Dan van Voorhis is an author, historian, professor, and speaker at 1517. After receiving his Ph.D. in History from the University of St. Andrews, Dr. van Voorhis spent 11 years teaching history and political thought at Concordia University, Irvine. He is now the 1517 Academy Dean. He also spends his time writing for 1517 and hosting/producing podcasts including the Soul of Christianity and the Christian History Almanac. Dan is married to Beth Anne, and they have two sons, Coert and Raymond.
The year was 1725. Today we remember John Wise and his contributions to the church and state in colonial new England. The reading is from Edward Shilito.
The year was 1811. Today we remember Robert Raikes and the birth of the Sunday school Movement. The reading is from Samuel Taylor Coleridge #OTD #1517 #christianhistory
The year was 1868. Today we remember the founding of Hampton College by the American Missionary Association. The reading is from Psalm 47 in the Scottish Metrical Psalter.
The year was 1735. Today we remember the Welsh Methodist Revival and the conversion of Howell Harris. The reading is from the Welsh poet William Williams.
The year was 1638. Today we remember the establishment of the Lutheran colony of New Sweden on the Delaware. The reading is from Swedish theologian Gustav Aulen.
The year was 1638 (and 1726). Today we remember the enigmatic latitudinarian Daniel Whitby. The reading is from a 4th-century hymn by Aurelius Prudentius.
The year was 1198. Today we remember the mysterious Waldensians and their expulsion from Spain. The reading is John Milton's reflection on them in his "On the Late Massacre in Piedmont."
The year was 1557. Today we remember Anne Howard (nee Dacre) and the Elizabethan persecutions. The reading is from Robert Southwell's "The Nativity of Christ."
The year was 1477. Today we remember Jerome Emser, a Reformation-era controversialist. The reading is “The Loving Soul’s Jubilation” by Bernard of Clairvaux.
This 5-minute podcast consists of stories from the past about the saints and sinners who have shaped the history of the church and concludes with a piece of prose, poetry, and the reminder that everything is going to be ok.
Season 3 of The Soul Of Christianity: Say A Little Prayer. Season 3 of The Soul Of Christianity: Say A Little Prayer. Dan vanVoorhis and Debi Winrich get to The Soul of Christianity, this time by going line by line…
For over four hundred years historians and theologians have been unable to come to a consensus as to where Johann Arndt (1555-1621) fits on the spectrum of orthodoxy in the Lutheran church, what age he best represented, and how he…
This is a story of a historian turning his craft to the story about which he is most afraid: his own. This is a book about fighting the monsters of addiction, severe anxiety, depression, and crippling self-doubt. But more than…