Civilization #29: Dante's Divine Comedy and the Liberation of the Human Imagination
In this talk to his Chinese high school students, Jiang Xueqin explains that Dante's Divine Comedy was the intellectual blueprint for the Renaissance, the Protestant Reformation, and the Scientific Re...
8 Apr 47min
Civilization #28: Muhammad's Revolution of God
Who was the historical Muhammad? How did Islam triumph over both the Byzantine and Sasanian empires? In this talk to his Chinese high school students, Jiang Xueqin argues that Islam was the first glob...
8 Apr 47min
Civilization #27: Augustine's Empire of God
In this talk to his Chinese high school students, Jiang Xueqin explains why Europe experienced the Dark Ages.After Rome was sacked in 410 CE, Europe experienced a crisis of faith. Were the Pagan Gods ...
8 Apr 52min
Civilization #26: Constantine's Monotheistic Revolution
In this lecture to his Chinese high school students, Jiang Xueqin argues that the idea of monotheism launched modernity.At the Council of Nicaea in 325 CE, the bishops of the Roman Empire had to decid...
8 Apr 56min
Civilization #25: Paul of Tarsus, Messiah of Rome
Why are the teachings of Jesus and his apostle Paul so different? Jesus preached compassion and mercy towards all, while Paul preached that Jesus was the son of God who atoned for our sins with his sa...
8 Apr 55min
Civilization #24: Resurrecting the Gnostic Jesus
Who was the historical Jesus, and what did he believe? In this talk to his Chinese high school students, Jiang Xueqin argues that Jesus was a unique religious genius who synthesized the major global r...
8 Apr 56min
Civilization #23: Cyrus the Great as Messiah
In this talk to his Chinese high school students, Jiang Xueqin explains the influence of Zoroastrianism on the development of the Hebrew Bible. After Cyrus the Great conquered Babylon, he enabled the ...
8 Apr 1h 4min
Civilization #22: The Literary Genesis of the Yahwist
In this lecture to his Chinese high school students, Jiang Xueqin explains the power and beauty of the Book of Genesis.The chronology of the Pentateuch is confusing and contradictory. Archaeologists a...
8 Apr 1h 1min
