1. Gretchen and Katie talk about one of their summer book reads that made a huge impact on them. It's a secular published, young adult book, about a 12 year old refugee boy from Iran.
  2. Today on the Almanac: The Roman Inquisition.
  3. Today on the Almanac: The Great Schism.
  4. Today on the Almanac: Martin Luther and Scripture Alone.
  5. Today on the Almanac: The Fire of Rome and the Beginning of Christian Persecution.
  6. It’s For Your Own Good. We conclude our reading and discussion of Dostoevsky’s, The Grand Inquisitor. What are we willing to sacrifice to accept the devil’s offer of miracles, mystery, and authority? Why do we surrender to temptation, and what do we expect are the consequences? What can we learn from Jesus’ rejection of the devil’s temptations, and what does that mean for Christians today?
  7. Today on the Almanac, we remember Claude Fleury and his role in both educational reform and church history.
  8. Today on the Almanac, we reflect on the life of Joy Davidman.
  9. Today on the Almanac, we talk about Erasmus, the Reformation, and Textual Criticism.
  10. Today on the Almanac, we head to the mailbag.
  11. Happiness in Slavery. We continue to read and discuss the parable of the Grand Inquisitor, in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s, The Brothers Karamazov. In this episode, the Grand Inquisitor details why Jesus’ rejection of Satan’s temptations in the wilderness doomed humanity.