Historically Thinking
We believe that when people think historically, they are engaging in a disciplined way of thinking about the world and its past. We believe it gives thinkers a knack for recognizing nonsense; and that it cultivates not only intellectual curiosity and rigo
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Episode 209: Climate, Catastrophe, and Faith
Throughout human history, we have been deeply affected by our environment, particularly climate. At certain times there have been such alterations in...
Episode 208: What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Throughout early modern Europe it was expected that neighbor would love neighbor as a spiritual practice, and that this corresponded with a discernible...
Episode 207: After the Black Death
In 1347 the population of England was something on the order of 5.5 million. After the first wave of the Black Death had crashed upon the island’s...
Episode 206: Sick and Tired
In her new book Sick and Tired: An Intimate History of Fatigue, Emily K. Abel has written the first history of fatigue, one which also contains a memoir...
Episode 205: Can There Ever Be History for the Common Good?
A young boy hands out flags to the public prior to the start of the 1981 Inauguration Day parade. Source: US National Archives “Patriotic history...
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