A Podcast All About Christianity
When people think about the Great Awakening, they often think of the First Great Awakening and the preaching of Jonathan Edwards and George Whitfield. But after the First Great Awakening was a Second Great Awakening. This took place mostly in the early nineteenth century. The Second Great Awakening had an immense affect, not just on … Read More “The Second Great Awakening” »
When I studied church history in seminary, the text that was assigned was The Story of Christianity: Volume 1 The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation by Justo L. González. I just recently reread this book as a part of my ongoing research. I am reminded of what a tremendous resource this is. González … Read More “The Story of Christianity: Volume 1 – Review” »
When people think about the Reformation, they often think about Martin Luther and John Calvin. They are very important, but less well known is Ulrich Zwingli. Zwingli was a contemporary of Luther and preceded Calvin. This short video will give you a nice introduction of Ulrich Zwingli.
I find Origen of Alexandria to be one of the most interesting of the early church fathers. He has his issues and had some strange ideas, including the idea that Satan would be saved. Origen never became a saint (in the Roman Catholic understanding) and is considered a heretic by some. Still, there is no … Read More “Origen of Alexandria” »
One of the most well known saints is that of St Patrick. His day is not only still celebrated, it is observed by many non-Christians. This short video is a fun summary of his life. The one error is that Patrick was born in 387 AD and not 35 AD. Other than that, it is … Read More “The History of Saint Patrick” »
The crucifixion of Jesus is one of the central events of the Christian faith. Jesus was not the first (or the last) person to be crucified. Understanding the historical context of crucifixion helps us to understand what Jesus went through.
One of the most controversial events in Christian history is that of the Crusades. This video provides ones perspective on the Crusades. For a more detail look, I recommend the History of the Crusades podcast.
One of the most important events in church history was the Council of Nicaea. But what happened there? This video will give a quick overview of what happened.
It has been common from time to time to suggest a strong conflict between James and Paul in the early church. This was especially true during the time of Adolf von Harnack, who relying Hegelian philosophy, saw Judaism as the thesis (represented by James) and Hellenism as the antithesis (represented by Paul), resulting in a … Read More “Were Paul and James Enemies?” »
What is the role of images? What exactly were icons? Such questions played a major role in church history. Some icons as an important part of worship and others saw it as a breaking of commandments. This short video gives a nice summary of icon controversy of the church.
