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  1. Tuesday, July 18, 2023

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    07/18/23
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember the conference in New Lebanon in 1827.
    Tuesday, July 18, 2023

  2. Monday, July 17, 2023

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    07/17/23
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we head to the mailbag to answer questions about the “flavor wheel” of the Christian Experience.
    Monday, July 17, 2023

  3. The Christian History Almanac Weekend Edition Presents: Thomas Oden’s Change of Heart

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    07/15/23
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for July 15-16, 2023
    The Christian History Almanac Weekend Edition Presents: Thomas Oden’s Change of Heart

  4. 315: Girard - The End of Scapegoating

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    07/15/23
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Hey Man, Nice Shot. In this episode, we discuss Rene Girard’s argument for why Jesus’ death as a scapegoat is unique to all other sacrifices in human history. What is violence for? What is a scapegoat, and why is one necessary for peace and good order? How does Jesus break the law machinery that demands a victim?
    315: Girard - The End of Scapegoating

  5. Friday, July 14, 2023

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    07/14/23
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember the tragic story of Samson Occom, Mohegan Missionary, and Preacher.
    Friday, July 14, 2023

  6. Thursday, July 13, 2023

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    07/13/23
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember amongst the most important Archbishops of Canterbury, Hubert Walter.
    Thursday, July 13, 2023

  7. Wednesday, July 12, 2023

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    07/12/23
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember Nathan Söderblom, the “Prophet of Christian Unity."
    Wednesday, July 12, 2023

  8. Tuesday, July 11, 2023

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    07/11/23
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we tell the story of the mysterious Syrian Bardesanes in the 2nd century.
    Tuesday, July 11, 2023

  9. Monday, July 10, 2023

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    07/10/23
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Pietism and the End Times.
    Monday, July 10, 2023

  10. The Christian History Almanac Weekend Edition Presents: “the Varieties of Christian Experience

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    07/08/23
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for July 8-9, 2023
    The Christian History Almanac Weekend Edition Presents: “the Varieties of Christian Experience

  11. Friday, July 7, 2023

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    07/07/23
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, remember Francis “Frank” Grimke, a giant in both the Presbyterian church and Civil Rights movement.
    Friday, July 7, 2023

  12. Thursday, July 6, 2023

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    07/06/23
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we look back at a dust-up between Church and State in Elizabethan England and Archbishop Grindal.
    Thursday, July 6, 2023