1. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a vilified character in England amidst the tumultuous 16th century.
  2. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of Christianity's “lost” holidays.
  3. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we take you behind the scenes to answer a few frequently asked questions.
  4. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of an underappreciated meeting between Luther and a representative from the Pope in 1535.
  5. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember “another” 5th of November and its role in the English Reformation settlement.
  6. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember “another” 5th of November and its role in the English Reformation settlement.
  7. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of a Catholic Counter-Reformer and his foiled assassination attempt.
  8. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about a recent meeting between two church leaders and the meme-worthy photo it produced.
  9. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we talk about the pagan and Christian roots of today’s Holiday and prepare you for the Weekend Edition.
  10. An Arm-Twisting Confession. In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s Smalcald Articles on the gospel, baptism, and the Lord’s Supper. Why did he have to have “his arm twisted” to write them? What is he trying to teach the churches about the gospel? How does the gospel circumscribe and define the Church, worship, and Christian life? Why does something written in the 1530s matter today? We look to answer all these questions and more on this episode of the Banned Books podcast.