The History of Christianity II: From the Reformation to the Modern Megachurch

The Rival Gods of the Cold War (1x26)

Air date: Nov 10, 2017

Continue your exploration of Soviet religious persecution and consider life behind the Iron Curtain. In this lecture, you will see how Khrushchev and Brezhnev continued Stalin-era pro-atheist policies. Then turn to the persistence of the Catholic Church in Eastern Europe—particularly Poland, home of Pope John Paul II.