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  1. 308: Augustine - On Christian Teaching

    book
    05/20/23
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Walk Like An Augustinian. In this episode, we discuss preaching while reading Augustine’s, On Christian Teaching, where he explains the importance of heavenly wisdom, eloquence, and getting out of the way of God’s Word.
    308: Augustine - On Christian Teaching

  2. Playing Games With Scripture

    book
    05/16/23
    2 mins
    By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith
    Dr. Paulson discusses the devastating impact of Scriptural interpretation that tries to get around the difficult and real passages of the text.
    Playing Games With Scripture

  3. The Miserable Refuge of Tropes

    book
    05/09/23
    2 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    Dr. Paulson discusses how some theology distrusts the literal meaning of Scripture.
    The Miserable Refuge of Tropes

  4. Monday, May 8, 2023

    book
    05/08/23
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the early church.
    Monday, May 8, 2023

  5. 305: Cyprian - The Baptismal Controversy

    book
    04/29/23
    7 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Who Controls Baptism? In this episode, we discuss the baptismal controversy in the early church. Cyprian, Novation, and a whole cloud of witnesses join us on the podcast this week.
    305: Cyprian - The Baptismal Controversy

  6. 304: Anselm of Canterbury - On Free Will

    book
    04/23/23
    7 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Riley Suffers An Aneurysm.  In this episode, we discuss the topic of the will while reading Anselm’s treatise on free will and its ramifications for faith, piety, and pastoral care.
    304: Anselm of Canterbury - On Free Will

  7. Monday, April 17, 2023

    book
    04/17/23
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we head to the mailbag to answer a few questions about Irish folk etymology.
    Monday, April 17, 2023

  8. Friday, April 7, 2023

    book
    04/07/23
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we tell the story of a real, not metaphorical, trial by fire.
    Friday, April 7, 2023

  9. 300: C.S. Lewis - A Grief Observed

    book
    03/27/23
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Are We Just Rats in a Maze? In this episode, we discuss grief, mourning, death, and hope while reading C.S. Lewis’s book, A Grief Observed.
    300: C.S. Lewis - A Grief Observed

  10. 299: Philipp Nicolai - The Joy of Eternal Life

    book
    03/18/23
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    I’ve Got That Joy, Joy, Joy, Down in My Heart. In this episode, we discuss death, rebirth, and eternal life as examined and explained in The Joy of Eternal Life by Philip Nikolai.
    299: Philipp Nicolai - The Joy of Eternal Life

  11. 296: Bo Giertz - Christ’s Church: The Parish Church

    book
    03/01/23
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Say Hello to My Little Church! In this episode, we discuss Christ’s church and all its vagaries and particularities as expressed in Bo Giertz’s book, Christ’s Church.
    296: Bo Giertz - Christ’s Church: The Parish Church

  12. 295: Melanchthon - The people of God are not made by fleshly propagation and the worship of the Law

    book
    02/22/23
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Is It True, Or Is It Truly True? In this episode, we discuss election, true and false church, law, mercy, and why we can’t stop judging the Gospel as we read Philip Melanchthon’s 1541 commentary on Paul’s letter to the Romans.
    295: Melanchthon - The people of God are not made by fleshly propagation and the worship of the Law