AUDIO: How Popes are Elected

I'm a big fan of The Teaching Company, since they offer some great university-level courses on a wide range of subjects, including history, literature, religion and philosophy, that are taught by leading professors in each field (although your mileage may vary, depending on the course and the professor). Overall, it's a great way to expand your knowledge while driving, traveling or just relaxing at home.

As they do once in awhile, a couple of days ago The Teaching Company sent out an email containing a link to a couple of free lectures that relate to an issue of current interest. The free lectures that they most recently informed me about deal with the question of How Are Popes Elected? I've listened to a portion of the first of the two lectures and found it rather interesting. Due to that, I just wanted to share it with my readers, both Muslim and non-Muslim—which The Teaching Company certainly encourages. So if you're interested, please listen to both How to Elect a Pope (Run Time: 31:50) and Papal Elections: Then and Now (Run Time: 31:59). Both lectures can be downloaded in MP3 format as well.

Please take note that every once in awhile I do manage to get something posted in a timely manner...