The Pearl of Great Price
A short daily trip down the lane of Christian History. Looking at the fascinating people and events that have shaped a universal civilisation.
Podcasting since 2021 • 356 episodes
The Pearl of Great Price
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Aug 29 Michael Faraday, non conformism and electricity
Today Michael Faraday induced the first electrical current - this would change civilization. Not formally educated - his enquiring mind was underpinned by his faith - we explore this today
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Season 8
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Episode 29
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Aug 28 Medellin and the start of Liberation Theology
Paul VI opened the Second Conference of Latin American Bishops in Medellin, Colombia. This was influenced by the Brazilian educationalist Paolo Freire and his theory on 'conscientisation'. The conference endorsed the 'preferential o...
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Season 8
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Episode 28
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8:44
Aug 27 The Businessman who could be beatified
Enrique Shaw was a successful lifelong businessman from Argentina. As he was dying awaiting for a life saving blood transfusion - hundreds of his employees queued outside the hospital to give him their blood
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Season 8
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Episode 27
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