In this Universal History episode Richard Rohlin and I talk about holy week and the idea of marriage as the basis of civilization alongside René Girard's idea of the sacrifice and the scapegoat.

NOTE: Contrary to what I say in the video, the "fig tree" reading is actually from Sunday night (aka the Matins of Monday morning). -- Richard

Universal History series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVX4HUUPrIY_M2uZP3yW6EEiod3fGD6FD

Books mentioned:

- The Ancient City A Study On The Religion Laws And Institutions Of Greece And Rome: https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.85694/page/n13/mode/2up

- The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400-1580, by Eamon Duffy: https://www.amazon.com/Stripping-Altars-Traditional-Religion-1400-1580/dp/0300108281

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Thank you to Hayden Lukas for creating this version of the intro music: https://soundcloud.com/user-542590843/easter-overture?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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Richard’s work:

- Richard Rohlin’s articles on The Symbolic World blog: https://thesymbolicworld.com/author/richard_rohlin/

- Amon Sûl podcast (Exploring the Tolkien Legendarium with the Christian Faith): https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/amonsul

- Amid Weeping There is Joy: https://www.amazon.com/Amid-Weeping-There-Joy-Perspectives/dp/1951536126

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