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  1. 212: Tocqueville - Religion Considered as a Political Institution

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    07/23/21
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    In this episode, we read and discuss Alexis de Tocqueville’s apology for religion’s relevance to politics in Democracy in America. What happens when the two kingdoms are divided or collapsed into each other?
    212: Tocqueville - Religion Considered as a Political Institution

  2. Friday, July 23, 2021

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    07/23/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the particularly tragic event in the south of France known as the War of the Camisards.
    Friday, July 23, 2021

  3. Thursday, July 22, 2021

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    07/22/21
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we examine the nexus between garden peas and Christianity.
    Thursday, July 22, 2021

  4. Wednesday, July 21, 2021

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    07/21/21
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember a man who fought the Pope by posting his complaints on the door of a church (but not that one).
    Wednesday, July 21, 2021

  5. Christianity on Trial - Classics Episode # 71

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    07/21/21
    1 min
    By John Warwick Montgomery
    Welcome to Christianity on Trial, where the claims of Christianity are examined and judged by the rules of evidence as used in the court of law. Your host, Dr. John Warwick Montgomery, is a lawyer, a theologian, an author, and an accomplished defender of biblical Christianity. He is no stranger to the rules of evidence or the courtroom. So with our skeptical world for the prosecution and Dr. John Warwick Montgomery for the defense, stay with us as we listen in on Christianity on Trial.
    Christianity on Trial - Classics Episode # 71

  6. Tuesday, July 20, 2021

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    07/20/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we look at the Reichskonkordat signed between the Catholic Church and the Nazis in 1933.
    Tuesday, July 20, 2021

  7. Tuesday, July 20, 2021

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    07/20/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we look at the Reichskonkordat signed between the Catholic Church and the Nazis in 1933.
    Tuesday, July 20, 2021

  8. Monday, July 19, 2021

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    07/19/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we head back to 2001 to remember an important statement made by the Catholic Church regarding the Mormons.
    Monday, July 19, 2021

  9. Sunday, July 18, 2021

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    07/18/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the Italian painter Caravaggio, who died on this day in 1610.
    Sunday, July 18, 2021

  10. Saturday, July 17, 2021

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    07/17/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we commemorate the conversion of Charles Edward Fuller, who came to saving faith on this day in 1917.
    Saturday, July 17, 2021

  11. Friday, July 16, 2021

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    07/16/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember Ida B. Wells, who was born on this day in 1862.
    Friday, July 16, 2021

  12. Thursday, July 15, 2021

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    07/15/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the capture of Jerusalem in the First Crusade, which happened on this day in 1099.
    Thursday, July 15, 2021