https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-pearl-of-great-priceenChristianityCopyright Pearl of Great Pricehttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bf15d3f4cb848fd3234645534178b0a5.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/the-pearl-of-great-priceThu, 02 Mar 2023 05:30:59 +0000Pearl of Great PricePearl of Great Pricefeeds@spreaker.comA short daily trip down the lane of Christian History. Looking at the fascinating people and events that have shaped a universal civilisation.cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/apr-17-easter-sundayBuzzsprout-10360484Sat, 16 Apr 2022 16:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceToday we look at how Christians celebrate Easter all over the world and how it survived in Communist Russia644communism,easter,eggs,russiaclean417fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/apr-15-good-fridayBuzzsprout-10360349Thu, 14 Apr 2022 16:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceWe look at Good Friday and the historical evidence surrounding the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, including the Turin Shroud and the St Helens discovery of the True Cross649crucifixion,good friday,jesus. st helen,turin shroudclean415fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/apr-4-isidore-of-seville-patron-saint-ofBuzzsprout-10331660Sun, 03 Apr 2022 16:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceSaint Isidore wrote the 20 volume Etymologies, an encyclopedia that saved much knowledge from the ancient world. The Western Roman empire had collapsed and barbarian tribes had taken over much of Europe. Pope John Paul II declared Isidore patron saint...520encyclopedia,internet,isidore,seville,spainclean44fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/apr-2-siege-of-bethlehemBuzzsprout-10347832Fri, 01 Apr 2022 16:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceToday we look at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem and how a group of Palestinian militants sought sanctuary there .  We look at the history of this pilgrimage spot and how it shared by three monasteries. Also look at the role of the Franciscans...797bethlehem,franciscan,intifada,israel,jesus,nativity,palestineclean42fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/apr-1-the-last-supperBuzzsprout-8176563Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceWe look at research into the historical date of the Last Supper, looking at the calendar that Jesus would have used560easter,jesus,last supperclean41fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/dec-8-archaeology-of-jericho-and-capernaBuzzsprout-9661232Tue, 07 Dec 2021 17:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceToday we remember the death of Carl Watzinger - the German archaeologist who made historic discoveries in the important biblical sites of Jericho and Capernaum380archaeology. bible,capernaum,jerichocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/oct-16-the-quantam-physicist-who-became-Buzzsprout-9361733Fri, 15 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceJohn Polkinghorne believed that science and religion provided a binocular vision of the truth. He left a prestigious post in Physics and Cambridge University to become an Anglican priest853anglican,physics,polkinghorne,religion,science,truthcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/aug-24-non-conformists-and-the-book-of-cBuzzsprout-9073115Mon, 23 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceToday approximately 2000 puritans resigned their pulpits as deadline came for forced assent to the Book of Common Prayer. We look at the remarkable impact they have had in both Britain and North America513anglican,cromwell,lloyd george,non conformism,puritancleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/mar-31-john-donne-metaphysical-poetBuzzsprout-8164171Tue, 30 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceThe rich and varied life of John Donne, the greatest of the metaphysical poets in Elizabethan England. Born into a persecuted Catholic family he ended up as the Dean of St Pauls.491donne,elizabethan,poetrycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/mar-30-start-of-reformation-in-englandBuzzsprout-8164111Mon, 29 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceToday in 1533 Thomas Cranmer was ordained Archbishop of Canterbury, historians mark this as the beginning of the Reformation in England. We look at his opportunistic rise and his downfall476canterbury,cranmer,henry viii,reformationcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/mar-29-corams-foundling-hospitalBuzzsprout-8163991Sun, 28 Mar 2021 17:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceThomas Coram was shocked walking into 18th Century London at the amount of abandoned children he would come across in the streets. This is the story of how he set up his famous foundling hospital - the first incorporated charity in Britain.497coram,foundling hospital,london,orphanscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/mar-28-the-salvation-army-in-americaBuzzsprout-8158960Sat, 27 Mar 2021 17:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceThey are a key part of the Christmas season in America.... but where did they come from? How was their reputation established? Did they popularise doughnuts? What are the challenges today454christmas,donuts,doughnuts,salvation armycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/mar-27-meister-eckhartBuzzsprout-8158923Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceThe German Dominican and Theologian Johannes Eckhart became very popular in the late 20th Century because of his Creation Spirituality. Today we look at his life and legacy. Was he a mystic or just a medieval theologian? Did his powerful preaching...521eckhartcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/mar-26-ravi-zacharias-and-his-mixed-legaBuzzsprout-8143873Thu, 25 Mar 2021 17:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceOne of the most popular Christian Apologists died recently and left multiple victims of abuse. This caused great distress in the Evangelical Community. Amidst all the book burning we look at his legacy499apologist,rzim,zachariascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/mar-25-the-emperor-who-became-a-monkBuzzsprout-8143679Wed, 24 Mar 2021 17:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceThe story of Byzantium and the Emperor Theodosius III who was forced to retire to a monastery with his son. Then the catastrophic 4th crusade, intended for Jerusalem which ended up in sacking Constantinople534byzantium,constantinople,crusadecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/mar-23-mcgregor-aston-villa-the-footballBuzzsprout-8142938Mon, 22 Mar 2021 17:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceHow Christian businessman William McGregor started the Football League. A teetotaller, first he cleaned up Aston Villa and then as the game was becoming more professional, he organised regular fixtures510aston villa,avfc,football,football league,soccer,the facleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/mar-20-cuthbert-lindisfarneBuzzsprout-8099467Fri, 19 Mar 2021 17:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceThis 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 conquest499cuthbert,durham,lindisfarnecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/mar-19-taiping-rebellion-the-heavenly-kiBuzzsprout-8099381Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceDescribed 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 Rebellion479china,qing,taiping rebellioncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/mar-17-mormon-relief-societyBuzzsprout-8099234Tue, 16 Mar 2021 17:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceClaiming to be the largest and oldest womans charitable group we look at the founding and the work of the Mormon Relief Society434lds,mormoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/mar-16-founding-of-the-red-crossBuzzsprout-8099183Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceWe look at the story of Henry Dunant, the founder of the Red Cross. What inspired him? Who signed the first Geneva Convention? What are the controversies around the Emblem used for the Red Cross?485dunant,geneva convention. battle of s,red crosscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/mar-15-cardinal-manning-and-the-dock-strBuzzsprout-8068446Sun, 14 Mar 2021 17:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceCardinal Manning was unusually a widow, and became very influential in Catholic Social Teaching - today we find out why.525london,manning,newman,rerum novarumcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/mar-10-rev-martin-luther-kingBuzzsprout-8043955Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceToday we remember how James Earl Ray confessed to the murder of Rev King. Todays pod takes a brief look at Kings life, his theology and his legacy537alabama,james earl ray,martin luther king,montgomery,washingtoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/mar-7-a-revolutionary-new-massBuzzsprout-8043882Sat, 06 Mar 2021 17:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceWe look at the first mass in the vernacular celebrated by Paul VI today in 1965. The roots of the reform and the consequences since.511ekon,lefebvre,mass,new rite,pope francis,sspxcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/mar-6-michelangeloBuzzsprout-8043808Fri, 05 Mar 2021 17:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceToday we remember the birth of possibly the greatest artist of all time, Michelangelo. We look at his work through four classics, the two statues of Pieta and David, the frescos of the Sistine Chapel and the Dome of St Peters in Rome. And we also...906autism,dome,michelangelo,pieta. david,sistine chapelcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/mar-4-william-penns-holy-experiment-of-pBuzzsprout-8027404Wed, 03 Mar 2021 17:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceToday King Charles II granted a royal charter to Quaker William Pen making him the largest (non-royal) landowner in the world. Thus began his holy experiment of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia.568penn,pennsylvania,philadelphia,quakercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/feb-27-keir-hardy-methodism-and-labourBuzzsprout-7965418Fri, 26 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceToday we remember the founding of the Labour party and the Methodist lay preacher Kier Hardy484keir hardy,labour,methodistcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/feb-22-people-power-in-the-philippinesBuzzsprout-7923517Sun, 21 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceToday a relatively peaceful revolution took place in Mania removing the autocrat Ferdinand Marcos, We look at the crucial role church leaders played in this406edsa,marcos,philippinescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/feb-21-world-council-of-churchesBuzzsprout-7920178Sat, 20 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceToday we remember the ending of the assembly of teh world council of churchhes in Canbera, Australia. Looking at the evolution of this inter-church organisation and the challenges for it493australia,canberra,wcc,world council of churchescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/feb-13-glencoe-massacreBuzzsprout-7805836Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceToday in 1692, thirty members of the MacDonald clan were killed by troops of the Earl of Argyll's Regiment, as an example to the Clan chiefs who were dragging their feet in swearing allegiance to the Protestant William of Orange.... we explore the...532bonnie prince charles,glencoe,jacobite,scotlandcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/14297795/feb-12-the-havana-declarationBuzzsprout-7765852Thu, 11 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000Pearl of Great PriceToday in 2016 saw the first-ever meeting between a Pope and the head of the Russian Orthodox church, we discuss how it came about and what will come of it410cuba,kiril,moscow,pope franciscleanfull