Undeceptions with John Dickson

Is history under threat? 

Increasingly, the modern, individualistic global West is coming to see history as a discipline that's irrelevant, harmful, and divisive. 

Some are worried that we're becoming increasingly disconnected from a broader story. 

Can the past help us navigate our modern world? Or is it better if we let it fade into a "dark age"?

  • (00:11) - What do you call a collective of historians?
  • (05:40) - Why does history matter?
  • (08:12) - What makes a good historian?
  • (10:49) - Historical culture wars
  • (14:32) - An Ahistoric Age
  • (16:44) - Is history irrelevant?
  • (18:59) - Historical ignorance
  • (24:46) - Recovering facts from framing
  • (30:11) - Looking back but moving forward
  • (33:41) - Priests of History
  • (35:56) - Sarah encounters rational faith
  • (44:24) - The perks of Biblical meditation
  • (47:02) - Make tradition cool again
  • (47:52) - 5 Minute Jesus
  • (54:07) - Why take history seriously in 2024?
  • (58:19) - The good guys of history's bad Empires

What is Undeceptions with John Dickson?

Every week on Undeceptions we’ll explore some aspect of life, faith, history, culture, or ethics that is either much misunderstood or mostly forgotten. With the help of people who know what they’re talking about, we’ll be trying to ‘undeceive ourselves’ and let the truth ‘out’.