This episode examines the hierarchy of powers and the concept of the “primacy of the intellect,” tracing its origins to Greco-Roman philosophy and the Reformation, and showing how it continues to have profound influence today.
Continue reading →Why did New England Puritanism ultimately fail in its “errand to the wilderness”? Almost as early as the advent of the second generation of Puritans, one can already find first generation Puritans lamenting the corruption and near dissolution of their beloved “city on a hill.” An aged William Bradford manually supplemented his earlier, optimistic record […]
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