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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Good listens...

Haven't done this is a while, but I can vouch for and highly recommend the following Great Courses (which you can download as a podcast for planting season)

Before 1776: The American Colonies: Great info, good delivery, incredible voice.
The American Revolution: all the war stuff, very little politics, superb delivery (although he gets a little weird with ll the "87th Foot, 79th Dragoons" detail) This guy loved this war!
WW I: The Great War: Simply great. For Americans who have forgotten how this war shaped Europe, and why it was a really different war for Poland, Latvia, etc. Wonderful mix of detail and overview.
The History of England from the Tudors to the Stuarts: This was one of my favorites, and I now have about 6 dozen places I want to see in Merry Ol'.

Also I'm working on Lost Christianities: Christian Scripture and the Battles over Authentication. This is deeply troubling information delivered clearly by an authoritative biblical scholar. It makes you think about why and what you believe.

1 comment:

From Virginia said...: I fairness to yourself make sure you look at the case for faith, two great sources here from serious thinkers.
http://www.leestrobel.com/Bio.php
http://timothykeller.com/books/the_reason_for_god/; 5:12 PM

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