134. History Wars

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
• (35:26) - Priests of History
• (37:41) - Sarah encounters rational faith
• (46:09) - The perks of Biblical meditation
• (48:47) - Make tradition cool again
• (49:37) - 5 Minute Jesus
• (57:00) - Why take history seriously in 2024?
• (01:01:12) - The good guys of history's bad Empires