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The History of the Church (Part 42) Francis of Assisi Part 2
Season 3 Episode 14
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Episode Notes:
In our last episode, we stood in Rome in the year 1215. Bishops had gathered from across Western Europe, and the papacy…
6 hours ago
The History of the Church (Part 41) Francis of Assisi Part 1
Season 3 Episode 13
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This month's episode is a massive bonus triple episode. Parts 2 and 3 will follow over the next two weeks.
Please note that this epis…
1 week, 2 days ago
A History of The Christian Church (Part 40). The Fourth Council of the Lateran. (1215 A.D.)
Season 3 Episode 12
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This episode was extensively developed from an essay I wrote in 1994 as a conclusion to a module on the Medieval Church …
1 month, 1 week ago
A History of The Christian Church (Part 39) Joachim of Fiore - The Father of the ‘New Age’.
Season 3 Episode 11
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It was an age of order, logic, and structure. The great questions of faith were increasingly discussed in the schools and universitie…
2 months, 1 week ago
The History of the Christian Church (Part 38) Peter Lombard -The Man Who Built Medieval Theology.
Season 3 Episode 10
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Some people change history through dramatic events. Others change it through ideas. And then there are those rare figur…
3 months, 1 week ago
A History of The Christian Church (Part 37) Bernard of Clairvaux - The Voice That Called the Church Back.
Season 3 Episode 9
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What happens when the church becomes too clever? What happens when faith is no longer something to be lived, but something to…
4 months, 1 week ago
A History of The Christian Church (Part 36) Peter Abelard - When Reason Takes the Stage.
Season 3 Episode 8
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This episode goes live on all podcast platforms on the 1st May 2026
What happens when the human mind refuses to stay quiet?
Today as we…
5 months, 1 week ago
A History of The Christian Church (Part 35) Anselm, Part Two - Faith Seeking Understanding.
Season 3 Episode 7
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A History Podcast of the Christian Church told through the lives and thoughts of its greatest thinkers.
Anselm of Canterbury Part Two.…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
A History of The Christian Church (Part 34) Anselm, Part One - Faith Seeking Understanding.
Season 3 Episode 6
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A History Podcast of the Christian Church told through the lives and thoughts of its greatest thinkers.
Anselm of Canterbury Part One.…
6 months ago
A History of The Christian Church (Part 33) John Scotus Erigena – The Theologian of the Dark Ages.
Season 3 Episode 5
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Welcome back to The History of the Christian Church — where we journey through the shadows and the light of Christian history to disc…
7 months, 1 week ago