In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett analyze Protestantism’s global evolution, exploring how sectarian dogmas, economic shifts, and historical transitions from the 1600s shaped modern Western identity.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:16) The Historical Impact of Protestantism
(01:32) Protestantism as the Spear Tip of Innovation
(03:51) The Shifting Religious and Ethnic Landscape
(05:29) Modernity and the Erasure of History
(11:20) Nietzsche and the Death of God
(16:57) The Theological Origins of Science
(21:33) The Map of Protestant Europe in 1600
(27:00) Rationality vs Modern Anti-Intellectualism
(35:08) The Social Conservatism of the Reformation
(38:05) John Calvin and the Power of Sincerity
(40:51) Max Weber and the Calvinist Work Ethic
(42:53) Psychological Drives: Busyness vs Sovereignty
(44:02) The Rise of Therapy and Wellness Culture
(56:01) Germanic Cultures and the Protestant Map
(1:03:08) Lutheranism and the Individual Reader
(1:06:50) Jante’s Law and Scandinavian Conformity
(1:14:33) Pietism and the Wellspring of Philosophy
(1:18:17) Calvinism: Totalitarianism and Capitalist Freedom
(1:35:47)) The Quakers and Social Radicalism
(1:39:24) The Baptists and Adult Baptism
(1:43:32) Methodism and the Great Awakenings
(1:49:39) Anglicanism and the English Establishment
(2:01:39) Mormonism and the Faustian Will
(2:05:42) Pentecostalism and Growth in the Third World
(2:14:00) Darwinism and the 21st-Century Religious Collapse
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