The Golden Thread of Catholic History
Ave Maria in the Afternoon Segments · Marcus B. Peter, Th.D.
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Show Notes
Where do the threads that form the Western Tradition originate, and how were they woven together throughout the millennia? What are the sources of our modern ideas about science, freedom, equality, law, and good government? James Hankins has authored a massive volume exploring this history, and he joins us.
Further Reading
Book: The Golden Thread: A History of the Western Tradition
Picking up the Golden Thread of Western Civilization
Guest Info
James Hankins is Professor of History at Harvard University, where he teaches Western intellectual history, the history of the classical tradition, and the Italian Renaissance. His prize-winning book, Virtue Politics: Soulcraft and Statecraft in Renaissance Italy, was published by the Belknap Press of Harvard University in November 2019.
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