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
Latest Episodes
Apr 22 In God we Trust - Post Civil War Money
We look at how 'In God we Trust' eventually replaced 'ex pluribus unum' as the motto of the USA. How the trauma of post-civil war destruction started to it being inscribed on coins.
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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7:43
Apr 21 Eagleton v Dawkins, the Terry Lectures
Today we look at Terry Eagleton's Dwight H Terry Lectures at Yale University in 2009. With the title 'Faith and Fundamentalism: Is belief in Richard Dawkins necessary for Salvation? We also analyse the phenomenon of the so-called New Atheism
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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10:14
Mar 22 Johnathan Edwards and the Great Awakening
He has been described as the greatest American Theologian. We look at Johnathan Edwards and his role in the Christian revivals which swept across the UK and its colonies in the 18th Century. Called the Great Awakening in America or the Evangeli...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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