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On the road to Sodom (me)- Chapter 7 1:20:36

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In this episode, we pick up with Abraham, Sarah, and this anthropomorphic figure who would be Abraham's Lord. This is a literal interpretation of Genesis chapters 12 through 25, where we try to piece together the original redactor's intentions of the texts. It appears that in 90% of the story, this Lord is characterized as quite human and doing hum…

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Beelzebub, Abraham, and the Habiru- chapter 6 1:48:33

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In this episode we explore who and what the Beelzebub figure is in the Bible and how it was some of the earliest political mud slinging in history. We also talk much about tradrouts and how Abraham partnered with nomadic tribes to secure the land of milk and honey (Israel).

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The Unspoken Name יהוה‎ - chapter 5 1:34:09

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In this new episode, we will delve deep into scripture as well as extrabiblical evidence to understand the origins of the name that should never be spoken, not even by Jewish Rabbis. Where did the srangr Tetragrammaton YHWH originate from, and is it a truncated form of a much longer name or perhaps names. These are the topics that I will discuss in…

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God's Great Baals of Fire - Chapter 4 1:53:07

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This is the fourth installment on this series, "The Ancient Gods of Israel." Please be sure to listen to the first 3 episodes if you haven't already as it builds the case for our study. But in this episode, we study all the baals of Canaan, Phoenicia, Israel, and beyond. What, or perhaps, who were these baals and their divine manifestations? And wh…

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Episode 124: Christian Capitalism in Early America 54:40

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In this episode we talk with Wesleyan University historian Joseph Slaughter, author of Faith in Markets: Christian Capitalism in Early America. He offers a new account of the interplay between religion and capitalism in early American history by focusing on 19th-century Protestant entrepreneurs and how they infused faith into their business and, in…

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The Queen of Heaven - chapter 3 54:18

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The only difference between the name of the goddess, Asherah אשרה and Abraham's wife, Sarah שרה is the letter aleph א that assumes a leading position in the name of the goddess. In this episode, we will begin to take a closer look at the goddess Asherah before she was condemned to an idol.This series is based upon the following books:Mark Smith's "…

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Episode 123: Drew Gilpin Faust on Growing-Up at Midcentury 44:58

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She was a privileged baby boomer who grew up on a horse farm in segregated Virginia. By her 21st birthday she had worked for peace in Communist Europe, traveled the country in the cause of racial justice, marched for voting rights in Selma, and led anti-Vietnam protests at Bryn Mawr College. Our guest in this episode is distinguished American histo…

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Cult of the Ancestors - chapter 2 1:05:17

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This is part 2 of The Ancient Gods of Israel mini series, where we analyze ancient texts to discover what the early people of Canaan and the nomadic people who occupied the hilly country adjacent to the neighboring Canaanites. What did they worship, who did they worship and why?In this episode we take a close look at the Ba'al and El deities within…

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Episode 122: The Metropolitan Sound of the American Century 52:44

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In his new book Bridge & Tunnel Boys, historian Jim Cullen discusses how Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen represented what he calls "the metropolitan sound of the American century." In this episode of the podcast, we talk with Cullen about how Joel and Springsteen were shaped by their lives on the periphery of New York City. Our conversation ranges…

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The Ancient Gods of Israel: A Covenant of Kings - chapter 1 1:03:07

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Welcome to a brand new season and episode! This episode will be dedicated to surveying the ancient gods of Israel and its neighbors to how the God that we think of today as the creator of the entire universe came to be. Special thanks to Mark White and his book, "The early history of God" and Bernard Lamborelle and his books; "An everlasting quid p…

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Episode 121: Reagan's Evangelical Vision for America 54:04

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How did Ronald Reagan use the media to shape his evangelical vision for America, a vision rooted in political freedom, economic freedom, and religious freedom that is still with us today and continues to define the discourse of both of our political parties? In this episode we talk to Diane Winston, the Knight Chair in Media and Religion at the Uni…

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Episode 120: Popular Historians in Post-War America 1:03:10

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Should professional historians write for the general public? If so, who is the "public" they are trying to reach? And when historians do write for the public how do they manage to make their work readable and accessible without sacrificing scholarly integrity? What role does politics, and even activism, play in popular history writing? These are qu…

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Episode 119: How the Social Gospel Undermined Social Democracy 58:25

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There was a profound difference between Christian Socialism and the so-called "Social Gospel." Janine Giordano Drake explains these differences in her new book The Gospel of Church: How Mainline Protestants Vilified Christian Socialism and Fractured the Labor Movement. Drake argues that Protestant reformers associated with Mainline Protestantism an…

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Chapter 10: Mark's Homeric Epic and the Gospel of Odysseus 1:13:51

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Miraculous feedings, a menage a trois, and heads on platters!

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Episode 118: Evangelicals and the Environment 57:53

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Most Americans probably think of conservative evangelicals as climate change deniers who believe global warming is a hoax. If this is you, you would not be entirely wrong. But our guest today, Neill Pogue, author of The Nature of the Religious Right: The Struggle Between Conservative Evangelicals and the Environmental Movement, suggests that this s…

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Episode 117: The Idea of Fraternity in America 50:11

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What is fraternity? Our guest today, political scientist Susan McWilliams Barndt, discusses her father's 1973 magnum opus The Idea of Fraternity in America. We talk about the work of Wilson Carey McWilliams, the historical context in which he wrote his magisterial work of political theory and history, and why we still need his ideas today. The Idea…

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Episode 116: Historical Thinking for a Democracy 51:59

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If you've listened to this podcast over the years you know that we champion "historical thinking" as one of our best hopes for sustaining and preserving American democratic life. In this episode we talk with Zachary Cote, the Executive Director of THINKING NATION, a non-profit organization devoted to helping K-12 social studies students mature into…

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Episode 115: Evangelicalism: Its Metaphors and Stories 48:31

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What is American evangelicalism? In her new book The Evangelical Imagination, Karen Swallow Prior, one of the most careful observers of, and participants in, evangelical life, analyses the literature, art, and popular culture that has surrounded the movement and unpacks some of its most deeply held concepts, ideas, values, and practices. Our conver…

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Chapter 9: Mark's Homeric Epic and the Gospel of Odysseus- Gods, Caves, and Monsters 1:08:35

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In this episode, we explore Dennis MacDonald's Homeric Epic and the Gospel of Mark, where Jesus exorcizes a demon from a crazed man in comparison to Homer's Odyssey book 9

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Episode 114: How Slavery Helped Grow the American Catholic Church 46:14

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Did you know the Jesuits were some of the largest slaveholders in colonial America? Our guest in this episode is Rachel L. Swarns, author of The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved And Sold to Build the American Catholic Church. We discuss the Jesuit's 1838 sale of 272 men, women and children for the purpose of saving Georgetown University and the …

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Chapter 8: Mark's Homeric Epic and the Gospel of Odysseus- Sleeping Gods, Boats and Storms 41:00

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In this episode, we review Dennis MacDonald's Homeric Epic and the Gospel of Mark "Sleeping Gods"

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Episode 113: The "Jesus Revolution" 54:24

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In this episode we talk to historian Larry Eskridge about the film "Jesus Revolution." Eskridge, the author of God's Forever Family: The Jesus People Movement in America, places the film in context, discusses the legacy of the Jesus People Movement for contemporary evangelicalism, and tells us a bit about his own experience with the movement. If yo…

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Episode 112: The Search for God in a New York Publishing House 49:55

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Have you ever heard someone say that they were "spiritual," but not "religious?" Our guest in this episode, Stephen Prothero, offers a "pre-history" of this idea. According to Prothero, the move from traditional/institutional/confessional "religion" to seeker "spirituality" runs through the Eugene Exman, the religion editor at Harper Brothers from …

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Episode 111: The Evangelical Battle Over the End Times 1:11:20

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If you want to learn more about the evangelical fascination with the rapture, Israel, the antichrist, and the prophetic books of the Bible you will enjoy this episode. Our guest is Daniel Hummel, author of The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism: How the Evangelical Battle Over the End Times Shaped a Nation. We talk with Dan about John Nelson Darby,…

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Chapter 7: Mark's Homeric Epic and the Gospel of Odysseus- Deities, Disguises and Secrecy 1:09:20

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In this episode we compare Mark's Jesus to Homer's Odysseus in terms of gods in secrecy when among humans. Enjoy!

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Episode 110: "How Black Ball Saved the Soul of the NBA" 1:04:39

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The National Basketball Association is a multi-billion-dollar industry driven by Black athletes with global influence. But as our guest Theresa Runstedtler argues, the success of today's NBA players rests on the labor activism of 1970s NBA stars who fought with owners for economic control over their labor and a Black style of hoops born in the play…

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Chapter 6: Mark's Homeric Epic and the Gospel of Odysseus - Murderous Rivals! 56:15

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In this chapter of MacDonald's book, "The Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark," we examine the murderous rivals that both Jesus and Odysseus must face upon returning home. The strange and bizarre similarities between the Jewish authorities and the Suitors will lead us through an entire field of Marken narratives to the point that you can not avoid…

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Chapter 5: Mark's Homeric Epic and the Gospel of Odysseus - The Sons of Thunder 40:17

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In this episode, we discuss two of Jesus's disciples, James and John, the sons of Zebedee and how they are characters originally from Homer's epic, The Sons of Zeus. This is a reading and study of Dennis MacDonald's "The Homer in Mark"

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Ιστορία Α΄ Γυμνασίου, Οι Περσικοί πόλεμοι 11:06

1y ago11:06

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Μικρά ηχητικά μαθήματα Ιστορίας Γυμνασίου, από τον φιλόλογο Αντώνιο Λοϊζίδη: Ιστορία Α΄ Γυμνασίου, Οι Περσικοί πόλεμοι

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Iστορία Α΄ Γυμνασίου, Το κράτος της Αθήνας 12:41

1y ago12:41

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Μικρά ηχητικά μαθήματα Ιστορίας Γυμνασίου, από τον φιλόλογο Αντώνιο Λοϊζίδη: Iστορία Α΄ Γυμνασίου, Το κράτος της Αθήνας

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Ιστορία Γ΄ Γυμνασίου: Ο Α΄ Παγκόσμιος Πόλεμος 13:06

1y ago13:06

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Μικρά ηχητικά μαθήματα Ιστορίας Γυμνασίου, από τον φιλόλογο Αντώνιο Λοϊζίδη: Γ΄ Γυμνασίου, ο Ά Παγκόσμιος πόλεμος.

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Chapter 4: Mark's Homeric Epic and the Gospel of Odysseus 48:10

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"Skilled Carpenters and a Ship of Fools"This is the fourth segment of Dennis MacDonald's book, "The Homeric Epic and the gosple of Mark

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Chapter 3 Mark's Homeric Epic and the Gospel of Odysseus 41:32

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In this episode, we discuss the six criteria used by MacDonald to identify memesis in ancient literature, the art of memesis that either transvalues or emulates Homeric models in the gosples and other Christian literature.

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Episode 109: The Voice and Faith of Sojourner Truth 1:19:22

1y ago1:19:22

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In this episode we talk with historian and biographer Nancy Koester about her new book on nineteenth-century abolitionist and women's rights advocate Sojourner Truth. Our discussion focuses on Truth's lifelong pursuit of a just society, a deeper knowledge of God, and a sense of community for her and her family. Koester's book is titled We Will Be F…

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Episode 108: The Life and Legacy of C. Vann Woodward 1:02:14

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In this episode we explore the life, ideas, and writings of one of the 20th-century most influential American historians--C. Vann Woodward, author of The Strange Career of Jim Crow. Our guest is James Cobb, author if C. Vann Woodward: America's Historian. In our conversation we discuss Woodward's liberalism and how he balanced historical writing wi…

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Chapter 2 Mark's Homeric Epic and the Gospel of Odysseus SN6:EP2 39:43

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Did Jewish, Latin and Greek writers of the first century use characters, plots and landscapes from Homeric Epics to transvalue the antiquated ethics and theology of Homer? It appears that they most certainly did, according to Dennis MacDonald. This episode talks about how to find myth markers in pros, why they used it and how the ancient wold learn…

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Ιστορία Νεότερη και Σύγχρονη, ΚΕΦ Δ, ΕΝ.2η 12:43

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Ηχητικά μαθήματα από τον φιλόλογο Αντώνιο Λοϊζίδη

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Ιστορία Νεότερη και Σύγχρονη, ΚΕΦ Δ, ΕΝ.1η 9:58

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Ηχητικά μαθήματα από τον φιλόλογο Αντώνιο Λοϊζίδη

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Chapter 1 Mark's Homeric Epic and the Gospel of Odysseus SN6 (Premier) 47:39

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Not only did the author for Mark borrow heavily from the Septuagint and the Jewish Roman War by Josephus to hand craft stories for his Jesus, but he also borrowed from Homer's Bibles, the Odyssey and the Illiad to make comparisons between the ancient Greek heroes Odysseus and Hector to his Jesus and to demonstrate that Homer's ideas were old and ou…

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500 Eye Witnesses? Really? SN5:EP13:PT4 39:05

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The season finale for 2022! We wrap up the year with Christian Apologetics making the claim that in Paul's 7 authentic letters he refers to a historical Jesus, having a mother and a father, a brother named James, was killed by the Jews and that there were 500 eye witnesses to his resurrection. Based on the book by Richard Carrier, "On the Historici…

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Episode 107: The Politics of Smallpox in Revolutionary America 1:04:14

1+ y ago1:04:14

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The American revolution happened in the midst of a smallpox epidemic. In one of the timeliest history books of the publishing season, historian Andrew Wehrman visits the podcast to talk about what the patriots of the American Revolution and the founding fathers thought about public health. His book Contagion of Liberty: The Politics of Smallpox in …

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Mary on a Cross SN5:EP12:PT3 1:02:50

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In this episode with cover more of the arguments for the historical Jesus claim in Paul's letters: Being born of a woman, Being born of the seed of David in the lilliness of men, Pontius Pilate sending Jesus to the cross and Paul blaming the Jews for Jesus being killed.

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Episode 106: Bruce Springsteen's "Long Walk Home" 54:03

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In this episode we chat with historian Jonathan Cohen about his edited collection Long Walk Home: Reflections on Bruce Springsteen and the current state of "Springsteen Studies." Is there any connection between Cohen's current book, For a Dollar and A Dream: State Lotteries in Modern America, and his work on Springsteen? Learn more about your ad ch…

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King David's Celestial Magical Seed SN5:EP11:PT2 49:12

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In this episode we continue to examine the arguments that Paul speaks of a historical Jesus in his letters. But when closely examined, it appears that he does not. In Part 1 (Was Paul's Jesus a Space Alien) we discussed his silence about anything earthbound about Jesus and countered to Apologetic excuse that he only dealt with church issues and doc…

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Was Paul's Jesus an Alien from Outer Space? SN5:EP10:PT1 1:11:48

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In this episode I attempt to tackle the arguments for a historical Jesus in the Pauline letters. As it stands, Paul's 7 authentic letters are completely devoid of any mentioning of an earthbound Jesus whatsoever. However, there are a few Christian arguments that make the claim that Paul never mentions Jesus's life is because it was already common k…

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Episode 105: "Heathenism" in America 48:23

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According to historian Kathryn Gin Lum, Americans have long viewed the world as a realm of suffering heathens whose lands and lives needed their intervention to flourish. The term "heathen" fell out of common use by the early 1900s, but the ideas underlying the figure of the heathen did not disappear. Americans still treat large swaths of the world…

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The War That Called For Christ (to exist) S5|EP9 1:24:27

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In this episode I breakdown the events that led up to the destruction of the holy city and its temple while making some comparisons to New Testament stories that might be about the war and the people involved

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Episode 104: The Roots of American Public Education 1:12:10

1+ y ago1:12:10

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Are you an educator? An administrator? A school board member? Does your life intersect in some way with a public school? If so, this episode is for you. We talk about the religion and transatlantic roots of American public education with historian David Komline, author of The Common School Awakening: Religion and the Transatlantic Roots of American…

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The Celestial Melchizedek Called Jesus SN5 | EP8 1:22:40

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In this episode we will review the epistle of Hebrews that appears to be written as late a 68 during the Jewish-Roman War. How did these early Chrostians understand Jesus and in what capacity? Was he a divine human killed by the Romans at the fault of the Jewish elite or was he thought of as a celestial being who has no beginning and has no end tha…

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Episode 103: Spiritual Socialists 58:04

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Does the American Left have religion problem? What can progressives learn from people like Dorothy Day, Ignazio Silone, Henry Wallace, Staughton Lynd, and Cornell West? Many of these thinkers and activists offered a powerful vision for a moral and just society--challenging conservatives, liberals, and Marxists to think differently about the world. …

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