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S1 E44: Historical Sources (History Suite)

Posted on 3/30/2021 by Dr. Caleb Karges, Dr. C.J. Armstrong, and Dr. Jeff Mallinson

We answer a listener question about history being written by the victors. Regular History Suite host, Dr. Caleb Karges (military historian) is joined by Dr. C.J. Armstrong (classics) and Dr. Jeff Mallinson (historian of ideas and religion). What happens when we are left with only one source? What if that source is hostile? Assessing the author of a source is where this episode on historiography takes us.

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S1 E43: The Philistines (History Suite)

Posted on 3/29/2021 by Dr. Paul Elliott and Dr. Caleb Karges

Dr. Paul Elliott (Hebrew Bible/Old Testament) joins Dr. Caleb Karges (History) to discuss the interesting but elusive people known as the Philistines. Let these scholars bring the stories from the Old Testament to life.

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S1 E38: The Neo-Babylonian Empire (History Suite)

Posted on 2/26/2021 by Dr. Paul Elliott

The History Suite is embarking on a new series called “People and Places,” exploring peoples of the world and their history. This episode's guest is Rev. Dr. Paul Elliott, Associate Professor of Theology at Concordia University Irvine, author of a book on Ambrose of Milan and currently writing a commentary on the book of Habbakuk. With Rev. Dr. Elliott as our tour-guide, he takes us to the streets of ancient Babylon and points out the sights and sounds of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, including the Hanging Gardens, Ziggurats, beer, religion, money, and politics.

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S1 E34: History and the Movies (History Suite)

Posted on 2/3/2021 by Caleb Karges, CJ Armstrong, and Jeff Mallinson

Three CUI historians discuss cinema and history, and share their least favorites, favorites and discuss documentaries. Joining regular host Caleb Karges (Military History) are CJ Armstrong (Classical History) and Jeff Mallinson (Intellectual and Religious History).

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S1 E31: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories (History Suite)

Posted on 1/14/2021 by Joe Popp, Jeff Mallinson, and Caleb Karges

In the wake of last week’s siege of the US Capitol, we use history to make sense of conspiracy theories, conspiracies, and mob violence. In an unprecedentedly lonely time, the pressure release valves of societies seem to have led people to desire riotous group violence. In a sense, this is a bonus follow up to last semester’s insurgency series conducted by the History Suite. Joe Popp and Jeff Mallinson join regular host of this CUI Bono Cast series, military historian Caleb Karges. 

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S1 E29: Strategic Thought Retrospective (History Suite)

Posted on 12/26/2020 by Dr. Caleb Karges, Sam Fluegge, and Jacob Lange

Dr. Caleb Karges, Jacob Lange, and Sam Fluegge conclude this term’s series on Strategic Thought by reflecting on all of the readings together and on the class that accompanied it. We talk about some of our favorite concepts from the class and our favorite authors. We then draw comparisons between military strategy and board games. They draw conclusions about warfare and love of neighbor toward the end, all for the sake of peace on earth and good will to all of humanity. 

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S1 E28: Strategy (History Suite)

Posted on 12/16/2020 by Dr. Caleb Karges, Sam Fluegge, and Jacob Lange

In this episode Dr. Caleb Karges, Samuel Fluegge, and Jacob Lange examine the work of the prolific British strategic theorist, Basil Liddell Hart and his idea of the "indirect approach" that he explains in his book Strategy. 

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S1 E27: The Influence of Sea Power (History Suite)

Posted on 12/15/2020 by Dr. Caleb Karges, Sam Fluegge, and Jacob Lange

Caleb Karges, Sam Fluegge, and Jacob Lange discuss Capt. Alfred Thayer Mahan’s The Influence of Sea Power upon History and lessons from surfing for understanding naval warfare end existential reflection. 

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