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Pearl of Great Price
Aug 27, 20213 min read
Aug 21 Adam Gifford and the Gifford Lectures
Its 1885, we are in Scotland, where today Lord Adam Giffords’ will was finalised. A large part of his substantial fortune made from a...


Pearl of Great Price
Jun 14, 20213 min read
June 15 Archbishop Stephen Langton and Magna Carta
The energetic leadership and conciliatory skills of Archbishop Stephen Langton forced King John to grant his seal to Magna Carta at...


Pearl of Great Price
Jun 4, 20213 min read
June 4 Silencing Prayer in Schools
A landmark case that started in 1982 found that it was not allowed to have a minutes silence in Alabama Schools. Bitterly fought it went...


Pearl of Great Price
May 26, 20213 min read
May 27 The oldest continuing legal system
The Body of Canon law is historically continuous from the early church to the present, and such can claim to be the oldest functioning...


Pearl of Great Price
Apr 10, 20213 min read
Apr 11 Pacem in Terris
Today we go back to year 1963 and look at a ground breaking papal encyclical Pacem in terris ( 'Peace on Earth') issued by Pope John...


Pearl of Great Price
Jan 29, 20214 min read
Jan 14 - Albert Schweitzer Born
Today in 1875, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Theologian and Missionary, Albert Schweitzer was born. We look at his remarkable life and mixed...
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