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  1. Friday, June 5, 2026

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    06/05/26
    11 mins
    By Daniel van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Empress who inaugurated the “Triumph of Orthodoxy.”
    Friday, June 5, 2026

  2. 442: Giertz - A Shepherd's Letter

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    06/05/26
    11 mins
    By Donavon Riley | Christopher Gillespie
    We’re in This Together. In this episode, we sit with Bo Giertz and read his open letter to the churches — A Shepherd’s Letter. As translator, Bror Erickson says of the opening section (we read on the show), “Crises and Sources of Strength”: “Christians had been systematically persecuted by the Nazis, and this systematic persecution continued in soviet countries. However, in Western Europe, church leaders like Bo Giertz saw how increasing industrialization was also assisting an increasing secularism. There were huge population shifts into the city, and people lost track of the church even as the church lost track of the people during these shifts. Some political parties were also actively hostile to the church. The trends toward secularism and atheism in the West have continued, of course, and have also become a point of consternation for believers even to this day. This age has not ceased to be evil since Paul designated it as such in Gal. 1:4. So the church continues and will continue to suffer crises, and so the essay “Crises and Sources of Strength” takes on a sort of timeless dimension that way.
    442: Giertz - A Shepherd's Letter

  3. Thursday, June 4, 2026

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    06/04/26
    12 mins
    By Daniel van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the very significant feast of Corpus Christi (and the things that have been named after it).
    Thursday, June 4, 2026

  4. Wednesday, June 3, 2026

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    06/03/26
    11 mins
    By Daniel van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Jurgen Moltmann, theologian of Hope and Giant of 20th-century theology.
    Wednesday, June 3, 2026

  5. Tuesday, June 2, 2026

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    06/02/26
    12 mins
    By Daniel van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Danes, their Reformation, and poet Anders Arrebo.
    Tuesday, June 2, 2026

  6. Monday, June 1, 2026

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    06/01/26
    11 mins
    By Daniel van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about a curious stone marker outside of a listener’s home.
    Monday, June 1, 2026

  7. The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Spectacular, Scandalous, Remarkable and Imperfect Life and Ministry of Thomas Barnardo

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    05/30/26
    5 mins
    By Daniel van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for May 30-31, 2026
    The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Spectacular, Scandalous, Remarkable and Imperfect Life and Ministry of Thomas Barnardo

  8. What Is the Athanasian Creed, and Why Does It Matter?

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    05/30/26
    2 mins
    By John W. Hoyum | Caleb Keith
    Caleb Keith and John Hoyum discuss the content and purpose of the Athanasian Creed. What is this third ecumenical creed, and why do Lutherans still confess it today?
    What Is the Athanasian Creed, and Why Does It Matter?

  9. Friday, May 29, 2026

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    05/29/26
    11 mins
    By Daniel van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the Assassination of a Cardinal and a famous underground battle.
    Friday, May 29, 2026

  10. 441: Trueman - The Value and Role of Creeds and Confessions

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    05/29/26
    12 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    With Arms Wide Open! In this episode, on the eve of Trinity Sunday, we sit with Carl Trueman’s essay, "The Value and Role of Creeds and Confession.” Is there any usefulness of Creeds and Confessions at present? Are they important as historic documents? Are they authoritative for the churches? What are the biblical origins of the ecumenical creeds, and are they the rule of faith for contemporary Christians? What about contemporary churches that write their own creeds, confessions, or statements of faith — do they participate in the catholic faith, or are they confessing something separate from historic, orthodox Christianity? All that and much, much more on this episode of Banned Books.
    441: Trueman - The Value and Role of Creeds and Confessions

  11. Thursday, May 28, 2026

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    05/28/26
    11 mins
    By Daniel van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the “original” William of Orange — the Warrior Monk.
    Thursday, May 28, 2026

  12. Wednesday, May 27, 2026

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    05/27/26
    11 mins
    By Daniel van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of an often overlooked humanist, the wonderfully named Bernhard Adelmann von Adelmannsfeld.
    Wednesday, May 27, 2026