Episode 40: Secularization, Social Order, and World History - A Conversation with Dr. Kevin Flatt

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Peter Leithart and James Wood discuss secularization and its impact on social order and world history with Dr. Kevin Flatt.

Peter Leithart and James Wood have a conversation with Dr. Kevin Flatt, the author of Secularization, Social Order, and World History: Toward a Global Perspective. Kevin Flatt serves as Professor of History and Associate Dean of Humanities at Redeemer University, and as a Research Fellow at the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Societal Futures at the University of Waterloo. As associate dean, he provides academic leadership for the programs in History, Philosophy, Politics, and Religion &...

People in this episode

Hosts: Peter Leithart, James Wood

Guest: Dr. Kevin Flatt

Topics covered

• secularization
• social order
• world history
• religion
• academic leadership

Keywords

• secularization
• social order
• world history
• religion
• academic leadership
• history
• philosophy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Redeemer University, Institute for Religion, Culture, and Societal Futures, University of Waterloo

Books & works: Secularization, Social Order, and World History: Toward a Global Perspective

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