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[Faith] Episode 8: Joseph Henrich - Is Christianity Weird?

The Bible For Normal People

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The Impact of the Medieval Period on Western Culture

The church is spreading. And then what's spreading along with it are these marriage and family practices. So we can show that places that had more and longer centuries under the church as measured by the presence of a bishopric are weirder today in terms of individualism, conformity, and sort of trust and fairness with strangers. That's showing that this medieval thousand year period had a big impact.

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