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- 70 - Episode 64 – Missionary Diplomacy
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Emily Conroy-Krutz, author of Missionary Diplomacy. In the 19th Century, the United States was expanding […]
Sat, 21 Sep 2024 - 31min - 69 - Episode 63 – Sacred Service: American Chaplains in the First World War
An important part of Christian history has been the role of clergy in supporting the military in terms of both spiritual and […]
Tue, 20 Aug 2024 - 30min - 68 - Episode 62 – Athanasius the Great
One of the greatest defenders of what would be known as orthodox Christianity was Athanasius the Great, bishop of Alexandria. He was […]
Wed, 10 Jul 2024 - 10min - 67 - Episode 61 – The Desert Fathers and Mothers
While some Christians were gathering in councils and devising creeds, others were fleeing the cities to be alone with God. These were […]
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 - 5min - 66 - Episode 60 – Quest for the Historical Santa Claus: Bishop Nicholas of Myra
In this special Christmas episode, we look at the figure who would be the inspiration for the popular Santa Claus. While some […]
Tue, 19 Dec 2023 - 5min - 65 - Episode 59 – The First Council of Nicaea
One of the most important events in Christian history is the First Council of Nicaea that took place in 325 AD. Christianity […]
Wed, 06 Dec 2023 - 14min - 64 - Episode 58 – The Rise of Arianism
The Christian church was emerging out of a time of persecution but their troubles were not over. Shifting from threats from without […]
Tue, 08 Aug 2023 - 8min - 63 - Episode 57 – Introducing Constantine the Great
One of the most influential people in the history of the early church was someone of unknown religious conviction. Constantine came to […]
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 - 12min - 62 - How Bad Was Constantine the Great?
Emperor Constantine was Great, but was he good? If you were talk to many Christians today, they might suggest that much of […]
Thu, 02 Feb 2023 - 8min - 61 - Episode 56 – Diocletian and the Great Persecution
There had been numerous persecutions on a small scale for the first three centuries but the church experienced a much more significant […]
Wed, 11 Jan 2023 - 16min - 60 - Episode 55 – The Popes of the Third Century
The third century was a time of great upheaval for the Roman Empire and it was equally so for the church in […]
Sat, 30 Jul 2022 - 15min - 59 - Episode 54 – The Rise of Manichaeism
One of the religious movements that emerged in the third century was that of Manichaeism. This religion, founded by the Iranian prophet […]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022 - 12min - 58 - Episode 16 – Herod and Sons
The family of Herod the Great weaved in and out of the story of the early church, including the lives of Jesus […]
Fri, 17 Nov 2017 - 14min - 57 - Episode 53 – The Roman Empire in the Third Century
The Christian Church existed within and was growing inside the Roman Empire. What was happening in the Roman Empire during the third […]
Sat, 18 Jun 2022 - 16min - 56 - Episode 52 – The Church in the First Half of the Third Century
By the third century, the church had been growing rapidly. They were facing threats both internal and external. In this episode, we […]
Thu, 19 May 2022 - 14min - 55 - Episode 51 – Origen and Tertullian: The Most Respected of Heretics
Two of the brightest, most influential, and most prolific church fathers were Origen of Alexandria and Tertullian of Carthage. They were both […]
Thu, 28 Apr 2022 - 17min - 54 - Episode 50- A Pope in Wartime: Pius XII
Pope Pius XII was the pope during the Second World War. There is controversy over how he responded to the crisis. Should […]
Fri, 18 Feb 2022 - 10min - 53 - Episode 49 – Christian Apologists in the Second Century
As we conclude our look at the second century, we revisit some of the people we have already talked about. These are […]
Wed, 01 Dec 2021 - 17min - 52 - Episode 48 – The Second and Third Jewish Wars
Since the time before Jesus, the Jews were a part of the Roman Empire. Not a willing part, but a part nonetheless. […]
Fri, 05 Nov 2021 - 12min - 51 - How Many Apostles Were There?
It is impossible to say exactly how many people in the early church were considered apostles. We can say with certainty that […]
Fri, 22 Oct 2021 - 10min - 50 - Episode 47 – The Roman Empire in the Second Century
Back in episode 27, we looked at the Roman Emperors of the first century (or most of them). Now we take a […]
Sat, 16 Oct 2021 - 12min - 49 - Episode 46 – The “Popes” of the First Two Centuries
One of the most important leaders in the Church today is that of the Pope. But where did the popes come from? […]
Mon, 04 Oct 2021 - 12min - 48 - 5 Reasons Why I Love History
I have loved history for as long as I can remember. When my friends were reading superhero comic books, I was reading […]
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 - 8min - 47 - Episode 45 – Clement of Alexandria
Clement of Alexandria may not be the most well known of the Church Fathers but he was influential. Clement helped to develop […]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 - 9min - 46 - Episode 44 – Irenaeus of Lyons
In this episode, we look at one of the most influential of the early church fathers: Irenaeus of Lyons. He is especially […]
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 - 11min - 45 - Episode 43 – Justin Martyr
Justin Martyr was an important church father and pioneering Christian apologist. He had the courage to not just write a defence of […]
Thu, 01 Apr 2021 - 7min - 44 - Episode 42 – Getting to Know the Gnostics
One of the most important movements to understand the history of Christianity, especially for the second and third centuries, is that of […]
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 - 14min - 43 - Episode 41 – Interview With a Historian: Gord Heath
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Gordon Heath of McMaster Divinity College. We have an interesting chat on the nature of […]
Fri, 25 Sep 2020 - 38min - 42 - Episode 40 – Revived Thoughts
How do we study Christian history? One way is to look at the sermons of the past. Sermons are more than expositions […]
Wed, 29 Jul 2020 - 36min - 41 - Episode 39 – What is the Secret Gospel of Mark?
What do we do with the Secret Gospel of Mark? Some scholars accept it as an early Gospel, earlier even than our […]
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 - 15min - 40 - Episode 38 – Quadratus and the Epistle to Diognetus
In this episode, we finish up the collection of writings known as the Apostolic Fathers. While not as well known as some […]
Thu, 21 May 2020 - 8min - 39 - Episode 37 – The Gospel of Thomas
The Gospel of Thomas is probably the extra-canonical gospel that most people have heard of but do not know anything about. In […]
Thu, 19 Mar 2020 - 13min - 38 - Episode 36 – A Noble Company: The Canadians
I had the opportunity to write a chapter for A Noble Company: The Canadians. I wrote about a Baptist who came from […]
Wed, 05 Feb 2020 - 24min - 37 - Episode 35 – The Shepherd of Hermas and the Epistle of Barnabas
We continue to look at documents of the early church with a look at the Shepherd of Hermas and the Epistle of […]
Wed, 07 Aug 2019 - 14min - 36 - Episode 34 – The Apostle’s Creed and the Didache
There are two ancient Christian writings that are attributed to the Twelve Apostles, even though they unlikely wrote them. One, the Apostle’s […]
Wed, 17 Apr 2019 - 12min - 35 - Episode 33 – Papias of Hierapolis
Papias is the most important church father that you have never heard of. Even though none of his writings survive in anything […]
Thu, 20 Dec 2018 - 10min - 34 - Episode 32 – Polycarp of Smyrna
One of the most inspiring of the Apostolic Fathers is Polycarp. At the age of 86, he became a martyr, even though […]
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 - 15min - 33 - Update on the Podcast
It has been a while since the last episode but I have not given up on the podcast. I am busy with […]
Fri, 28 Sep 2018 - 1min - 32 - Episode 31 – Ignatius of Antioch
We continue our look at the Apostolic Fathers with a brief look at Ignatius of Antioch. Although we don’t have much information […]
Fri, 11 May 2018 - 11min - 31 - Episode 30 – Clement of Rome
Once we get out of the New Testament era, we move into the period of the Apostolic Fathers. These are some early […]
Tue, 27 Mar 2018 - 7min - 30 - Episode 29 – The Jewish War
One of the most important events in the first century for both Jews and Christians was the Jewish War (66-73 AD). This […]
Tue, 06 Mar 2018 - 10min - 29 - Episode 28 – Interview With Roman Montero on Early Christian Communism
The book of Acts describes a church in which the members held all things in common. But how seriously should we take […]
Tue, 20 Feb 2018 - 33min - 28 - Episode 27 – The Roman Empire in the First Century
As important as the Jewish background is to the rise of Christianity, so is the Roman background. All of the events of […]
Fri, 09 Feb 2018 - 15min - 27 - Episode 26 – Jewish Texts You Need to Know About
Christianity emerged out of Judaism. We have already looked at the Jewish background of Christianity. While there are many ways for us […]
Thu, 25 Jan 2018 - 13min - 26 - Episode 25 – Synoptic Gospels (Did Jesus Exist?)
This is the final episode of the series on the Synoptic Gospels based on my lectures from Tyndale University College. Although there […]
Thu, 11 Jan 2018 - 1h 11min - 25 - Special Announcement
We take a short break from our regular scheduled episodes to bring you a special announcement. I have decided to start a […]
Wed, 10 Jan 2018 - 1min - 24 - Episode 24 – Happy Birthday Jesus!
We take a break from our series on the Synoptic Gospels for a short Christmas episode. In this episode we look at […]
Sat, 23 Dec 2017 - 4min - 23 - Episode 23 – Synoptic Gospels (Luke)
In this lecture from the course Jesus and the Synoptic Gospels taught at Tyndale University College, we look at the Gospel of […]
Fri, 22 Dec 2017 - 43min - 22 - Episode 22 – Synoptic Gospels (Matthew)
One of the most popular Gospels is that of Matthew. It is in Matthew that we get the Sermon on the Mount […]
Tue, 19 Dec 2017 - 32min - 21 - Episode 21 – Synoptic Gospels (Mark)
In this lecture on the Synoptic Gospels from Tyndale University College, we look at the Gospel of Mark. Mark is generally considered […]
Wed, 13 Dec 2017 - 42min - 20 - Episode 20 – Synoptic Gospels (Authorship and Date)
This is a continuation of my lectures on Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels as taught at Tyndale University College. In this episode, […]
Fri, 08 Dec 2017 - 30min - 19 - Episode 19 – Synoptic Gospels (Synoptic Problem and Historical Criticism)
This is a continuation of the course on Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels that I taught at Tyndale University College. In this […]
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 - 34min - 18 - Episode 18 – Synoptic Gospels (Background, Genre, Canon)
This the second part of a lecture on Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels taught at Tyndale University College. In this section, I […]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017 - 59min - 17 - Episode 17 – Synoptic Gospels (Jewish Background)
This episode is the first part of a series of lectures I gave for a course on Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels […]
Sat, 25 Nov 2017 - 45min - 15 - Episode 15 – Martin Luther Nailed It: A Reformation Day Sermon
Introduction Many children are looking forward to October 31. They enjoy dressing up as their favourite superhero or some other character, and […]
Fri, 03 Nov 2017 - 20min - 14 - Episode 14 – Second Temple Judaism
Christianity didn’t emerge out of a vacuum. Although considered a separate religion now, it was originally a sect of Judaism. The culture […]
Fri, 29 Sep 2017 - 22min - 13 - Episode 13 – Interview With A Historian: Mark Steinacher
In this episode of the podcast, we have an interview with Dr. Mark Steinacher. Mark is an assistant professor of history at […]
Fri, 08 Sep 2017 - 20min - 12 - Episode 12 – Paul and Company
One of the interesting things about the Apostle Paul was his insistence on working with other Christian leaders. At one point Barnabas […]
Sat, 19 Aug 2017 - 9min - 11 - Episode 11 – The Letters of Paul
Much of our New Testament is made up of letters by the Apostle Paul. We are fortunate to have both an account […]
Thu, 17 Aug 2017 - 12min - 10 - Episode 10 – The Apostle Paul
In this episode, we look at the life of the Apostle Paul. We examine his beginnings in Tarsus as a faithful Jew […]
Sat, 12 Aug 2017 - 9min - 9 - Episode 9 – James: Brother and Author
This episode of the History of Christianity asks the questions: 1) Was Jesus really the brother of Jesus and 2) Did he […]
Sat, 12 Aug 2017 - 9min - 8 - Episode 8 – Pillars of the Church: Peter, James and John
In this eighth episode of the History of Christianity, we take a look at the three men that the Apostle Paul describes as the […]
Fri, 11 Aug 2017 - 22min - 7 - Episode 7 – The Church is Born
In this seventh episode of the History of Christianity, we take a look at the beginnings of the church, starting with the day […]
Thu, 10 Aug 2017 - 15min - 6 - Episode 6 – Jesus: Crucifixion and Resurrection
In this sixth episode of the History of Christianity, we take a look at Jesus as he enters Jerusalem, is arrested and crucified. We […]
Wed, 09 Aug 2017 - 11min - 5 - Episode 5 – Jesus: The Ministry Years
In this fifth episode of the History of Christianity, we look at Jesus’s ministry before his entry into Jerusalem. Rather than recounting every […]
Wed, 09 Aug 2017 - 7min - 4 - Episode 4 – Jesus: The Early Years
In this fourth episode of the History of Christianity, we look at Jesus from his birth to his baptism. We also look […]
Tue, 08 Aug 2017 - 8min - 3 - Episode 3 – Jesus Before the Early Years
In this third episode of the History of Christianity, we take a look at Jesus before he was born in Bethlehem. The New Testament […]
Tue, 08 Aug 2017 - 9min - 2 - Episode 2 – Sources for Jesus
In this second episode of the History of Christianity, we take a look at the sources we have for Jesus. How can […]
Mon, 07 Aug 2017 - 9min - 1 - Episode 1 – John the Baptist
In this first episode of the History of Christianity, we take John the Baptist as our starting point. In many ways, John […]
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