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In the nearly two thousand years since its founding, the Catholic Church has provided a spiritual home for billions of followers. Renowned professor Thomas F. Madden leads listeners through the events that have helped create the modern church from the Renaissance period to the twenty-first century. Along the way, the audience will learn about the people who influenced and guided the church-priests and saints, laymen and popes-through some of its most...
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Professor Michael D.C. Drout takes listeners on a literary journey, exploring Tolkien's most celebrated writings, while explaining the techniques and themes, to show how Tolkien crafted literary worlds that the reader cares desperately about and wishes to save.
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Professor Michael D.C. Drout immerses listeners in the extraordinary legacy of Viking civilization that developed in what is now Scandinavia during the Middle Ages, exploring how these peoples conquered all of Northern Europe, traveled as far as Byzantium in the East and North America in the West, and left a literary legacy that includes numerous works studied and enjoyed to this day.
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"Alexander the Great is the most famous king and conqueror known in the ancient world. In his lifetime, he was given honors equal to those of the gods. After his death, he became a legend and the 'Alexander Romance' became the best-selling fiction of the medieval lectures. Professor Fox answers questions about Alexander that have percolated throughout history: Why did Alexander succeed? What was he like? How did he change the world and its history?"--Container....
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Wheaton College professor Rolf Nelson examines the human visual system, from basic processes like perceiving color and shape to recognizing and categorizing objects to self-awareness. Professor Nelson also demonstrates how the human brain constructs a representation of the world replete with meaning, a task beyond the capability of any current computer.
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The US bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended World War II but also gave birth to the Cold War, which would be marked by the fragile relationship of two superpowers with opposing ideologies: the United States and the Soviet Union. For 45 years, these two powers would vie for supremacy in world politics and the arms race that held the potential for an apocalyptic confrontation and the end of the human race. Understanding the Cold War is essential...
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Professor Drout traces literature back to its ultimate sources in oral tradition, showing us how works as varied as the Odyssey, Beowulf, the Finnish Kalevala, and epic songs from the former Yugoslavia were shaped by their origins as songs sung--and composed--before a live audience. Understanding the oral roots of these great works lets us see them in a whole new light. From classical texts to contemporary media, Drout demonstrates how the dynamics...
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