Interested in Going to Rome with Me?
Two years ago and then last year I was scheduled to do give lectures on a tour in Italy, starting in Rome and going to Naples, Pompeii (!), and Sorrento. I was eager to do it -- great places! But alas, it was cancelled both times. BUT, it's back on, as I've announced. AND there is still some room for travelers. Interested? My topic is the relationship of Christianity and traditional Roman religions and cultures in the early centuries CE: “Christians and Pagans.” The tour company, Thalassa, is terrific; it will be a small and intimate group and we will have tons of time to talk, discuss, and hang out together. They are now accepting registrations for the trip. Below is a poster for it, with a link for more information. Here is part of what I say about my lectures. When Christianity arrived on the world stage in the first century AD, Rome and the Empire it founded were predominantly “pagan” – filled with a large number of polytheistic religions worshiping the Greek [...]