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المهارات العلمية في الاستدلال بالقرآن على الأحكام || الحلقة (04) - أوجه التفسير

المنتقى من كتب الدراسات القرآنية || 28 - تتمة المجموعة الثالثة عشر: (كتب البلاغة القرآنية)

المنتقى من كتب الدراسات القرآنية || 27 - المجموعة الثالثة عشر: (كتب البلاغة القرآنية)

المنتقى من كتب الدراسات القرآنية || 26 -تتمة المجموعة الثانية عشرة: (كتب إعجاز القرآن)

المنتقى من كتب الدراسات القرآنية || 25 - استكمال المجموعة الثانية عشرة: (كتب إعجاز القرآن)

In a period of only about 100 years, Athens went from relative obscurity, to becoming an influential empire, to collapsing into ruin.

My guest today will guide us through the dramatic arc of this city-state and the larger-than-life characters that contributed to it. His name is David Stuttard, and he’s a classicist and the author of Phoenix: A Father, a Son, and the Rise of Athens, and Nemesis: Alcibiades and the Fall of Athens.

We begin our conversation with the rise of Athens and why its aristocratic families decided to institute a radically democratic form of government. David then walks us through how the Persian invasion catapulted Athens to power in Greece. Along the way, David explains how a father and son named Miltiades and Cimon led Athens to power. We then shift our attention to the fall of Athens and how it was precipitated by the Peloppensian War with their one-time ally, Sparta. David introduces us to the made-for-Hollywood character that would play a pivotal role in Athens’ fall — the handsome and charismatic aristocrat and serial traitor, Alcibiades. We end our conversation with the lessons we moderns can take from the rise and fall of Athens.

Resources Related to the Podcast
AoM Podcast #461: The Spartan Regime
AoM Podcast #710: The Spartans at Thermopylae
Miltiades
Battle of Marathon
Cimon
Alcibiades
Connect With David Studdard
David’s Website

#771: The Rise and Fall of Athens

In the 19th century, the source of the Nile River remained one of the greatest mysteries of geographic exploration. The story of how the British eventually found it is one of adventure, danger, and bravery, but also arrogance, envy, and resentment.

Here to offer some snapshots from this dramatic expedition is Candice Millard, author of River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile. Today on the show, Candice shares how two men who were very much opposites, Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke, ventured together on two years-long expeditions to locate the source of the longest and most legendary river in the world, the harrowing obstacles they faced in their quest, and how their partnership devolved into a bitter rivalry. Along the way, we discuss what made Burton such a compelling character, why we remember his name but not Speke's, and the African guide who was the unheralded hero in the achievements of both men.

#804: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile

On this episode, Lee dives headfirst into distant history to try to put together the puzzle of the Knights Templar. Did they really disappear, or did they take their great wealth and go underground to try to manipulate the world's events from behind the scenes?

For more information on the Knights Templar, check out Helen J Nichols' "The Knights Templar" or Michael Haag's "The Templars: The History and the Myth".

The Knights Templar

On this episode, Lee and Nathan look back at one of humanity's oldest known apocalypse stories, to see if they can find insight into why we sometimes seem so thirsty to have the world end. Along the way, they discuss monkeys AND hockey twice each somehow.

Introduction to the End of the World

Social media are full a people who claim that they know the true identity of the antiChrist, or that some world event is heralding the end of the world, or that they have cracked the code and know what modern symbol is actually the "666" of the Beast. But what does the Book of Revelation actually say? On this episode, Nathan and Lee dive into the text...

The End Times and the Book of Revelation

The fall of the Roman Empire has been a cultural touchstone in the West for centuries. It’s been used as a warning of what can happen to a society that gets off track. While lots of ink has been spilt on the topic archeologists have made new discoveries in the past few decades that have given us fresh insights as to why the Roman Empire deteriorated and what that decline looked like. 

My guest today recently earned his PhD from USC, specializing in the fall of the Roman Empire, and he’s begun putting his vast knowledge into an accessible and easy-to-digest podcast. His name is Patrick Wyman and his podcast is called "The Fall of Rome." Today on the show, Patrick and I discuss the theories out there as to why the Roman Empire fell, the role of the barbarians in the fall, and what the fall of the Empire may have looked and felt like to Roman citizens at the time. We also discuss if there are any similarities between the Roman Empire and the United States, and if we’re following the same path that Rome did.

#804: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile

The Art of Manliness