Martin Luther: Whether One May Flee From Deadly Plague
It was in the late summer of 1527, when a wave of bubonic plague struck the university city of Wittenberg, in Saxony.
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Trinity Westlake
Sep 54 min
Rosendo Salvado's Missions Work in Australia
Rosendo Salvado was a Spanish Benedictine monk, missionary and author. He was the son of Peter Salvado and his wife Francisca Rotea.
Cody Mitchell
Aug 135 min
What (or Who) Inspired the World’s Greatest Musician? Johann Sebastian Bach’s Secret
Johann Sebastian Bach is arguably the greatest composer of all time. But what motivated him?
Kurt Mahlburg
Jun 308 min
Karl Marx’s Obsession With the Devil
It’s well known that Communism killed 100 million people, but few are aware of the obsession Karl Marx had with the Devil.
Luke Powell
Jun 205 min
Was the British Empire driven by Power and Greed? Imperialism and Colonialism
Not many academics are brave enough to defend the record of the British Empire.
Cody Mitchell
Jun 135 min
The Greatest Composer of All Time: Johann Sebastian Bach
What do Beyoncé, the Beatles, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nina Simone, Béla Fleck and Pat Metheny all have in common (besides being great musicians)?
Kurt Mahlburg
Jun 75 min
Should Australia Restore Vandalised Monuments?
There is an easy solution to protect our national monuments from anti-Australia vandals. The question is: Are we brave enough to enact it?
Kurt Mahlburg
May 53 min
Cancel Culture Comes for Captain Cook’s Cottage
The writing is on the wall for Captain Cook’s Cottage in Melbourne’s Fitzroy Gardens.
Amelia Mitchell
Jan 262 min
A Sixteen-Year-Old Reflects on Australia Day
Sixteen-year-old Amelia reflects on what makes Australia Day special to her family, who migrated to Australia seventy-three years ago.
Eden Mitchell
Jul 16, 20232 min
The Rise of Communism in China
[Communism in China series: Part 1] The fall of the Chinese monarchy and the rise of communism under Yat-Sen.
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