Iran isn't about Iran. Canada isn't about Canada. China isn't about tariffs. Every fight this week traced back to the same return address — and Trump has found it. Plus Zoomers, Bretton Woods, and Beethoven.
A full-size statue of Beethoven once stood behind the Boston Symphony. Toni Sellars and Mindy Pechenuk on how deep this music ran in 19th-century America — and who spent the next century getting it out.
The battle with China is bigger than tariffs. Discover how two competing economic systems are shaping the future of the global economy.
Join Tony Papert, Bob Ingraham, and Paul Glumaz as they explore the dawn of the Third Christian Renaissance. In this episode, they delve into the historical contexts of previous Christian renaissances, the impact on national sovereignty, and the role of science rooted in Christian principles. Bob outlines the evolution of the sovereign nation-state and its ties to Christian ideals, featuring quotes from historical figures like Dante, Nicholas of Cusa, and Machiavelli. Tony continues by addressing the decline of authentic science over the past century and contrasts it with the original scientific pursuits of Kepler. The discussion culminates with a look forward to a renewed, Christian-based scientific renaissance in our modern era.
00:00 Introduction to the Third Christian Renaissance
02:03 Historical Context of the Christian Renaissance
04:12 The Role of National Sovereignty
06:21 Foundations of the Sovereign Nation State
22:04 The Pilgrims and the Birth of American Ideals
26:59 The Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution
31:44 The Decline and Revival of Science
43:13 Kepler and the Foundations of Modern Physics
51:25 Conclusion and Future Discussions
A full-size statue of Beethoven once stood behind the Boston Symphony. Toni Sellars and Mindy Pechenuk on how deep this music ran in 19th-century America — and who spent the next century getting it out.
Everyone quotes "the pursuit of happiness." Almost nobody can define it. In the final class of her series, Judy Hodgkiss opens Leibniz's science of happiness — the philosophy Jefferson's generation absorbed and wrote into the Declaration.
A 20-year-old George Washington crashed a party he wasn't invited to — and walked out with a poem. Judy Hodgkiss on how Alexander Pope's Essay on Man carried Leibniz's ideas from a fugitive English lord into the Declaration of Independence.
Everyone "knows" the Declaration came from John Locke. Judy Hodgkiss says that's the British version of our history. The real source of "the pursuit of happiness" was Leibniz — carried into the colonies by a disgraced English lord and straight to Jefferson's desk.
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