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Is Islam better than Christianity at Science?

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Matthew Olson — Leave a comment

In this short clip, I analyze the important relationship between Christians (especially Syriacs) and Muslims in the realm of scientific advancement. (Vimeo, Gloria) Advertisements

Tagged with: arabic, greek, greek philosophy, historical, history, islam, middle ages, middle east, muslim, philosophy, science, syriac, syriac christians, theology
Posted in Historical, Science

The Inquisitions

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Matthew Olson — Leave a comment

In this episode, I clear up a lot of the confusion and the lies about the biggest historical inquisitions, especially the one in Spain. (Alternative link, via Vimeo.)

Tagged with: alexander iv, alexander vi, catholic, catholicism, historical, history, inquisition, italy, king ferdinand, papacy, philip ii, pope, portugal, portuguese inquisition, queen isabella, roman inquisition, rome, sixtus iv, spain, spanish inquisition, torquemada
Posted in Historical, Radio, Science