Jonathan Pageau
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Universal History: How Kabbalah Shaped America: the Land of the End

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April 18, 2026

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This is the final episode of our Universal History series on the American Religion. Deacon Seraphim Rohlin and I look at the religious ideas behind the American project, especially the influence of Kabbalah and the search for a “pure” and universal mystical tradition. We trace how early Protestants, thinkers like Thomas Jefferson, and figures like Ezra Stiles engaged with Jewish mysticism as part of their attempt to understand and shape America’s role in the universal history.

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Universal HistoryThomas JeffersonEzra StilesThe Symbolic WorldComing UpIntro MusicJefferson AdamsPure Religion

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