Podcast Episodes

What to Do When We Disagree with an Early Church Father? - Kyle Stoltzfus

Episode 278

This is the 278th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.

Anabaptist Perspectives has done …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Yes, the Early Church Taught Penal Substitutionary Atonement - Dean Taylor

Episode 277

It is often argued that the early church did not teach penal substitutionary atonement, but rather taught Christus Victor. Dean Taylor argues that penal substitutionary atonement thinking was present…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Rapture, Tribulation, Millennium: What Does Revelation Teach?

Episode 276

In previous episodes with Paul Lamicela, the audience asked many questions about the book of Revelation. Here Paul engages with some of these questions and defines some of the discussion around the r…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

What Happened to the Anabaptists that Didn’t Leave Europe?

Episode 275

Yuriy Kravets tells the story of his interactions with Anabaptists in different parts of the world and discusses portions of global Anabaptist history. Why did Anabaptists scatter to begin with? What…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

My Experience with Teacher Burnout (And How to Avoid It)

Episode 274

Ruth Anna Kuhns shares from her personal experience as an educator who experienced teacher burnout. She shares tools for promoting sustainable teaching and avoiding unnecessary teacher turnover. Thri…

Published on 3 months ago

Why I Left the Army and What I’ve Learned Since Then

Episode 273

Tania Taylor enlisted in the United States Army along with her husband, Dean Taylor. They were stationed in West Germany during the Cold War, and during that time they came to believe in nonresistanc…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Gospel Allegiance Calls Us Beyond the Salvation Wars

Episode 272

The term “faith” in our English Bibles could often better be translated as allegiance—or so argues Matthew Bates. The term “allegiance” better captures both the authentic relational import of faith a…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Why I Could No Longer Serve My Anglican Parish in the UK

Episode 271

Hew Gregory-Smith was an Anglican vicar and missionary from the United Kingdom. Hew began a long journey of reexamining his beliefs after he encountered challenges to what he believed and taught. Eve…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Do Anabaptists Affirm Early Church Creeds?

Episode 270

A listener asked: “Which early church creeds can Anabaptists affirm?” Jaran, Marlin, and Reagan discuss how the Anabaptists have engaged with the Apostle’s Creed and the Nicene Creed. What did the ea…

Published on 4 months ago

I Survived the Vietnam War, Now I’m Enlisted with Jesus

Episode 269

Fred Saldana was a US Marine during the Vietnam War whose platoon saw intense combat during the Tet Offensive and other significant battles throughout the war. Wounded many times and awarded multiple…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago