History for Atheists
Atheist activism has a serious history problem. In the History for Atheists podcast, history writer Tim O'Neill tries to correct the misconceptions many of his fellow atheists have about history and debunks some common myths and fringe ideas about religious history generally.
Podcasting since 2021 • 25 episodes
History for Atheists
Latest Episodes
Dr Nathan Johnstone Interview - New Atheist Bad History
My guest today is Dr Nathan Johnstone. Nathan is the author of the excellent 2018 book, The New Atheism, Myth and History: The Black Legends of Contemporary Anti-Religion. Like me, Nathan is an unbeliever. And, like me, he has been concerned at...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:13:59
Dr David Perry Interview - The "Dark Ages"
My guest today is Dr David M. Perry . David is a medieval historian and author of several books, including The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe and the forthcoming Oathbreakers, both co-authored with Matthew Gabriele. He has taught...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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54:30
Dr Kipp Davis Interview - Jewish Apocalypticism
My guest today is Dr Kipp Davis. Kipp is a biblical scholar and an expert in early Jewish literature and history, with a focus on the Dead Sea Scrolls. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Manchester (2009), has held several professional ...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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1:31:59
Hypatia - Myths and History
The story often told about Hypatia of Alexandria was that she was a great scientist, rationalist and scholar who was brutally murdered by a mob of Christians who hated her knowledge and learning, with her death ushering in the Dark Ages. But th...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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53:12
Dr Philipp Nothaft Interview - The Date of Christmas
My guest today is Dr Philipp Nothaft. Philipp is a Fellow of All Souls Oxford and a historian specializing in astronomy, astrology and calendars in late antiquity, the Middle Ages and early modern Europe. He’s also the author of a key paper on ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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