Author

  1. The Law Before Sin

    book
    09/17/25
    5 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    In this episode of the Outlaw God, hosts Steven Paulson and Caleb Keith delve into the theological implications of the law before sin, exploring Luther's perspective on prelapsarian law and its distinction from postlapsarian law.
    The Law Before Sin

  2. 408: Nestigen - Luther and Erasmus on the Bondage of the Will

    book
    09/12/25
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Dazed & Confused. In this episode, we continue our series on The Bondage of the Will (1525), by Martin Luther. We read Dr. James Nestingen’s historical introduction to the treatise and delve into the ways two theologians differed in their exegesis of Scripture, their interpretation of Christian doctrine, and the early and medieval church-theological traditions that influenced Erasmus and Luther as they engaged in a back-and-forth.
    408: Nestigen - Luther and Erasmus on the Bondage of the Will

  3. 406: Giertz - The Parish Church

    book
    08/30/25
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Take Me to Church. In this episode, we read Bo Giertz’s "Christ’s Church: Her Biblical Roots, Her Dramatic History, Her Saving Presence, Her Glorious Future." The Church, who is she? What kind of life is present within the church walls? Who wants to understand that life better and know more about it? We read Christ's Church and take you on a walk from her biblical roots toward her glorious future.
    406: Giertz - The Parish Church

  4. Hide and Seek with God

    book
    08/27/25
    5 mins
    By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith
    On this episode of The Outlaw God, Dr. Steven Paulson and Caleb Keith and continue discussing Luther’s early engagement with mysticism, Augustine and the Heidelberg Disputation.
    Hide and Seek with God

  5. 402: Tolkien - Certainly there was an Eden on this very unhappy earth

    book
    07/31/25
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Got A Machine Head. In this episode, we read J.R.R. Tolkien’s letter to his son, Christopher, about a question of Genesis’ unfashionable status amongst Christians and those who value beautiful ‘stories.’ He also discusses Eden as it was, as it is to faith, and will be on the last day, the war of the machine, its triumph, and the consequences for modern man.
    402: Tolkien - Certainly there was an Eden on this very unhappy earth

  6. Was Peter the First Pope?

    book
    07/25/25
    5 mins
    By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Adam Francisco
    Caleb, Scott, and Adam take up the question: was Peter the first pope?
    Was Peter the First Pope?

  7. Monday, June 23, 2025

    book
    06/23/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the persecution of Christians, often by other Christians (!)
    Monday, June 23, 2025

  8. Imagine The World Before The Fall

    book
    05/28/25
    4 mins
    By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith
    Dr. Paulson continues to analyze the appeal Erasmus makes to Sirach in chapter 15.
    Imagine The World Before The Fall

  9. 393: Table Talk

    book
    05/23/25
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm In this episode, we discuss how pre-modern church history, the Industrial Revolution, therapeutics, language, corporate culture, and the flight of heretics from Europe in the 17th-18th century affected contemporary Western churches.
    393: Table Talk

  10. Are Lutherans Protestant?

    book
    05/21/25
    5 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Scott Keith | Bruce Hillman | Adam Francisco
    Lutherans started the Protestant Reformation. However, they shy away from the term today.
    Are Lutherans Protestant?

  11. The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Reformation Sermon, or, A History of Talking in Church Part 2

    book
    05/10/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for May 10-11, 2025
    The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Reformation Sermon, or, A History of Talking in Church Part 2

  12. Wednesday, April 30, 2025

    book
    04/30/25
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Huguenots and their disastrous American colonies.
    Wednesday, April 30, 2025