"Charlemagne, the Papacy, Carolingian Legacy" Zoom Talk Dr. Rietveld Apr 28

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Join us for a Virtual Lecture on "Charlemagne, The Papacy and the Carolingian Legacy" with Dr. James Rietveld on April 28, 8 p.m.

Who was Charlemagne and how did he influence the Papacy?Join us on Thursday, April 28 at 8 p.m. and find out!Pay What You Wish/Donation Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/289858794457Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great, became King of the Franks in 768 CE, and by 800 CE, when he was crowned as Emperor, was the ruler of the majority of Western Europe, uniting this area politically, economically and religiously for the first time since the fall of the Western Roman Empire, and was the first Emperor here since the Romans as well.In fact, Charlemagne is often viewed as the Father of Europe with his Carolingian Empire divided in three areas under his grandchildren, as of the Treaty of Verdun in 843 CE, with Lothair I receiving much of the area that would eventually become the Low Countries, such as the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxemburg (along with Lorraine, Burgundy and Provence), Louis the German receiving the region which would be understood as the Holy Roman Empire, understood today as Germany, and Charles the Bald who was allotted the region that became the Kingdom of France.All areas under Charlemagne became Christianized, a difficult task, especially among the Saxons. Charlemagne continued his father’s policy of supporting the Papacy and legitimizing the Papal State,becoming the defender of the Popes, and, in return, he was crowned by the Pope Emperor, a very important moment in Medieval History as it made the Pope the King-maker, and so legitimacy was viewed as tied to his official blessing, mixing the link between Church and State that would last until challenged by such kings as Henry VIII. Many of Charlemagne’s religious views, for example concerning the Filioque, alienated the Church of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium) amd so helped solidify the growing division between the Eastern Church, which would become the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Western Church, which would become the Catholic Church.Yet, Charlemagne revived the art and culture during his rule, creating the Carolingian Renaissance, where even literature revived and there was a renewed focus on preserving the Greco-Roman past, encouraging education and literacy.So much of the success of Charlemagne was due to the force of his very charismatic personality and his keen intellect, as well as his resolve to achieve his goals no matter what the cost, although, because of the latter aspect, Charlemagne has become a controversial figure up to this day. The force of his sheer tactical skill kept the Moors from invading Europe from the South and warded away the Vikings to the North, but, following his reign, the Viking marauders became emboldened to resume their raiding expeditions, with much of Western Europe returning to a chaotic state, but never the chaotic state it was before Charlemagne ruled, for his legacy of Western unity would soon triumph, and with it the birth of modern Western Europe.Join us for this exciting lecture to hear more.Dr. Rietveld is a professor at California State University, Fullerton, CA and Cal Poly, Pomona, CA of History, Anthropology and Religion. His specialties include the History of Christianity in the Early, Medieval and Byzantine periods, New Testament Studies and Greco-Roman religions. He received his PHD from Claremont School of Religion and is the author of two books.Pay What You Wish Donation to gain entry to the Zoom talk. Video available afterwards for viewing at your leisure. To view video please allow 10 days for it to appear on the Dr. Rietveld Salon Lectures You Tube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_1JGODdHtgwetVjmk9CRXQ

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