The Pearl of Great Price
A short daily trip down the lane of Christian History. Looking at the fascinating people and events that have shaped a universal civilisation.
Podcasting since 2021 • 369 episodes
The Pearl of Great Price
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Mar 22 Johnathan Edwards and the Great Awakening
He has been described as the greatest American Theologian. We look at Johnathan Edwards and his role in the Christian revivals which swept across the UK and its colonies in the 18th Century. Called the Great Awakening in America or the Evangeli...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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9:24
Mar 21 Papier Mache Papal Tiara
Pope Pius VII lived under the shadow of Napoleon Bonaparte, which led to him being crowned with a papier-mache papal tiara. Today we look at the story.
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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8:57
Mar 20 Cuthbert & Lindisfarne
This is the story of one of the most popular saints in England, who was key in nation-building as the Anglo-Saxons emerged from centuries of Viking conquest
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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8:18
Mar 19 Taiping Rebellion & The Heavenly Kingdom
Described as the bloodiest civil war of all time, with casualties in their tens of millions. Led by a self-proclaimed prophet who believed he was the Brother of Jesus Christ - we look at the Taiping Rebellion
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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7:58
Mar 18 Charles Spurgeon and the Metropolitan Tabernacle
Called a prince amongst preachers, Surgeon attracted huge crowds to his services in London. After a tragic stampede in a temporary church we remember today how he moved to the purpose-built Metropolitan Tabernacle
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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7:59