134. History Wars

19/08/2024 1h 12min Temporada 12 Episodio 5
134. History Wars

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Is history under threat? Increasingly, the modern, individualistic global West is coming to see history as a discipline that's irrelevant, harmful, and divisive. Some are worried that we're becoming increasingly disconnected from a broader story. Can the past help us navigate our modern world? Or is it better if we let it fade into a "dark age"?(00:11) - What do you call a collective of historians?

(05:40) - Why does history matter?

(08:12) - What makes a good historian?

(10:49) - Historical culture wars

(14:32) - An Ahistoric Age

(16:44) - Is history irrelevant?

(18:59) - Historical ignorance

(24:46) - Recovering facts from framing

(30:11) - Looking back but moving forward

(35:18) - Priests of History

(37:33) - Sarah encounters rational faith

(46:01) - The perks of Biblical meditation

(48:39) - Make tradition cool again

(49:29) - 5 Minute Jesus

(57:08) - Why take history seriously in 2024?

(01:01:20) - The good guys of history's bad Empires

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