Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2022-05-30
Books mentioned on 257. India, Europe & Biblical Revolution | Vishal Mangalwadi
This episode was recorded on April 28th, 2022. Vishal Mangalwadi and I discuss the history of India and the role the Bible played in shaping it as a country.
Jordan Peterson recommended The Book that Made Your World by Vishal Mangalwadi and This Book Changed Everything by Vishal Mangalwadi and others, and discussed The World of Gurus by Vishal Mangalwadi and others, When the New Age Gets Old by Vishal Mangalwadi, India, the Grand Experiment by Vishal Mangalwadi, and The Republic. Vishal Mangalwadi recommended From Plato to NATO by David Gress and Let There Be by Anthony B Wilson, and discussed The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The World of Gurus
Discussed“in 1977 asia's then largest publisher v cass publishing house published his first book the world of gurus”
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When the New Age Gets Old
Discussed“his next two books when the new age gets old ivp 1992 and india the grand experiment hippa ran 1997 brought his work to the attention of american and european readers”
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India, the Grand Experiment
Discussed“his next two books when the new age gets old ivp 1992 and india the grand experiment hippa ran 1997 brought his work to the attention of american and european readers”
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The Book that Made Your World
The Book that Made Your World by Vishal Mangalwadi is a historical and cultural study that examines how the Bible shaped Western civilization, language, science, and societal values.
Recommended“i recently read two of his newer books the book that made your world and thomas nelson 2011 and in what is some ways a companion volume and an extension this book changed everything sought after press media 2019”
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This Book Changed Everything
This Book Changed Everything by Vishal Mangalwadi, published alongside Museum of the Bible Books, is a deep scholarly work examining the profound historical impact of biblical texts on global civilization.
Recommended“i recently read two of his newer books the book that made your world and thomas nelson 2011 and in what is some ways a companion volume and an extension this book changed everything sought after press media 2019”
Where to get it
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The Republic
The Republic by Plato is a foundational philosophical dialogue that explores the ultimate definition of justice, the nature of the ideal state, and the structure of the human soul.
Discussed“political philosophy begins with plato republic plato the professors are saying that democracy came from greek city-states”
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From Plato to NATO
From Plato to NATO by David Gress is a historical study tracing the evolution of Western values and the concept of freedom from ancient Greece through the modern era.
Recommended“it was of course later david grass his book from plato to nato that helped me understand why american universities had deceived themselves”
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The Wealth of Nations
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith is a foundational text in classical economics that explores the nature and causes of national wealth through the division of labor, productivity, and free markets.
Discussed“that's what adam smith had already argued in uh his book the uh wealth of the nations was published 1776 the same year as american independence”
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Let There Be
Let There Be by Anthony B Wilson is a research thesis-turned-book that documents how modern Indian vernacular languages were created by bible translators.
Recommended“his book is called let there be india it's a big book the shorter version is still in print the bigger version we have to reprint”
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