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503 Early Church History 21: The Dual Natures Controversy of the Fifth Century
This is part 21 of the Early Church History class.
In the fifth century Christians waged a theological civil war that ended in a massive church split. The issue was over the dual natures of Christ. H…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
502 Early Church History 20: Early African, Armenian, and Asian Christianity
This is part 20 of the Early Church History class.
So far we've been focusing primarily on Christianity within the Roman Empire in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East--the land surrounding the …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
501 Early Church History 19: Arian Kingdoms from Ulfilas to Clovis
This is part 19 of the Early Church History class.
Even though the Roman Empire chose Nicene Christianity as it's "orthodoxy," subordinationist Christianity continued to exist, especially outside amo…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
500 Early Church History 18: The Gifts of the Spirit in Early Christianity
This is part 18 of the Early Church History class.
I wonder how many Christians in the world today believe the gifts of the spirit ceased in the time of the apostles? I know there are quite a few. Ma…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
499 Early Church History 17: The Kingdom of God in Early Christianity
This is part 17 of the Early Church History class.
Throughout the first five hundred years of Christian history, a significant shift occurred in what we believed about our ultimate destiny. The New T…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
498 Early Church History 16: Jerome and Augustine
This is part 16 of the Early Church History class.
Jerome and Augustine are two of the most influential Latin Christians of the first millennium of Christianity. This episode will introduce you to th…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
497 Early Church History 15: Monasticism from Anthony to Benedict
This is part 15 of the Early Church History class.
We are shifting gears away from Christology to talk about the desert fathers and mothers. These were people that decided to leave the city and go of…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
496 Early Church History 14: Paul of Samosata and Photinus of Sirmium
This is part 14 of the Early Church History class.
We've been learning about the controversy over Christ's origins in the last couple of episodes. This battle raged between groups of Christians who a…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
495 Early Church History 13: Trinity Controversy in the Fourth Century
This is part 13 of the Early Church History class.
Between the year 325 and 381 titanic shifts occurred that changed Christianity forever. Rather than ending conflict and ushering in a golden era of …
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
494 Early Church History 12: Arius and Alexander of Alexandria
This is part 12 of the Early Church History class.
Today we begin a two part series on the Christological controversies of the fourth century. Our focus for this episode is the conflict between Alexa…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago