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| Episode 64 – Missionary Diplomacy | 21 sept. 2024 | 00:31:40 | |
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Emily Conroy-Krutz, author of Missionary Diplomacy. In the 19th Century, the United States was expanding […] | |||
| Episode 63 – Sacred Service: American Chaplains in the First World War | 20 août 2024 | 00:30:34 | |
An important part of Christian history has been the role of clergy in supporting the military in terms of both spiritual and […] | |||
| Episode 62 – Athanasius the Great | 10 juil. 2024 | 00:10:33 | |
One of the greatest defenders of what would be known as orthodox Christianity was Athanasius the Great, bishop of Alexandria. He was […] | |||
| Episode 61 – The Desert Fathers and Mothers | 18 mars 2024 | 00:05:49 | |
While some Christians were gathering in councils and devising creeds, others were fleeing the cities to be alone with God. These were […] | |||
| Episode 60 – Quest for the Historical Santa Claus: Bishop Nicholas of Myra | 19 déc. 2023 | 00:05:39 | |
In this special Christmas episode, we look at the figure who would be the inspiration for the popular Santa Claus. While some […] | |||
| Episode 59 – The First Council of Nicaea | 06 déc. 2023 | 00:14:26 | |
One of the most important events in Christian history is the First Council of Nicaea that took place in 325 AD. Christianity […] | |||
| Episode 58 – The Rise of Arianism | 08 août 2023 | 00:08:57 | |
The Christian church was emerging out of a time of persecution but their troubles were not over. Shifting from threats from without […] | |||
| Episode 57 – Introducing Constantine the Great | 09 juin 2023 | 00:12:42 | |
One of the most influential people in the history of the early church was someone of unknown religious conviction. Constantine came to […] | |||
| How Bad Was Constantine the Great? | 02 févr. 2023 | 00:08:53 | |
Emperor Constantine was Great, but was he good? If you were talk to many Christians today, they might suggest that much of […] | |||
| Episode 56 – Diocletian and the Great Persecution | 11 janv. 2023 | 00:16:42 | |
There had been numerous persecutions on a small scale for the first three centuries but the church experienced a much more significant […] | |||
| Episode 55 – The Popes of the Third Century | 30 juil. 2022 | 00:15:38 | |
The third century was a time of great upheaval for the Roman Empire and it was equally so for the church in […] | |||
| Episode 54 – The Rise of Manichaeism | 28 juin 2022 | 00:12:00 | |
One of the religious movements that emerged in the third century was that of Manichaeism. This religion, founded by the Iranian prophet […] | |||
| Episode 53 – The Roman Empire in the Third Century | 18 juin 2022 | 00:16:39 | |
The Christian Church existed within and was growing inside the Roman Empire. What was happening in the Roman Empire during the third […] | |||
| Episode 52 – The Church in the First Half of the Third Century | 19 mai 2022 | 00:14:13 | |
By the third century, the church had been growing rapidly. They were facing threats both internal and external. In this episode, we […] | |||
| Episode 51 – Origen and Tertullian: The Most Respected of Heretics | 28 avr. 2022 | 00:17:19 | |
Two of the brightest, most influential, and most prolific church fathers were Origen of Alexandria and Tertullian of Carthage. They were both […] | |||
| Episode 50- A Pope in Wartime: Pius XII | 18 févr. 2022 | 00:10:36 | |
Pope Pius XII was the pope during the Second World War. There is controversy over how he responded to the crisis. Should […] | |||
| Episode 49 – Christian Apologists in the Second Century | 01 déc. 2021 | 00:17:30 | |
As we conclude our look at the second century, we revisit some of the people we have already talked about. These are […] | |||
| Episode 48 – The Second and Third Jewish Wars | 05 nov. 2021 | 00:12:13 | |
Since the time before Jesus, the Jews were a part of the Roman Empire. Not a willing part, but a part nonetheless. […] | |||
| How Many Apostles Were There? | 22 oct. 2021 | 00:10:20 | |
It is impossible to say exactly how many people in the early church were considered apostles. We can say with certainty that […] | |||
| Episode 47 – The Roman Empire in the Second Century | 16 oct. 2021 | 00:12:54 | |
Back in episode 27, we looked at the Roman Emperors of the first century (or most of them). Now we take a […] | |||
| Episode 46 – The “Popes” of the First Two Centuries | 04 oct. 2021 | 00:12:14 | |
One of the most important leaders in the Church today is that of the Pope. But where did the popes come from? […] | |||
| 5 Reasons Why I Love History | 14 sept. 2021 | 00:08:51 | |
I have loved history for as long as I can remember. When my friends were reading superhero comic books, I was reading […] | |||
| Episode 45 – Clement of Alexandria | 27 juil. 2021 | 00:09:54 | |
Clement of Alexandria may not be the most well known of the Church Fathers but he was influential. Clement helped to develop […] | |||
| Episode 44 – Irenaeus of Lyons | 02 juil. 2021 | 00:11:07 | |
In this episode, we look at one of the most influential of the early church fathers: Irenaeus of Lyons. He is especially […] | |||
| Episode 43 – Justin Martyr | 01 avr. 2021 | 00:07:11 | |
Justin Martyr was an important church father and pioneering Christian apologist. He had the courage to not just write a defence of […] | |||
| Episode 42 – Getting to Know the Gnostics | 01 janv. 2021 | 00:14:29 | |
One of the most important movements to understand the history of Christianity, especially for the second and third centuries, is that of […] | |||
| Episode 41 – Interview With a Historian: Gord Heath | 25 sept. 2020 | 00:38:39 | |
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Gordon Heath of McMaster Divinity College. We have an interesting chat on the nature of […] | |||
| Episode 40 – Revived Thoughts | 29 juil. 2020 | 00:36:13 | |
How do we study Christian history? One way is to look at the sermons of the past. Sermons are more than expositions […] | |||
| Episode 39 – What is the Secret Gospel of Mark? | 11 juil. 2020 | 00:15:07 | |
What do we do with the Secret Gospel of Mark? Some scholars accept it as an early Gospel, earlier even than our […] | |||
| Episode 38 – Quadratus and the Epistle to Diognetus | 21 mai 2020 | 00:08:43 | |
In this episode, we finish up the collection of writings known as the Apostolic Fathers. While not as well known as some […] | |||
| Episode 37 – The Gospel of Thomas | 19 mars 2020 | 00:13:28 | |
The Gospel of Thomas is probably the extra-canonical gospel that most people have heard of but do not know anything about. In […] | |||
| Episode 36 – A Noble Company: The Canadians | 05 févr. 2020 | 00:24:31 | |
I had the opportunity to write a chapter for A Noble Company: The Canadians. I wrote about a Baptist who came from […] | |||
| Episode 35 – The Shepherd of Hermas and the Epistle of Barnabas | 07 août 2019 | 00:14:28 | |
We continue to look at documents of the early church with a look at the Shepherd of Hermas and the Epistle of […] | |||
| Episode 34 – The Apostle’s Creed and the Didache | 17 avr. 2019 | 00:12:08 | |
There are two ancient Christian writings that are attributed to the Twelve Apostles, even though they unlikely wrote them. One, the Apostle’s […] | |||
| Episode 33 – Papias of Hierapolis | 20 déc. 2018 | 00:10:16 | |
Papias is the most important church father that you have never heard of. Even though none of his writings survive in anything […] | |||
| Episode 32 – Polycarp of Smyrna | 26 oct. 2018 | 00:15:42 | |
One of the most inspiring of the Apostolic Fathers is Polycarp. At the age of 86, he became a martyr, even though […] | |||
| Update on the Podcast | 28 sept. 2018 | 00:01:37 | |
It has been a while since the last episode but I have not given up on the podcast. I am busy with […] | |||
| Episode 31 – Ignatius of Antioch | 11 mai 2018 | 00:11:40 | |
We continue our look at the Apostolic Fathers with a brief look at Ignatius of Antioch. Although we don’t have much information […] | |||
| Episode 30 – Clement of Rome | 27 mars 2018 | 00:07:10 | |
Once we get out of the New Testament era, we move into the period of the Apostolic Fathers. These are some early […] | |||
| Episode 29 – The Jewish War | 06 mars 2018 | 00:10:15 | |
One of the most important events in the first century for both Jews and Christians was the Jewish War (66-73 AD). This […] | |||
| Episode 28 – Interview With Roman Montero on Early Christian Communism | 20 févr. 2018 | 00:33:20 | |
The book of Acts describes a church in which the members held all things in common. But how seriously should we take […] | |||
| Episode 27 – The Roman Empire in the First Century | 09 févr. 2018 | 00:15:38 | |
As important as the Jewish background is to the rise of Christianity, so is the Roman background. All of the events of […] | |||
| Episode 26 – Jewish Texts You Need to Know About | 25 janv. 2018 | 00:13:21 | |
Christianity emerged out of Judaism. We have already looked at the Jewish background of Christianity. While there are many ways for us […] | |||
| Episode 25 – Synoptic Gospels (Did Jesus Exist?) | 11 janv. 2018 | 01:11:11 | |
This is the final episode of the series on the Synoptic Gospels based on my lectures from Tyndale University College. Although there […] | |||
| Special Announcement | 10 janv. 2018 | 00:01:29 | |
We take a short break from our regular scheduled episodes to bring you a special announcement. I have decided to start a […] | |||
| Episode 24 – Happy Birthday Jesus! | 23 déc. 2017 | 00:04:37 | |
We take a break from our series on the Synoptic Gospels for a short Christmas episode. In this episode we look at […] | |||
| Episode 23 – Synoptic Gospels (Luke) | 22 déc. 2017 | 00:43:47 | |
In this lecture from the course Jesus and the Synoptic Gospels taught at Tyndale University College, we look at the Gospel of […] | |||
| Episode 22 – Synoptic Gospels (Matthew) | 19 déc. 2017 | 00:32:50 | |
One of the most popular Gospels is that of Matthew. It is in Matthew that we get the Sermon on the Mount […] | |||
| Episode 21 – Synoptic Gospels (Mark) | 13 déc. 2017 | 00:42:00 | |
In this lecture on the Synoptic Gospels from Tyndale University College, we look at the Gospel of Mark. Mark is generally considered […] | |||
| Episode 20 – Synoptic Gospels (Authorship and Date) | 08 déc. 2017 | 00:30:33 | |
This is a continuation of my lectures on Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels as taught at Tyndale University College. In this episode, […] | |||
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