Thursdays, 10 to 12.30pm, Newman Siena Centre (Clune Lecture Theatre). This course explores the life of the early Church, from its origins and development in the Jewish, Greek and Roman environment, to the Apostolic Fathers and Apologists that first defined its identity. We will look at how the early Christians suffered under the great persecutions until the rise of the Emperor Constantine and the Christianisation of the Roman Empire. Other points of focus will be: the Christian understanding of the nature of God, the great Councils, the Holy Trinity, the relations between divinity and humanity in Christ, and the importance of seeing God’s purpose in the world. Part 2 will be offered in Term 2, 2019. CEWA Ongoing Renewal: this course has been approved for Knowledge. Cost: $45. Presenter: Dr Marco Ceccarelli. Further info or to register, visit http://cfe.org.au/courses-and-events/, email cfe@perthcatholic.org.au, or 08 9241 5221.