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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Aug 1 Aethelwold, Bluetooth and the Vikings
Today we look at the life of St Aethelwold, who rebuilt the church after 300 years of Viking raids. Also the unlikely assimilation of Christianity into the Vikings and how Bluetooth got its name
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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7:52
July 31 Mount Athos
Mount Athos is a unique centre for Orthodox Christianity, today in 1913 the Russian Navy removed 800 monks. We look at the traditions there and its claim to be Marys Garden
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Season 7
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Episode 31
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7:40
July 30 Johann Sebastian Bach
The greatest of the Baroque composers was a man of profound Lutheran faith, we look at his life
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Season 7
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Episode 30
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7:33
July 29 Humanae Vitae and the issue of 'Reception'
Humane Vitae is the most controversial of papal encyclicals, restating the Church's opposition to artificial birth control. It also marked a moment in the shift of the authority of the Church. It was Pope Paul VI last encyclical. Was it p...
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Season 7
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Episode 29
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15:44
