TOPIC INDEXReformation History (350)

  1. 322: An Early Lutheran Ordination

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    09/23/23
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Baptized, Confirmed, and Ordained. In this episode, we discuss the early Lutheran formulation of calling and ordination of pastors and preachers. What is ordination, when does it happen, are their rules and rites that must be followed, and much, much more!

  2. Johannes Agricola and the Distinction between Law and Gospel

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    09/22/23
    15 mins
    By Amy Mantravadi
    Attempting to escape the errors of medieval Catholic thinking, Agricola ended up making the same mistake of conflating law and gospel.

  3. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Power: How Charles V’s Imperial Burnout Aided the Reformation

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    09/21/23
    15 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Charles V, for all his power, his lands, and his riches, was ultimately unable to hinder the spread of the precious Gospel.

  4. Saved by Grace Alone

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    09/18/23
    5 mins
    By Adam Francisco Scott Keith Caleb Keith Bruce Hillman
    What does it mean that we are saved by grace alone?

  5. 321: Luther - The Right and Power to Judge all Teaching and to Call, Appoint, and Dismiss Teachers

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    09/16/23
    10 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    You can call me any day or night. Call me! In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s verbosely titled treatise, “That a Christian Assembly or Congregation has the Right and Power to Judge all Teaching and to Call, Appoint, and Dismiss Teachers, Established and Proven by Scripture." We discuss ordination, church authority, the doctrine of the pastoral call, and much more.

  6. 320: Whitford - Tyranny and Resistance

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    09/09/23
    11 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Resistance to Tyranny is Obedience to God. In this episode, we discuss tyranny and resistance while reading a book of the same title by Reformation scholar David Mark Whitford. What is tyranny? When are Christians called to resist tyranny, and what does that entail? Are there any standards by which a Christian may judge whether a government serves God or the devil?

  7. Tuesday, September 5, 2023

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    09/05/23
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember the “First Woman of the Reformation” Katharina Zell.
  8. book
    08/20/23
    1 min
    By Caleb Keith
    Family Camp Week #9

  9. Karen Swallow Prior’s Journey into The Evangelical Imagination

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    08/08/23
    14 mins
    By Amy Mantravadi
    Prior sees much of evangelicalism’s imaginary trouble arising from the fact that it emphasizes quick and dramatic conversion experiences and a personally directed relationship with God.

  10. Luther vs Karlstadt: The Other Leipzig Disputation

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    07/14/23
    12 mins
    By Amy Mantravadi
    It was meant to be Karlstadt’s moment to shine, but all anyone remembered was Luther.

  11. Fields of Gold

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    07/05/23
    5 mins
    By Pete Lange
    As Luther said, “Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection not in books alone, but in every leaf of spring.”
  12. book
    06/26/23
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Family Camp
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