World History: A Gospel Perspective

World History: A Gospel Perspective

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World History: A Gospel Perspective episodes

  • The Ministry of Christ

    My own likely clumsy attempt, despite my best efforts, to begin to scratch the surface of the history of Christ's life--its significance and impact on all of world history, and on so much more than that.

    31 min
  • Rise of the Roman Empire

    Beware the Ides of March!

    This is the story of how whatever true remnants of democracy that were still alive in the Roman Republic were fully purged away. Listen to the episode--come, see, and conquer its knowledge for yourself. (I know...a bit of a stretch, but hey. Gotta have a Caesar quote somewhere here!)

    31 min
  • The Roman Republic

    The first half of Roman history--the story of a Republic, its successes, and its failrues. Elder Oaks has taught much about what we can do to secure our own democracies today--tune in to learn more!

    46 min
  • The Ancient Americas (TRIPLE EPISODE!)

    Sorry for the delay...but here you go. Might have been better to separate it out into three episodes...but it didn't seem right. Welcome to the special triple feature for this podcast--the Ancient Americas, featuring the Book of Mormon.

    1 hr 21 min
  • The Kingdom of Kush

    The Kingdom of Kush--one of the many vibrant, accomplished civilizations in African history--has a story that won't fit neatly into just "one" box. Listen to discover the history your teachers--if they were like mine, at least--never taught you.

    33 min
  • The Mauryan Empire

    What does it look like when an emperor is actually compassionate when they lead their people? Tune in and learn about Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka of India to find out!

    17 min
  • Buddhism

    Perhaps one of the major world religions Latter-Day Saints could afford to learn from the most! I hope you guys enjoy learning about Buddhism as much as I do.

    22 min
  • The Hellenistic Era

    Enter Alexander the Great...a story complete with war elephants, an after party that burned a town down, and the tantalizing lead-up to some of the events *just* prior to the Savior's birth.

    25 min
  • Classical Greece
    A brief overview of Greece's Golden Age--with a focus on Socrates, and the side of him you may *not* have learned in school.
    30 min
  • Archaic Greece
    How democracy began (with several asterisks!!). Find out why Greek homes were locked from the outside and why childhood in Sparta was an oxymoron.
    41 min

About World History: A Gospel Perspective

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What would a high-school world history course sound like if the teacher also shared how the restored gospel ties into the amazing stories of humanity's history? Made with members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in mind (but open to all listeners!), we explore what ancient and modern revelation can share about the captivating struggle of humanity from its earliest beginnings all the way through the present day.