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Robert Woodberry: Empire & the Missionary Roots of Liberal Democracy
Robert Woodberry: Empire & the Missionary Roots of Liberal Democracy
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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Jun 4, 2020
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Podcast episode
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Dr. Robert Woodberry discusses his groundbreaking work pointing to how “Western modernity is profoundly shaped by religious factors and in particular, that conversionary Protestants were a crucial catalyst initiating the development and spread of religious liberty, mass education, mass printing, newspapers, voluntary organizations, most major colonial reforms, and the codification of legal protections for nonwhites […]
Released:
Jun 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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