In this episode, I talk to Dr. Daniel Spillman, a professor in OBU's Western Civ. sequence, about the dangers of Utopian thinking and the death toll that comes from immanentizing the eschaton. 
Books mentioned in this episode:
<a href="https://www.eighthdaybooks.com/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=78818&keyword=de+tocqueville&searchby=author&offset=0&fs=1">Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville</a>
<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/131482/communism-by-richard-pipes/">Communism: A History by Richard Pipes</a>
<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/39398/nothing-to-envy-by-barbara-demick/">Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick</a>
<a href="https://www.eighthdaybooks.com/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=94976&keyword=Brave+New+World&searchby=title&offset=0&fs=1">Brave New World by Aldous Huxley</a>
<a href="https://www.eighthdaybooks.com/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=94114&keyword=1984&searchby=title&offset=0&fs=1">1984 by George Orwell</a>
<a href="https://www.eighthdaybooks.com/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=93407&keyword=Animal+Farm&searchby=title&offset=0&fs=1">Animal Farm by George Orwell</a>

In this episode, I talk to Dr. Daniel Spillman, a professor in OBU's Western Civ. sequence, about the dangers of Utopian thinking and the death toll that comes from immanentizing the eschaton. Books mentioned in this episode: Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville Communism: A History by Richard Pipes Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 1984 by George Orwell Animal Farm by George Orwell

In this episode, I talk to Dr. Daniel Spillman, a professor in OBU's Western Civ. sequence, about the dangers of Utopian thinking and the death toll that comes from immanentizing the eschaton.&nbsp;
Books mentioned in this episode:
<a href="https://www.eighthdaybooks.com/?page=shop/flypage&amp;product_id=78818&amp;keyword=de+tocqueville&amp;searchby=author&amp;offset=0&amp;fs=1" rel="noopener noreferrer">Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville</a>
<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/131482/communism-by-richard-pipes/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Communism: A History by Richard Pipes</a>
<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/39398/nothing-to-envy-by-barbara-demick/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick</a>
<a href="https://www.eighthdaybooks.com/?page=shop/flypage&amp;product_id=94976&amp;keyword=Brave+New+World&amp;searchby=title&amp;offset=0&amp;fs=1" rel="noopener noreferrer">Brave New World by Aldous Huxley</a>
<a href="https://www.eighthdaybooks.com/?page=shop/flypage&amp;product_id=94114&amp;keyword=1984&amp;searchby=title&amp;offset=0&amp;fs=1" rel="noopener noreferrer">1984 by George Orwell</a>
<a href="https://www.eighthdaybooks.com/?page=shop/flypage&amp;product_id=93407&amp;keyword=Animal+Farm&amp;searchby=title&amp;offset=0&amp;fs=1" rel="noopener noreferrer">Animal Farm by George Orwell</a>

History's Deadliest Utopias

Conversation about the liberal arts and the great books and big ideas that have shaped the Western world. Soli Deo Gloria. 

Hosted by Benjamin Myers, a professor in the Western Civilization sequence at Oklahoma Baptist University.

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Conversation about the liberal arts and the great books and big ideas that have shaped the Western world. Soli Deo Gloria. Hosted by Benjamin Myers, a professor in the Western Civilization sequence at Oklahoma Baptist University.

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