Podcast Overview

Christopher Gillespie

276: Tertullian - On the Flesh of Christ

11/13/22

4 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

God Has No Skin in The Game? In this episode, we discuss Tertullian’s argument against Marcion about God’s being born flesh and blood in his treatise, On The Flesh of Christ. What’s at stake when well-meaning Christians disembody God and, consequently, Christians?
275: Karl Barth - I am he that wills but does not perform

11/09/22

4 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

What We've Got Here Is Failure to Communicate. In this episode, we discuss Karl Barth’s Roman’s commentary, which cast a long and influential shadow over much of twentieth-century theology, and what it can teach today.
274: Ireneaus of Lyon - Jesus summed up in Himself the long history of the human race

11/06/22

4 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

The Stuff That Heresies Are Made Of. In this episode, we discuss Ireneaus’ attack on the Marcionite and Gnostic heresies, which sought to divide Christ’s two natures, and the ramifications of this teaching for the churches today.
273: Forde - The preaching and teaching of Jesus can only be handed on as the Word of the cross

11/02/22

4 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Did Jesus Have to Die For That Sermon? In this episode, we discuss Gerhard Force’s book "Theology is For Proclamation," specifically the focus and function of all Jesus’ preaching and how it defines Christian preaching in every generation.
- Preaching
- Gerhard Forde
272: Augustine - The authority of Scripture should be respected and accepted with the purest faith

10/30/22

4 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Blind Faith Is Worthless Unless It’s Blind Faith in Us. In this episode, we discuss Augustine’s Confessions, specifically Augustine’s reflection on the Manichaeans and the effect God’s Word had on his conversion to Christianity.
Tuesday, October 25, 2022

10/25/22

12 mins

By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie

Today on the Almanac, we remember the saint behind the title of a popular book and miniseries about World War 2.
Monday, October 24, 2022

10/24/22

11 mins

By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie

Today on the Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Christianity and facial hair.
- ARTS AND CULTURE
- Christian History
CHA Weekend Edition: Meet a Real Live Anglican with Joe Laughon

10/22/22

1 min

By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie

Weekend Edition for October 22-23, 2022
- Church Tradition
- Christian History
Friday, October 21, 2022

10/21/22

10 mins

By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie

Today on the show, we remember the religious aspects of the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.
Thursday, October 20, 2022

10/20/22

9 mins

By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie

Today on the show, we remember the conversion of the first singing Country and Western Cowboy.
Wednesday, October 19, 2022

10/19/22

11 mins

By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie

Today on the show, we remember the famous Quaker John Woolman.
- ARTS AND CULTURE
- Christian History
Tuesday, October 18, 2022

10/18/22

10 mins

By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie

Today on the show, we remember the man who wrote more of the New Testament than anyone else.
- ARTS AND CULTURE
- Christian History