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Episode 70·May 15, 2025
Medieval Church History: Art, Religion, and Power
The disasters of the fourteenth century triggered reactions that involved and impacted the highest levels of the Roman Catholic Church.
The Pillars: Jerusalem, Athens, and the Western Mind·Episode 69·May 13, 2025
Death and Dissent: Disasters, Revolts and Wars of the 14th Century
The greatness of the thirteenth century will collapse into the disasters of the fourteenth. To explain the how and why of it, Rabbi Rocklin will answer the following questions:
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The Classical Christian: Augustine's Life and Legacy
When it came to establishing the doctrine of the Catholic Church, there are few quite as important and influential as Augustine.
42:55Episode 72·May 22, 2025
Jews in the Middle Ages: Intellectual Life, Religion, and Persecution
Life as a Jew in the Middle Ages was difficult across both Christendom and Islamic lands.
38:37Episode 73·May 27, 2025
Medieval Literature I: Islamic Thinkers
The Medieval Islamic world was very advanced in its scholarship and studies, and in some instances surpassed the scholars of Europe.
