
A podcast about the ideas that shape our lives. Hosted by Zachary Davis and produced at Harvard Divinity School. Learn more at ministryofideas.org
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 88 | Founded | 8 years ago |
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| Categories | PhilosophySociety & Culture | ||||

The great English essayist and linguist Samuel Johnson was writing during the Enlightenment – the period some historians identify as the beginning of the modern age. American author and philosopher David Foster Wallace worked more than two centuries ... more
The problem of gun violence is as old as guns themselves. According to historian Priya Satia, America’s present epidemic of gun violence has its roots in the industrial revolution. Satia tells the story of British gun-maker Samuel Galton, Jr., who wa... more
What if racism shared an origin with opposition to racism? What if the condemnation of injustice gave rise both to an early form of anti-racism and to the racial hierarchies that haunt the modern era? Rolena Adornol, David Orique, María Cristina Ríos... more
Race is sometimes treated as a biological fact. It is actually a modern invention. But for this concept to gain power, its logic had to be spread – and made visible. Art historian Ilona Katzew tells the story of how Spanish colonists of modern-day Me... more
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Mixed bag. Each series is created by different people so hard to rate as a whole. But, having tried four of the series that sounded interesting, none were five stars, one was quite bad, so probably will look elsewhere.
Also, some series are just promotion of the sponsor's agenda.
Beautifully done - This podcast will challenge and delight you.
If the Catholic Church leaders were so progressive, why were people who "scientifically" proved that the earth revolved around the sun condemned and threatened with excommunication if they dared to publicly assert that the geocentric model of our solar system was verifiable false! Please refrain from revising history to ameliorate or exonerate the false doctrine of a geocentric universe. Remember the fiery fate of Giordano Bruno when he dared speculate the existence of other planets.
If the Catholic Church leaders were so progressive, why were people who "scientifically" proved that the earth revolved around the sun condemned and threatened with excommunication if they dared to publicly assert that the geocentric model of our solar system was verifiable false! Please refrain from revising history to ameliorate or exonerate the false doctrine of a geocentric universe. Remember the fiery fate of Giordano Bruno when he dared speculate the existence of other planets.
I sincerely love learning through this podcast!
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Episodes 4 & 9 about economics entitled “(In)Efficiency” and “Demeritocracy” are especially educational.
“Secular Salvations” is another great episode too!
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Thank you, Zachary Davis!! 🙏
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