The story of CIVILIZATION

There are secrets, mysteries and paradoxes embedded into Dante's Divine Comedy. The ultimate secret of the universe is that we are in God, and God is in us. That's the ultimate secret, and it breaks apart the idea of the Holy Trinity. Remember, the idea of

Dante really is the height of civilization. It does not get better than Dante. I've taught Dante for three years now. This is my third time teaching Dante. What's amazing about it is that all students love Dante, but also each time I teach Dante, I&

Muhammad, as you know, is one of the most important and influential figures in human history. He is as important as Jesus. But ironically, we actually don't know that much about Muhammad. In fact, we probably know more about Jesus than we know about Muhammad. With Jesus, at

Even though Augustine is not as famous as some other thinkers, he's actually very important because he's actually the intellectual architect of the Catholic Church. In this world, the Catholic Church is the largest organization. It has 1.5 billion members. It's been around

I will show you that the first monotheistic religion is Christianity. Monotheism actually marks an intellectual revolution in human history, and it really created the conditions for modernity, the lives we're living today. I want to review Christianity and why it grew so fast. The Christian tradition If

Jesus and Christianity The central paradox in Christianity: what Jesus believes is different from what Christianity teaches us about Jesus. Let's review what Jesus teaches, what Christianity teaches us about Jesus. 1. Remember that Jesus is one of our great spiritual leaders and geniuses, like the Buddha. There&

Jesus is the most famous man who has ever lived. There are about two billion people on this planet, about a quarter of the human race, who worship him. Who is he? What does he believe? Why is he so important? The Historical Jesus Let's look at first

The First Temple Period Let us do an overview of the history of the ancient Israelites. From about the year 1010 BCE until 586, this is what is referred to as the First Temple period. Remember, the nation of Israel is created by King David, and it's a

We talked about King David of Israel and how he created the project of the Bible in order to create legitimacy and authority. We're continuing along this theme. The Chronology of the Bible Let's go over the chronology of the Bible. In the beginning there was

The Bible is the most important book ever. It has driven a lot of history. It's driving a lot of history today. If you want to fully understand the conflict in the Middle East, what's happening between Israel and Iran, what's happening in Palestine,