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A Podcast All About Christianity beginning with John the Baptist down to the present time. Hosted by Stephen J. Bedard.
One of the most remarkable and yet largely unknown Christian thinkers is Didymus the Blind. His story is worth hearing and in this episode,...
In the battles for Nicene orthodoxy against the Arians during the fourth century, one of the most important figures in the west was Hilary o...
One of the Christian leaders of the fourth century who had the greatest impact on the later church. While active in many areas, his Latin...
Two of the important Church Fathers in the later fourth century are Cyril of Jerusalem and Epiphanius of Salamis. You may not know much abou...
Many people are aware of the Council of Nicaea in 325, which gave us the Nicene Creed. Fewer people are aware that the form of…
One of our most important sources for Christian history is Eusebius of Caesarea. While he gives us information going back to the time of the...
In this episode, we explore the remarkable life of John Chrysostom, one of Christianity’s greatest preachers and theologians. Born in 347 AD...
This episode explores the extraordinary life of Ambrose of Milan, a Roman governor turned bishop who became a pivotal figure in early Christ...
Among the highlights of the fourth century was a group of theologians, two brothers and a close friend. These were the Cappadocian Fathers,...
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Emily Conroy-Krutz, author of Missionary Diplomacy. In the 19th Century, the United States was expanding its...
An important part of Christian history has been the role of clergy in supporting the military in terms of both spiritual and emotional needs...
One of the greatest defenders of what would be known as orthodox Christianity was Athanasius the Great, bishop of Alexandria. He was there a...
While some Christians were gathering in councils and devising creeds, others were fleeing the cities to be alone with God. These were the De...
In this special Christmas episode, we look at the figure who would be the inspiration for the popular Santa Claus. While some Christians see...
One of the most important events in Christian history is the First Council of Nicaea that took place in 325 AD. Christianity can literally b...
The Christian church was emerging out of a time of persecution but their troubles were not over. Shifting from threats from without to threa...
One of the most influential people in the history of the early church was someone of unknown religious conviction. Constantine came to power...
Emperor Constantine was Great, but was he good? If you were talk to many Christians today, they might suggest that much of the problems in&#...
There had been numerous persecutions on a small scale for the first three centuries but the church experienced a much more significant perse...
The third century was a time of great upheaval for the Roman Empire and it was equally so for the church in Rome. The bishop…
One of the religious movements that emerged in the third century was that of Manichaeism. This religion, founded by the Iranian prophet Mani...
The Christian Church existed within and was growing inside the Roman Empire. What was happening in the Roman Empire during the third century...
By the third century, the church had been growing rapidly. They were facing threats both internal and external. In this episode, we look at...
Two of the brightest, most influential, and most prolific church fathers were Origen of Alexandria and Tertullian of Carthage. They were bot...
Pope Pius XII was the pope during the Second World War. There is controversy over how he responded to the crisis. Should he have openly̷...
As we conclude our look at the second century, we revisit some of the people we have already talked about. These are the early apologists.&#...
Since the time before Jesus, the Jews were a part of the Roman Empire. Not a willing part, but a part nonetheless. Not everyone was…
It is impossible to say exactly how many people in the early church were considered apostles. We can say with certainty that it was moreR...
Back in episode 27, we looked at the Roman Emperors of the first century (or most of them). Now we take a look at the…
One of the most important leaders in the Church today is that of the Pope. But where did the popes come from? They have been…
I have loved history for as long as I can remember. When my friends were reading superhero comic books, I was reading comic books about̷...
Clement of Alexandria may not be the most well known of the Church Fathers but he was influential. Clement helped to develop the Alexandrian...
In this episode, we look at one of the most influential of the early church fathers: Irenaeus of Lyons. He is especially relevant when it...
Justin Martyr was an important church father and pioneering Christian apologist. He had the courage to not just write a defence of Christian...
One of the most important movements to understand the history of Christianity, especially for the second and third centuries, is that of Gno...
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Gordon Heath of McMaster Divinity College. We have an interesting chat on the nature of church history and...
How do we study Christian history? One way is to look at the sermons of the past. Sermons are more than expositions of biblical texts.…...
What do we do with the Secret Gospel of Mark? Some scholars accept it as an early Gospel, earlier even than our Synoptic Gospels. OthersR...
In this episode, we finish up the collection of writings known as the Apostolic Fathers. While not as well known as some of the other…
The Gospel of Thomas is probably the extra-canonical gospel that most people have heard of but do not know anything about. In this episode,...
I had the opportunity to write a chapter for A Noble Company: The Canadians. I wrote about a Baptist who came from Scotland to Canada…
We continue to look at documents of the early church with a look at the Shepherd of Hermas and the Epistle of Barnabas. These documents̷...
There are two ancient Christian writings that are attributed to the Twelve Apostles, even though they unlikely wrote them. One, the Apostle&...
Papias is the most important church father that you have never heard of. Even though none of his writings survive in anything beyond fragmen...
One of the most inspiring of the Apostolic Fathers is Polycarp. At the age of 86, he became a martyr, even though he had the…
It has been a while since the last episode but I have not given up on the podcast. I am busy with a couple of…
We continue our look at the Apostolic Fathers with a brief look at Ignatius of Antioch. Although we don’t have much information about...
Once we get out of the New Testament era, we move into the period of the Apostolic Fathers. These are some early church fathers who…
One of the most important events in the first century for both Jews and Christians was the Jewish War (66-73 AD). This war included the̷...
The book of Acts describes a church in which the members held all things in common. But how seriously should we take those passages? HowR...