To unite seemingly unrelated disciplines, David Christian developed a new history subject called "Big History." Big History examines the origin of humanity not from the perspective of conventional historical studies, where history begins at the start of civilization, but from the Big Bang.īy expanding history's range to 13.7 billion years, the age of the universe, David Christian makes history truly interdisciplinary. After all, the common goal for both scientists and artists is to better serve humanity. This makes it difficult for humanity as a whole to share a common origin narrative. Different disciplines, such as physics, philosophy, literature, and chemistry, rarely have conversations with each other. In 1989, David Christian, Distinguished Professor of History at Macquarie University, recognized a division in modern academia. This is why every country and community focuses greatly on unifying one narrative – or one history – to be taught to their youngsters.īy expanding history's range to 13.7 billion years, the age of the universe, David Christian makes history truly interdisciplinary. History has been used by people since the beginning of civilization as a tool telling us that we are meaningful beings. Without an explanation of what makes us us, one is vulnerable to feelings of misery and hopelessness. This narrative tells the people in that community why our landscapes look the way they are, why we have different seasons, why the sky rains, and, more importantly, how we humans came to be. Engagingly written with thought-provoking insights toward how to view our past, this book will satisfy both scholars and history enthusiasts.Įvery culture, religion, and community has its narrative of how this world originated. By dividing our universe’s 13.7 billion years of age into eight thresholds, Christian hopes to derive a historical narrative that all humans today can relate to. In this book, David Christian, who founded the discipline of Big History, presents his three-decade-long work in establishing a history discipline that examines the past since the Big Bang. Origin Story: A Big History of Everything
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