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A History Course — in 18 Holes

Eric Scheske of The Daily Eudemon has launched the most amazing crash course in, well, all of history. Eric takes us from the dawn of civilization to the papacy of Pope John Paul II in “18 holes” — and they’re quick holes, just like miniature golf. Hit the links now. He’s just about to arrive at the Patristic Era. If you get really good at doing history this way, we’ll call you “Tiger.” Here’s Eric:

I’m repeatedly shocked at the lack of historical knowledge, especially among Catholics who should have at least a fundamental grasp of the subject in order to appreciate their religion. I earlier started a booket with the working title, “18 Holes to Knowledge.” It revolved around 18 events, spanning the dawn of history to JPII, and was intended to help people develop a Catholic historical sense without much effort. I couldn’t find a publisher for the booklet, so I abandoned it, but two people told me that they found the “holes” from the dawn of history to Christ helpful. As a “public service,” I have cut-and-pasted them below…

Read the rest. And spend some time glorying in the archives of The Daily Eudemon. If Chesterton and Mencken were alive today, TDE is just the kind of blog they’d give us.