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 • 369 episodes
The Pearl of Great Price
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Sep 14 Dom Perignon, Monks and Wine Making
Now the most famous champagne is named in his honour, Pierre Perignon was a Benedictine Monk who perfected the method of making sparkling wine
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Season 9
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Episode 14
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7:58
Sep 12 Richard Challoner - leading in an hostile environment
Bishop Richard Challoner has been called the most influential English Catholic of the 18th Century. It was an uneasy time before Catholic Emancipation laws and least safe in London. The Catholic Church was still illegal after Queen Elizab...
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Season 9
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Episode 12
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13:30
Sep 9 A Theology of Capital - Michael Novak
Today we remember the life of Michael Novak - influential author of the Spirit of Democratic Capitalism. He tweaked Weber's famous Protestant Work Ethic and claimed that free capitalist economies owed more to a Catholic Work Ethic
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Season 9
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Episode 9
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11:55
