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  1. 293: Capon - All God Needs to Make a Preacher is a Nobody

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    02/08/23
    7 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Dirt Naps Are For The Living. In this episode, we wrap up our discussion of Robert Capon’s, The Foolishness of Preaching, focusing on preaching forgiveness, insisting that the dead reform their deadness, and the consequences of high anthropology.
    293: Capon - All God Needs to Make a Preacher is a Nobody

  2. Wednesday, February 8, 2023

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    02/08/23
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the show, we tell the story of the first proposed University in the American Colonies and the fate of its Divinity School.
    Wednesday, February 8, 2023

  3. Tuesday, February 7, 2023

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    02/07/23
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the show, we head to tell the story of Frau Ava- the reluctant nun-poetess.
    Tuesday, February 7, 2023

  4. Monday, February 6, 2023

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    02/06/23
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the show, we head to the mailbag to answer a follow-up question about the Holy Land in the Middle Ages.
    Monday, February 6, 2023

  5. Friday, February 3, 2023

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    02/03/23
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the show, we remember the eccentric mystic Simone Weil.
    Friday, February 3, 2023

  6. Thursday, February 2, 2023

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    02/02/23
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the show, we remember the Yorkminster Fire of 1828.
    Thursday, February 2, 2023

  7. Wednesday, February 1, 2023

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    02/01/23
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the show, we remember Johannes Trithemius and the intersection of theology, astrology, and the occult.
    Wednesday, February 1, 2023

  8. Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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    01/31/23
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the show, we remember the curious story of America’s first Congressional Chaplain.
    Tuesday, January 31, 2023

  9. Monday, January 30, 2023

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    01/30/23
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the show, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the nation of Israel.
    Monday, January 30, 2023

  10. CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Let Us Now Praise Famous Women

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    01/28/23
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for January 28-29, 2023
    CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Let Us Now Praise Famous Women

  11. Friday, January 27, 2023

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    01/27/23
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the show, we tell the story of Paavo Ruotsalainen and Finnish Christianity.
    Friday, January 27, 2023

  12. Thursday, January 26, 2023

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    01/26/23
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the show, we remember St. Paula, among the earliest “Desert Mothers.”
    Thursday, January 26, 2023