtonMeta":"","main_image":{"data":"https:\u002f\u002fcdn11.bigcommerce.com\u002fs-iuax7bpgx3\u002fimages\u002fstencil\u002f{:size}\u002fproducts\u002f3558\u002f12580\u002fthe-roots-of-western-civilization-streaming-video__41816.1743716403.jpg?c=1","alt":" The Roots of Western Civilization (Streaming Video) "},"add_to_wishlist_url":"https:\u002f\u002ftanparish.com\u002fwishlist.php?action=add&product_id=3558","custom_fields":[{"id":"44535","name":"Publication Date","value":"2022"},{"id":"44542","name":"Product Format","value":"Streaming Video"},{"id":"57274","name":"Wistia Name","value":"CCI: The Roots of Western Civilization"},{"id":"57275","name":"Wistia Hash","value":"i9qof0g1ny"},{"id":"57276","name":"Wistia Url","value":"https:\u002f\u002fwww.tanbooks.com\u002fcci-the-roots-of-western-civilization\u002f"},{"id":"58780","name":"SEARCH_IGNORE","value":"true"},{"id":"70412","name":"atc-product","value":"1719"},{"id":"70413","name":"atc-product","value":"3193"},{"id":"70414","name":"atc-product","value":"3761"},{"id":"70415","name":"cpu-product","value":"1221"},{"id":"70416","name":"cpu-product","value":"4232"},{"id":"70417","name":"cpu-product","value":"3002"},{"id":"75607","name":"Product Format","value":"eBook"},{"id":"76764","name":"Format","value":"Digital"}],"sku":"C50707","backorder_availability_prompt":"","url":"https:\u002f\u002ftanparish.com\u002fproducts\u002fbooks\u002fthe-roots-of-western-civilization-streaming-video\u002f","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca id=\"trailer_video\"\u003e\u003c\u002fa\u003e\n\u003cscript src=\"https:\u002f\u002ffast.wistia.com\u002fembed\u002fmedias\u002fngl4wpnxfw.jsonp\" async=\"\"\u003e\u003c\u002fscript\u003e\n\u003cscript src=\"https:\u002f\u002ffast.wistia.com\u002fassets\u002fexternal\u002fE-v1.js\" async=\"\"\u003e\u003c\u002fscript\u003e\n\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_ngl4wpnxfw seo=false videoFoam=true\" style=\"height: 100%; position: relative; width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 0; transition: opacity 200ms; width: 100%;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"filter: blur(5px); height: 100%; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\u002f\u002ffast.wistia.com\u002fembed\u002fmedias\u002fngl4wpnxfw\u002fswatch\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \u002f\u003e\u003c\u002fdiv\u003e\n\u003c\u002fdiv\u003e\n\u003c\u002fdiv\u003e\n\u003c\u002fdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PAGANS' LONG-AWAITED SAVIOR\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003c\u002fstrong\u003e\u003c\u002fcenter\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eIn this course, Dr. Anthony Esolen will examine ancient Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, and Israel, seeing the disappointment and Messianic longing in the pagan Roman poet Virgil, and the fulfilled Messianic longing among the prophets and the inspired authors of the Old Testament. You will discover the ways in which the fulfillment of the person of Jesus Christ never ceases to surprise mankind because it never ceases to contradict what fallen man accepts as great.\u003c\u002fdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e \u003c\u002fdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eAs Esolen unfolds: fallen man worships power, and yet Jesus enters Jerusalem on the foal of a donkey. Fallen man listens to sophisticated and sly rhetoric, but Jesus praises God for revealing mysteries to fools and children and concealing them from those who are wise in the world’s ways. Fallen man clings to his creature comforts, but Jesus gives his life away. And at that, he gives it away to his enemies – namely to us. Fallen man wants to rule, but Jesus emptied himself, becoming obedient until death, even death upon a cross.\u003c\u002fdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e \u003c\u002fdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eNow, this changes the world entirely. We could fill a library with books on this change and still have not plumbed its depths. In this course, we will examine the ways in which even a pagan world anticipates this change, and we will end by considering the life of one man who discovered the radicality of this change upon the movements of his heart.  \u003c\u002fdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e \u003c\u002fdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eIn what way does the pagan world cry out for a savior? How do the confessions of one man speak to the universal within all of mankind? To examine the roots of a Civilization is to return to its life source–its philosophies, myths, laws, and religions–in short, its culture. Join Dr. Anthony Esolen as he journeys through the great literature of the ancient world discovering not only the timeless wisdom of such texts as the Theogony, the Aeneid, and the Confessions, but also their rich and broad impact on Western Civilization. \u003c\u002fdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e \u003c\u002fdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLECTURES\u003c\u002fstrong\u003e\u003c\u002fcenter\u003e\u003c\u002fdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCivilization as Presented in \u003c\u002fstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Epic of Gilgamesh\u003c\u002fstrong\u003e\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003c\u002fem\u003eMesopotamia was centered between the Tigris and the Euphrates and contained both benefits and challenges for the inhabitants.  The fruitfulness of the land largely depended on their ability to collaborate with one another for the common good.\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003c\u002fli\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHesiod’s \u003cem\u003eTheogony\u003c\u002fem\u003e and the Greek Polis\u003c\u002fstrong\u003e\u003cbr \u002f\u003eIn this second lecture, we discuss Hesiod’s \u003cem\u003eTheogony\u003c\u002fem\u003e and the Greek culture that gave Western Civilization the phenomenon of a self-governing city-state – a polis.\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003c\u002fli\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRome: The Imperial Ruler of the Western World\u003c\u002fstrong\u003e\u003cbr \u002f\u003eIn this third lecture, we turn our attention to a little village on Seven Hills which will come to be the imperial ruler of the western world: Rome.\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003c\u002fli\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIsrael and Divine Revelation\u003c\u002fstrong\u003e\u003cbr \u002f\u003eThe Israelites' influence on Western Civilization is not due to their genius, but rather because they were a people chosen by God to receive and proclaim His Divine Revelation.\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003c\u002fli\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMessianic Prophesies and God’s Overarching Plan of Salvation\u003c\u002fstrong\u003e\u003cbr \u002f\u003eAs we continue to delve into the heart of Israel, we will take a closer look at some of the Hebrew texts that foretell the coming of the Messiah.\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003c\u002fli\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVirgil’s \u003cem\u003eAeneid\u003c\u002fem\u003e and Roman Piety\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003c\u002fstrong\u003eIn this lecture, we return to the Romans, to the insufficiency of their piety, and to their great epic, the \u003cem\u003eAeneid\u003c\u002fem\u003e.\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003c\u002fli\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wisdom of Jesus’ Teaching\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003c\u002fstrong\u003eAfter having studied various messianic texts and the Greek and Roman epics, we turn now to what everything thus far has been pointing to: the Messiah Himself, Jesus.\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003c\u002fli\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eConfessions\u003c\u002fem\u003e of St. Augustine\u003c\u002fstrong\u003e\u003cbr \u002f\u003eFor this last lecture, we will look at how Jesus changed the life of one man, St. Augustine of Hippo, by examining his \u003cem\u003eConfessions\u003c\u002fem\u003e.\u003c\u002fli\u003e\n\u003c\u002fol\u003e\n\u003c\u002fdiv\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLECTURE SAMPLE\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003c\u002fstrong\u003e\u003c\u002fcenter\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca id=\"sample_video\"\u003e\u003c\u002fa\u003e\n\u003cscript src=\"https:\u002f\u002ffast.wistia.com\u002fembed\u002fmedias\u002fpbdhitey5c.jsonp\" async=\"\"\u003e\u003c\u002fscript\u003e\n\u003cscript src=\"https:\u002f\u002ffast.wistia.com\u002fassets\u002fexternal\u002fE-v1.js\" async=\"\"\u003e\u003c\u002fscript\u003e\n\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_pbdhitey5c seo=false videoFoam=true\" style=\"height: 100%; position: relative; width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 0; transition: opacity 200ms; width: 100%;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"filter: blur(5px); height: 100%; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\u002f\u002ffast.wistia.com\u002fembed\u002fmedias\u002fpbdhitey5c\u002fswatch\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \u002f\u003e\u003c\u002fdiv\u003e\n\u003c\u002fdiv\u003e\n\u003c\u002fdiv\u003e\n\u003c\u002fdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #808080; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; caret-color: #808080; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'arial black', arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" face=\"tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003eMEET YOUR PROFESSOR\u003c\u002ffont\u003e\u003c\u002fstrong\u003e\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #808080; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; caret-color: #808080; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'arial black', arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\u002f\u002fcdn11.bigcommerce.com\u002fs-iuax7bpgx3\u002fproduct_images\u002fuploaded_images\u002fanthony-esolen.jpg?t=1656039160\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"313\" \u002f\u003e\u003c\u002fstrong\u003e\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #808080; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; caret-color: #808080; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eDr. Anthony Esolen is a writer, social commentator, translator of classical poetry, and Writer-in-Residence at Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts. He taught at Furman University and Providence College before transferring to the Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in 2017 and Magdalen in 2019.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eDr. Esolen has translated into English Dante’s \u003cem\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\u002fem\u003e, Lucretius’ \u003cem\u003eOn the Nature of Things\u003c\u002fem\u003e, and Torquato Tasso’s \u003cem\u003eJerusalem Delivered\u003c\u002fem\u003e. He is the author of numerous books and articles in such publications as \u003cem\u003eThe Modern Age, The Catholic World Report, Chronicles, The Claremont Review of Books, The Public Discourse, First Things, Crisis Magazine, The Catholic Thing\u003c\u002fem\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTouchstone\u003c\u002fem\u003e, for which he serves as a senior editor. He is a regular contributor to \u003cem\u003eMagnificat\u003c\u002fem\u003e, and has written frequently for a host of other online journals.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e","show_backorder_message":false,"tags":[],"warranty":"","price":{"without_tax":{"formatted":"$39.95","value":39.95,"currency":"USD"},"tax_label":"Tax"},"default_shipping_expectation_prompt":"","detail_messages":"","availability":"","page_title":"The Roots of Western Civilization (Streaming Video) | TAN Books","cart_url":"https:\u002f\u002ftanparish.com\u002fcart.php","show_backorder_availability_prompt":false,"max_purchase_quantity":0,"show_quantity_on_hand":false,"show_default_shipping_expectation_prompt":false,"show_quantity_on_backorder":false,"mpn":null,"upc":null,"options":[],"related_products":[{"id":3557,"sku":"C50706","name":"The Roots of Western Civilization (Audiobook)","url":"https:\u002f\u002ftanparish.com\u002fproducts\u002fbooks\u002fthe-roots-of-western-civilization-mp3-audio-course-download\u002f","availability":"","rating":0,"brand":null,"category":["Education\u002fTAN Courses"],"summary":"\n\n\n\n\n","image":{"data":"https:\u002f\u002fcdn11.bigcommerce.com\u002fs-iuax7bpgx3\u002fimages\u002fstencil\u002f{:size}\u002fproducts\u002f3557\u002f12328\u002fthe-roots-of-western-civilization-mp3-audio-course-download__16740.1743715952.jpg?c=1","alt":" The Roots of Western Civilization (MP3 Audio Course Download) "},"images":[{"data":"https:\u002f\u002fcdn11.bigcommerce.com\u002fs-iuax7bpgx3\u002fimages\u002fstencil\u002f{:size}\u002fproducts\u002f3557\u002f12328\u002fthe-roots-of-western-civilization-mp3-audio-course-download__16740.1743715952.jpg?c=1","alt":" The Roots of Western Civilization (MP3 Audio Course Download) "}],"date_added":"Apr 12th 2022","pre_order":false,"show_cart_action":true,"has_options":false,"stock_level":null,"low_stock_level":null,"qty_in_cart":0,"custom_fields":[{"id":45061,"name":"Publication Date","value":"2022"},{"id":45068,"name":"Product Format","value":"Audiobook"},{"id":58758,"name":"SEARCH_IGNORE","value":"true"},{"id":70310,"name":"atc-product","value":"1719"},{"id":70311,"name":"atc-product","value":"3193"},{"id":70312,"name":"atc-product","value":"3761"},{"id":70313,"name":"cpu-product","value":"1221"},{"id":70315,"name":"cpu-product","value":"4232"},{"id":70317,"name":"cpu-product","value":"3002"},{"id":76754,"name":"Format","value":"Digital"}],"num_reviews":0,"weight":{"formatted":"0.00 LBS","value":0},"demo":false,"add_to_cart_url":"https:\u002f\u002ftanparish.com\u002fcart.php?action=add&product_id=3557","add_to_wishlist_url":"https:\u002f\u002ftanparish.com\u002fwishlist.php?action=add&product_id=3557","price":{"without_tax":{"formatted":"$19.95","value":19.95,"currency":"USD"},"tax_label":"Tax"}},{"id":3559,"sku":"C507-GROUPED","name":"The Roots of Western Civilization: The Ancient World from Gilgamesh to Augustine","url":"https:\u002f\u002ftanparish.com\u002fproducts\u002fbooks\u002fthe-roots-of-western-civilization-the-ancient-world-from-gilgamesh-to-augustine\u002f","availability":"","rating":0,"brand":null,"category":["Education\u002fTAN Courses"],"summary":"\n\n\n\n\n","image":{"data":"https:\u002f\u002fcdn11.bigcommerce.com\u002fs-iuax7bpgx3\u002fimages\u002fstencil\u002f{:size}\u002fproducts\u002f3559\u002f13206\u002fthe-roots-of-western-civilization-the-ancient-world-from-gilgamesh-to-augustine__38253.1743717515.jpg?c=1","alt":" The Roots of Western Civilization: The Ancient World from Gilgamesh to Augustine "},"images":[{"data":"https:\u002f\u002fcdn11.bigcommerce.com\u002fs-iuax7bpgx3\u002fimages\u002fstencil\u002f{:size}\u002fproducts\u002f3559\u002f13206\u002fthe-roots-of-western-civilization-the-ancient-world-from-gilgamesh-to-augustine__38253.1743717515.jpg?c=1","alt":" The Roots of Western Civilization: The Ancient World from Gilgamesh to Augustine "},{"data":"https:\u002f\u002fcdn11.bigcommerce.com\u002fs-iuax7bpgx3\u002fimages\u002fstencil\u002f{:size}\u002fproducts\u002f3559\u002f12199\u002fthe-roots-of-western-civilization-the-ancient-world-from-gilgamesh-to-augustine__22024.1743715728.jpg?c=1","alt":" The Roots of Western Civilization: The Ancient World from Gilgamesh to Augustine "},{"data":"https:\u002f\u002fcdn11.bigcommerce.com\u002fs-iuax7bpgx3\u002fimages\u002fstencil\u002f{:size}\u002fproducts\u002f3559\u002f13259\u002fthe-roots-of-western-civilization-the-ancient-world-from-gilgamesh-to-augustine__35120.1743717575.jpg?c=1","alt":" The Roots of Western Civilization: The Ancient World from Gilgamesh to Augustine "},{"data":"https:\u002f\u002fcdn11.bigcommerce.com\u002fs-iuax7bpgx3\u002fimages\u002fstencil\u002f{:size}\u002fproducts\u002f3559\u002f12256\u002fthe-roots-of-western-civilization-the-ancient-world-from-gilgamesh-to-augustine__24214.1743715870.jpg?c=1","alt":" The Roots of Western Civilization: The Ancient World from Gilgamesh to Augustine "},{"data":"https:\u002f\u002fcdn11.bigcommerce.com\u002fs-iuax7bpgx3\u002fimages\u002fstencil\u002f{:size}\u002fproducts\u002f3559\u002f11967\u002fthe-roots-of-western-civilization-the-ancient-world-from-gilgamesh-to-augustine__96747.1743715375.jpg?c=1","alt":" The Roots of Western Civilization: The Ancient World from Gilgamesh to Augustine "}],"date_added":"Apr 12th 2022","pre_order":false,"show_cart_action":true,"has_options":true,"stock_level":null,"low_stock_level":null,"qty_in_cart":0,"custom_fields":[{"id":44744,"name":"Imprint","value":"TAN Courses"},{"id":44746,"name":"Publication Date","value":"2022"},{"id":57271,"name":"Wistia Name","value":"CCI: The Roots of Western Civilization"},{"id":57272,"name":"Wistia Hash","value":"i9qof0g1ny"},{"id":57273,"name":"Wistia Url","value":"https:\u002f\u002fwww.tanbooks.com\u002fcci-the-roots-of-western-civilization\u002f"},{"id":74721,"name":"atc-product","value":"1719"},{"id":74723,"name":"atc-product","value":"3193"},{"id":74726,"name":"atc-product","value":"3761"},{"id":74728,"name":"cpu-product","value":"1221"},{"id":74730,"name":"cpu-product","value":"4232"},{"id":74732,"name":"cpu-product","value":"3002"}],"num_reviews":0,"weight":{"formatted":"0.00 LBS","value":0},"demo":false,"add_to_wishlist_url":"https:\u002f\u002ftanparish.com\u002fwishlist.php?action=add&product_id=3559","price":{"without_tax":{"formatted":"$39.95","value":39.95,"currency":"USD"},"price_range":{"min":{"without_tax":{"formatted":"$19.95","value":19.95,"currency":"USD"},"tax_label":"Tax"},"max":{"without_tax":{"formatted":"$39.95","value":39.95,"currency":"USD"},"tax_label":"Tax"}},"tax_label":"Tax"}},{"id":3062,"sku":"TV5735-GROUPED","name":"The Story of Civilization Volume 1: The Ancient World (Streaming Video)","url":"https:\u002f\u002ftanparish.com\u002fproducts\u002fbooks\u002fthe-story-of-civilization-volume-1-the-ancient-world-video-lectures\u002f","availability":"","rating":5,"brand":null,"category":[],"summary":"Children should not just read about history; they should live it. In The Story of Civilization (35 lessons), the ancient stories that have shaped humanity come alive like never before.\nVolume I: The...","image":{"data":"https:\u002f\u002fcdn11.bigcommerce.com\u002fs-iuax7bpgx3\u002fimages\u002fstencil\u002f{:size}\u002fproducts\u002f3062\u002f14514\u002fthe-story-of-civilization-volume-1-the-ancient-world-video-lectures__95661.1744047256.jpg?c=1","alt":" The Story of Civilization Volume 1: The Ancient World (Video Lectures) "},"images":[{"data":"https:\u002f\u002fcdn11.bigcommerce.com\u002fs-iuax7bpgx3\u002fimages\u002fstencil\u002f{:size}\u002fproducts\u002f3062\u002f14514\u002fthe-story-of-civilization-volume-1-the-ancient-world-video-lectures__95661.1744047256.jpg?c=1","alt":" The Story of Civilization Volume 1: The Ancient World (Video Lectures) "}],"date_added":"Nov 18th 2020","pre_order":false,"show_cart_action":true,"has_options":true,"stock_level":null,"low_stock_level":null,"qty_in_cart":0,"custom_fields":[{"id":54298,"name":"Author","value":"Phillip Campbell"},{"id":54299,"name":"Illustrator","value":"Chris Pelicano"},{"id":54300,"name":"Imprint","value":"TAN Books"},{"id":54301,"name":"Publication Date","value":"5\u002f10\u002f2016"},{"id":54302,"name":"SKU","value":"TV5735"},{"id":54304,"name":"Product Format","value":"Paperbound"},{"id":54305,"name":"Grade","value":"First Grade"},{"id":54307,"name":"Grade","value":"Second Grade"},{"id":54308,"name":"Grade","value":"Third Grade"},{"id":54310,"name":"Grade","value":"Fourth Grade"},{"id":54312,"name":"Grade","value":"Fifth Grade"},{"id":54313,"name":"Subject","value":"History"},{"id":56902,"name":"Wistia Name","value":"The Story of Civilization Vol 1"},{"id":56903,"name":"Wistia Url","value":"\u002ftan-academy-the-story-of-civilization-volume-1\u002f"},{"id":56904,"name":"Wistia Hash","value":"zikgy3n1g4"},{"id":56948,"name":"Wistia Type","value":"Series"},{"id":68598,"name":"atc-product","value":"1719"},{"id":68601,"name":"atc-product","value":"3193"},{"id":68604,"name":"atc-product","value":"3761"},{"id":68608,"name":"cpu-product","value":"1221"},{"id":68611,"name":"cpu-product","value":"4232"},{"id":68615,"name":"cpu-product","value":"3002"},{"id":75496,"name":"Product Format","value":"eBook"},{"id":76705,"name":"Format","value":"Digital"}],"num_reviews":2,"weight":{"formatted":"0.00 LBS","value":0},"demo":false,"add_to_wishlist_url":"https:\u002f\u002ftanparish.com\u002fwishlist.php?action=add&product_id=3062","price":{"without_tax":{"formatted":"$39.95","value":39.95,"currency":"USD"},"tax_label":"Tax"}},{"id":2788,"sku":"C50507-GROUPED","name":"The Hobbit (Streaming Video)","url":"https:\u002f\u002ftanparish.com\u002fproducts\u002fbooks\u002fthe-hobbit-streaming-video\u002f","availability":"","rating":5,"brand":null,"category":["Education\u002fTAN Courses"],"summary":"\n\n\n\n\n","image":{"data":"https:\u002f\u002fcdn11.bigcommerce.com\u002fs-iuax7bpgx3\u002fimages\u002fstencil\u002f{:size}\u002fproducts\u002f2788\u002f14795\u002fthe-hobbit-streaming-video__88014.1744047738.jpg?c=1","alt":" The Hobbit (Streaming Video) "},"images":[{"data":"https:\u002f\u002fcdn11.bigcommerce.com\u002fs-iuax7bpgx3\u002fimages\u002fstencil\u002f{:size}\u002fproducts\u002f2788\u002f14795\u002fthe-hobbit-streaming-video__88014.1744047738.jpg?c=1","alt":" The Hobbit (Streaming Video) "}],"date_added":"Jul 22nd 2020","pre_order":false,"show_cart_action":true,"has_options":true,"stock_level":null,"low_stock_level":null,"qty_in_cart":0,"custom_fields":[{"id":44890,"name":"Product Format","value":"Streaming Video"},{"id":44895,"name":"Grade","value":"Ninth Grade"},{"id":44898,"name":"Grade","value":"Tenth Grade"},{"id":44901,"name":"Grade","value":"Eleventh Grade"},{"id":44903,"name":"Grade","value":"Twelth Grade"},{"id":44907,"name":"Subject","value":"English\u002fLiterature"},{"id":57286,"name":"Wistia Name","value":"CCI: The Hobbit"},{"id":57287,"name":"Wistia Hash","value":"bdmobt29uo"},{"id":57288,"name":"Wistia Url","value":"https:\u002f\u002fwww.tanbooks.com\u002fcci-the-hobbit-mkp-2019\u002f"},{"id":58539,"name":"SEARCH_IGNORE","value":"true"},{"id":65960,"name":"atc-product","value":"1719"},{"id":65961,"name":"atc-product","value":"3193"},{"id":65963,"name":"atc-product","value":"3761"},{"id":65964,"name":"cpu-product","value":"1221"},{"id":65966,"name":"cpu-product","value":"4232"},{"id":65967,"name":"cpu-product","value":"3002"},{"id":75319,"name":"Product Format","value":"eBook"},{"id":76445,"name":"Format","value":"Digital"}],"num_reviews":1,"weight":{"formatted":"0.00 LBS","value":0},"demo":false,"add_to_wishlist_url":"https:\u002f\u002ftanparish.com\u002fwishlist.php?action=add&product_id=2788","price":{"without_tax":{"formatted":"$39.95","value":39.95,"currency":"USD"},"tax_label":"Tax"}},{"id":3182,"sku":"SB7000-GROUPED","name":"Credo (Streaming Video)","url":"https:\u002f\u002ftanparish.com\u002fdigital\u002fcredo-an-rcia-program-annual-subscription\u002f","availability":"","rating":5,"brand":null,"category":["OCIA"],"summary":"","image":{"data":"https:\u002f\u002fcdn11.bigcommerce.com\u002fs-iuax7bpgx3\u002fimages\u002fstencil\u002f{:size}\u002fproducts\u002f3182\u002f14323\u002fcredo-streaming-video__68747.1744046933.jpg?c=1","alt":" Credo (Streaming Video) "},"images":[{"data":"https:\u002f\u002fcdn11.bigcommerce.com\u002fs-iuax7bpgx3\u002fimages\u002fstencil\u002f{:size}\u002fproducts\u002f3182\u002f14323\u002fcredo-streaming-video__68747.1744046933.jpg?c=1","alt":" Credo (Streaming Video) "},{"data":"https:\u002f\u002fcdn11.bigcommerce.com\u002fs-iuax7bpgx3\u002fimages\u002fstencil\u002f{:size}\u002fproducts\u002f3182\u002f15765\u002fcredo-streaming-video__14403.1744049480.jpg?c=1","alt":" Credo (Streaming Video) "},{"data":"https:\u002f\u002fcdn11.bigcommerce.com\u002fs-iuax7bpgx3\u002fimages\u002fstencil\u002f{:size}\u002fproducts\u002f3182\u002f14404\u002fcredo-streaming-video__61882.1744047040.jpg?c=1","alt":" Credo (Streaming Video) "},{"data":"https:\u002f\u002fcdn11.bigcommerce.com\u002fs-iuax7bpgx3\u002fimages\u002fstencil\u002f{:size}\u002fproducts\u002f3182\u002f13632\u002fcredo-streaming-video__30323.1744045097.jpg?c=1","alt":" Credo (Streaming Video) "},{"data":"https:\u002f\u002fcdn11.bigcommerce.com\u002fs-iuax7bpgx3\u002fimages\u002fstencil\u002f{:size}\u002fproducts\u002f3182\u002f13512\u002fcredo-streaming-video__08962.1744044877.jpg?c=1","alt":" Credo (Streaming Video) "}],"date_added":"Feb 3rd 2021","pre_order":false,"show_cart_action":true,"has_options":true,"stock_level":null,"low_stock_level":null,"qty_in_cart":0,"custom_fields":[{"id":57736,"name":"Wistia Name","value":"Credo: An RCIA Program"},{"id":57737,"name":"Wistia Hash","value":"sapab9p6qd"},{"id":57738,"name":"Wistia Url","value":"https:\u002f\u002fwww.tanbooks.com\u002fcredo-an-rcia-program\u002f"},{"id":68399,"name":"atc-product","value":"1719"},{"id":68401,"name":"atc-product","value":"3193"},{"id":68403,"name":"atc-product","value":"3761"},{"id":68405,"name":"cpu-product","value":"1221"},{"id":68406,"name":"cpu-product","value":"4232"},{"id":68407,"name":"cpu-product","value":"3002"},{"id":77697,"name":"Wistia Type","value":"Series"},{"id":77699,"name":"Product Format","value":"Streaming Video"},{"id":77700,"name":"Format","value":"Digital"}],"num_reviews":7,"weight":{"formatted":"0.00 LBS","value":0},"demo":false,"add_to_wishlist_url":"https:\u002f\u002ftanparish.com\u002fwishlist.php?action=add&product_id=3182","price":{"without_tax":{"formatted":"$0.00","value":0,"currency":"USD"},"tax_label":"Tax"}}],"shipping_messages":[],"rating":5,"reviews":{"messages":[],"throttleToken":"37308a56-134e-42f7-be03-878fc852e5fd","captcha":"6LdWf8gSAAAAAI83aRectJhbwidegZKk8PzWBltH","total":2,"end":2,"recaptcha":{"enabled":1,"public_key":"6LdWf8gSAAAAAI83aRectJhbwidegZKk8PzWBltH","markup":"\u003cdiv class=\"g-recaptcha\" data-sitekey=\"6LcjX0sbAAAAACp92-MNpx66FT4pbIWh-FTDmkkz\"\u003e\u003c\u002fdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u002f\u003e"},"start":1,"list":[{"name":"Toni Buckler ","rating":"5","title":"Roots of Western Civilization ","text":"This was an excellent lecture series. As a Catholic school teacher I really appreciated the way in which it was taught and ultimately points to Christ and our Catholic Faith. I try to read and listen to everything Dr. Esolen delivers and I try to take my cues from him in my own teaching. I highly recommend this video course. Thank you?","date":"Jun 4th 2025"},{"name":"Sr. l.","rating":"5","title":"I really enjoyed the course.","text":"I really enjoyed the course. Prof. Esolen is a great \nteacher. I also enjoyed his course on The Divine Comedy. \nNow I'm looking forward to viewing the Unveiling of the Apocalypse. Interesting classed! Good teachers!","date":"Sep 28th 2022"}]},"bulk_discount_rates":[],"meta_keywords":"","show_quantity_input":1,"title":"The Roots of Western Civilization (Streaming Video)","gift_wrapping_available":false,"min_purchase_quantity":0,"customizations":[],"images":[{"data":"https:\u002f\u002fcdn11.bigcommerce.com\u002fs-iuax7bpgx3\u002fimages\u002fstencil\u002f{:size}\u002fproducts\u002f3558\u002f12580\u002fthe-roots-of-western-civilization-streaming-video__41816.1743716403.jpg?c=1","alt":" The Roots of Western Civilization (Streaming Video) "}]}

The Roots of Western Civilization (Streaming Video)

$39.95
(2 reviews) Write a Review
SKU:
C50707

All orders are dispatched within 2 business days from our warehouse in Kentucky.
At checkout, you can choose between USPS and UPS shipping options. Shipping charges are calculated based on the package’s weight and destination ZIP code.

20% Off
Purchase 25–49
40% Off
Purchase 50–99
50% Off
Purchase 100+

 

THE PAGANS' LONG-AWAITED SAVIOR

In this course, Dr. Anthony Esolen will examine ancient Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, and Israel, seeing the disappointment and Messianic longing in the pagan Roman poet Virgil, and the fulfilled Messianic longing among the prophets and the inspired authors of the Old Testament. You will discover the ways in which the fulfillment of the person of Jesus Christ never ceases to surprise mankind because it never ceases to contradict what fallen man accepts as great.
 
As Esolen unfolds: fallen man worships power, and yet Jesus enters Jerusalem on the foal of a donkey. Fallen man listens to sophisticated and sly rhetoric, but Jesus praises God for revealing mysteries to fools and children and concealing them from those who are wise in the world’s ways. Fallen man clings to his creature comforts, but Jesus gives his life away. And at that, he gives it away to his enemies – namely to us. Fallen man wants to rule, but Jesus emptied himself, becoming obedient until death, even death upon a cross.
 
Now, this changes the world entirely. We could fill a library with books on this change and still have not plumbed its depths. In this course, we will examine the ways in which even a pagan world anticipates this change, and we will end by considering the life of one man who discovered the radicality of this change upon the movements of his heart.  
 
In what way does the pagan world cry out for a savior? How do the confessions of one man speak to the universal within all of mankind? To examine the roots of a Civilization is to return to its life source–its philosophies, myths, laws, and religions–in short, its culture. Join Dr. Anthony Esolen as he journeys through the great literature of the ancient world discovering not only the timeless wisdom of such texts as the Theogony, the Aeneid, and the Confessions, but also their rich and broad impact on Western Civilization. 
 
LECTURES
  1. Civilization as Presented in The Epic of Gilgamesh
    Mesopotamia was centered between the Tigris and the Euphrates and contained both benefits and challenges for the inhabitants.  The fruitfulness of the land largely depended on their ability to collaborate with one another for the common good.

  2. Hesiod’s Theogony and the Greek Polis
    In this second lecture, we discuss Hesiod’s Theogony and the Greek culture that gave Western Civilization the phenomenon of a self-governing city-state – a polis.

  3. Rome: The Imperial Ruler of the Western World
    In this third lecture, we turn our attention to a little village on Seven Hills which will come to be the imperial ruler of the western world: Rome.

  4. Israel and Divine Revelation
    The Israelites' influence on Western Civilization is not due to their genius, but rather because they were a people chosen by God to receive and proclaim His Divine Revelation.

  5. Messianic Prophesies and God’s Overarching Plan of Salvation
    As we continue to delve into the heart of Israel, we will take a closer look at some of the Hebrew texts that foretell the coming of the Messiah.

  6. Virgil’s Aeneid and Roman Piety
    In this lecture, we return to the Romans, to the insufficiency of their piety, and to their great epic, the Aeneid.

  7. The Wisdom of Jesus’ Teaching
    After having studied various messianic texts and the Greek and Roman epics, we turn now to what everything thus far has been pointing to: the Messiah Himself, Jesus.

  8. The Confessions of St. Augustine
    For this last lecture, we will look at how Jesus changed the life of one man, St. Augustine of Hippo, by examining his Confessions.
LECTURE SAMPLE


MEET YOUR PROFESSOR

Dr. Anthony Esolen is a writer, social commentator, translator of classical poetry, and Writer-in-Residence at Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts. He taught at Furman University and Providence College before transferring to the Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in 2017 and Magdalen in 2019.

Dr. Esolen has translated into English Dante’s Divine Comedy, Lucretius’ On the Nature of Things, and Torquato Tasso’s Jerusalem Delivered. He is the author of numerous books and articles in such publications as The Modern Age, The Catholic World Report, Chronicles, The Claremont Review of Books, The Public Discourse, First Things, Crisis Magazine, The Catholic Thing, and Touchstone, for which he serves as a senior editor. He is a regular contributor to Magnificat, and has written frequently for a host of other online journals.

Publication Date:
2022
Product Format:
Streaming Video
Wistia Name:
CCI: The Roots of Western Civilization
Wistia Hash:
i9qof0g1ny
Wistia Url:
https://www.tanbooks.com/cci-the-roots-of-western-civilization/
SEARCH_IGNORE:
true
Product Format:
eBook
Format:
Digital

2 Reviews

  • 5
    Roots of Western Civilization

    Posted by Toni Buckler on Jun 4th 2025

    This was an excellent lecture series. As a Catholic school teacher I really appreciated the way in which it was taught and ultimately points to Christ and our Catholic Faith. I try to read and listen to everything Dr. Esolen delivers and I try to take my cues from him in my own teaching. I highly recommend this video course. Thank you?

  • 5
    I really enjoyed the course.

    Posted by Sr. l. on Sep 28th 2022

    I really enjoyed the course. Prof. Esolen is a great teacher. I also enjoyed his course on The Divine Comedy. Now I'm looking forward to viewing the Unveiling of the Apocalypse. Interesting classed! Good teachers!