Why Church History Matters to the Secular Setting
One of the most fascinating aspects of the professional history field, to me, is the wall of separation that is often created between religious and secular history. Especially when you talk about intellectual history and the history of ideas, you can’t just write off religious belief or theological principles outright, yet many historians (even intellectual historians) […]
Hitler, Stalin, and the American Perspective
I was reminded last Thursday, by an article from Terry Teachout at Commentary Magazine, about just how brutal Stalin really was.
Now, as I’ve said before, 20th Century history is not my thing, and that historians, in my view, are best served studying time periods prior to their own age. Historians, like everyone else, can find it […]
Western Intellectual History Lecture Series - Introduction
This lecture covers an overview of the series, including questions about why we study Western Intellectual History, what is not included in the series, the methodology and objectives of the series, as well as ideas about integrating the study of Western Intellectual History into our lives.
Outline
What is Western Intellectual History?
What comprises Western History?
What comprises Intellectual […]
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