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  1. 357: Kierkegaard - Fear and Trembling

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    06/21/24
    10 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Life Isn’t Fair, and The World Is Mean. In this episode, we discuss Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac while reading Kierkegaard’s commentary on it and comparing it to Martin Luther and Rene Girard’s comments on it. It’s a meta-meta episode, and one of us confuses Kierkegaard’s biography with that of Nietzsche for much of the episode.
    357: Kierkegaard - Fear and Trembling

  2. Thursday, June 20, 2024

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    06/20/24
    14 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a watershed moment in the history of the church in India: the Synod of Diamper.
    Thursday, June 20, 2024

  3. Wednesday, June 19, 2024

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    06/19/24
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember another John Brown, who had a “self-interpreting” Bible.
    Wednesday, June 19, 2024

  4. Tuesday, June 18, 2024

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    06/18/24
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the only woman ever tortured on the rack in Reformation England.
    Tuesday, June 18, 2024

  5. Monday, June 17, 2024

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    06/17/24
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about contemporary Christian music and its historical parallels.
    Monday, June 17, 2024

  6. The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Kids are Alright? A Brief History of the Modern Youth Group

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    06/15/24
    5 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for June 15-16, 2024
    The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Kids are Alright? A Brief History of the Modern Youth Group

  7. Friday, June 14, 2024

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    06/14/24
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Basil of Caesarea, a Greek Bishop and Monk, one of the few given the title “the Great.”
    Friday, June 14, 2024

  8. Thursday, June 13, 2024

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    06/13/24
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the founding of another American denomination — the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee).
    Thursday, June 13, 2024

  9. Wednesday, June 12, 2024

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    06/12/24
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Council of Nicaea (325) and its far-reaching effects on the history of the church.
    Wednesday, June 12, 2024

  10. Tuesday, June 11, 2024

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    06/11/24
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember David C. Cook, his ministry, and his legacy.
    Tuesday, June 11, 2024

  11. Monday, June 10, 2024

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    06/10/24
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Eugenius Bulgaris and his vision for the Greek Orthodox Church.
    Monday, June 10, 2024

  12. 355: Jacques Ellul - Making the Church Worldly

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    06/09/24
    10 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Watching The World Go Down in History. In this episode of Banned Books, we read "False Presence of the Kingdom" by Jacques Ellul and discuss worldly Christianity, the lessons of history, the Machine, focusing on heavenly things to answer earthly questions, seeking the origin of things, and the dangers of being trapped in the present.
    355: Jacques Ellul - Making the Church Worldly