1. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head back to 1965 and the death of Christendom (sort of).
  2. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head back to Egypt, to modern Nigeria and the martyrdom of Elijah Yisa.
  3. Nearly two decades ago, Pope Benedict XVI (formerly Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger) delivered what is often called the Regensburg lecture. Though it was meant to rekindle the relationship between faith and reason (or science and theology) in higher education, much of the world—or at least the Muslim majority world—got distracted by a brief reference he made to a fifteenth-century dialogue about Islam, its theological voluntarism, and the consequences of such a view of God.
  4. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to Egypt to learn about Clement of Alexandria and his impact on the church.
  5. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Christianity in the early American Colonies.
  6. Sober Up, He’s Coming! In this episode of the Banned Books podcast, we read Aelfric’s Advent homily while discussing decorating churches for Christmas, the importance of symbolism for the Christian faith, what a tide is, and why the books Genesis and Revelation reference everything regarding faith and life.
  7. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the enigmatic filmmaker Terrence Malick and his “profoundly Christian vision.”
  8. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the only French king to be named a saint: St Louis IX.
  9. David and Adam have spent the last two and half months exploring both the philosophical and scientific evidence for God's existence and the historical evidence for the resurrection and deity of Jesus.
  10. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the founding of the Royal Society and the role of Christianity in modern science.