Carroll prepared a lecture on Christopher Columbus speech to be delivered on October 25th, but tragically had a stroke the day before. The stroke took away his ability to speak, but he fervently wished that one day Christendom student would one day be able to hear his lecture, even if he was not able to deliver it personally.
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Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal
Dr. Carroll focuses his lecture on the achievements of Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal. Despite his title, he was not navigator, but rather he designed ships that were capable of sailing across the world.
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The Watchwords of Christendom College: Truth Exists, the Incarnation Happened
"Truth Exists, the Incarnation Happened" Dr. Carroll explains the motto of Christendom College, which centers around the pursuit of truth in light of faith.
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Andrew Eiva and the End of the Communist Empire
Dr. Carroll reveres Luthianain Andrew Eiva as the greatest hero he has ever known. Andrew Eiva dedicated his life fighting for freedom and ending the Communist empire which ruled over his homeland.
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The Fall of the Soviet Union
The unpredicted fall of the Soviet Union was a pivotal moment of the twentieth century, which Dr. Carroll remembers vividly and worked to bring an to in his lifetime.
A convert to Christianity, Carroll was educated at Bates College and received a Doctorate of History from Columbia University. After founding Christendom College, he served as the College’s president until 1985 and then as the chairman of its History Department until his retirement in 2002. He was the author of numerous historical works, including The Rise and Fall of the Communist Revolution and his major multi-volume work The History of Christendom.
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