Germania: Divided and United Alex Grawe
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A guide through the key historical events, conflicts, treaties, administrative decisions, political policies, religious transformations, and cultural synthesis that led to the unification of the German States and creation of the German Empire in 1871. Intro & Outro Music: Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 3, Curtesy of Musopen.org
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Episode 2.12 City of God
Understanding the relationship between the city of man and the city of God requires going back to the genesis of the human race
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Episode 2.11 Lay Hold of Life Eternal
In 393, the Christian Theodosius defeated the pagan Arbogastiz, cementing Christianity as the dominant faith in the Roman World and proving it as the true faith. Less than 20 years later, Rome was sacked by Alaric and the Goths for the first time in more than 800 years.
In the aftermath, St. Augustine wrote his magnum opus, City of God, showing that the point of faith was not to win rewards on earth, but to secure entry to the heavenly city of God.
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Episode 2.10 With All Your Heart, and All Your Mind, and All Your Soul
Book Club! This episode follows the life of St. Augustine from his baptism on Easter 387 to the end of the 4th century. We then review his groundbreaking memoir "Confessions" and his relationship with God, his relationships with his fellow man, and his relationship with sins of the flesh.
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Episode 2.9 Confessions
Time to confess my feelings about St. Augustine's Confessions
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Episode 2.8 Church and State
Between 374 and 394, the actions of St. Ambrose of Milan and Emperor Theodosius the Great had a major impact on the integration of the Christian Church with State policy that reverberated through history for 1500 years.
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Episode 2.7 Bishop Wulfias
The story of Wulfias (c.310-380), the bishop of the Christians to the Getic people and the creator of the Gothic alphabet.
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