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 • 365 episodes
The Pearl of Great Price
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May 16 Brendan the Navigator
Did a Celtic Monk called Brendan cross the Atlantic 1000 years before Columbus?
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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May 15 Rerum Novarum, the Pope and Revolution
Rerum Novarum was described as ground breaking - the foundational encyclical on Catholic Social Teaching. The only encyclical to spawn to follow up encyclicals as the Church tries to tread a middle line between Capitalism and Socialism
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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May 14 Salem Witch Trials
The infamous Salem Witch trials are now understood to be a bout of Puritan Mass Hysteria - and some historians argue lead to the end of experimental theocracies in the USA
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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