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Christian History Almanac
The Christian History Almanac is a daily 5-minute podcast that highlights those stories- sometimes well known, other times less so- that have shaped the history of the church. Hosted by historian and author Dr. Daniel van Voorhis, each daily podcast concludes with a piece of prose or poetry and the reminder that because of the Good News, everything is going to be ok.
Episodes
Christian History AlmanacFriday, November 29, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, one of the most powerful churchmen in England, who died on this day in 1530. Show…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, November 28, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Kamehameha IV and Emma, King and Queen of Hawaii, on their feast day in the Episcopal Church of America…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, November 27, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Clovis I, the first Christian king of the Franks who died on this day in 511. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, November 26, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Henry Dunster, American minister and the first president of Harvard College, who was baptized on this day…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, November 25, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we look at early modern Christianity in the Iberian Peninsula. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Billy Graham Episode!
Weekend Edition for November 23-24, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, November 22, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer another question about the differences between churches today. Show Notes: Support…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, November 21, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the clothes people wear in church. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, November 20, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the notorious or mysterious Huldrych Zwingli. Show Notes: Support…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, November 19, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we hedged to the mailbag to answer a question coming in from Hungary. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, November 18, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember everyone's favorite cartoon, blue singing songbook! Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: A Brief History of the World's Most Famous Book, Part 3
Weekend Edition for November 16-17, 2024 The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: A Brief History of the World's Most Famous Book, Part I The CHA Weekend Edition…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, November 15, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the author of, perhaps, the best-selling devotional work of all time. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, November 14, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a Civil War-era Christian service organization with a remarkable history. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, November 13, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember, just missing Halloween: a Gothic Council and Headless Christians. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, November 12, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a "Grand Master of the Knights Templar," which may be mysterious or not. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, November 11, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the history of Bible reading in the Early Church. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Robin Hood Show!
Weekend Edition for November 9-10, 2024 https://www.1517.org/podcast-overview/2023-05-13 Weekend Edition on the Virgin Mary…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, November 8, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember "the Christian Samurai" and his exile to the Philippines. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, November 7, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the biggest name in Evangelism in the 20th century. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, November 6, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we revisit "Luthermania 83" and the Reformer on film. Show Notes: MARTIN LUTHER JUBILEE 1983 Support 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, November 5, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we "remember, remember the 5th of November" and the supposed anti-Protestant Gunpowder Plot. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, November 4, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Christians and Film. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThe Ballad of Larry Norman: The Father of Christian Rock and Roll (Reprise)
Weekend Edition for November 2-3, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, November 1, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we contemplate a curious problem with our calendar and the fictional theologian who contemplates it with us. Show…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, October 31, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a foundational day here at 1517! Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, October 30, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a name synonymous with Christian Fundamentalism and the University named after him. Show Notes: Support…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, October 29, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the 'forgotten' founders of both a denomination and modern Evangelicalism. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, October 28, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question Dan knew was coming…. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: A Brief History of the World's Most Famous Book, Part 2
Weekend Edition for October 26-27, 2024 Show Notes: PART 1: https://www.1517.org/podcast-overview/2024-09-28 Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, October 25, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the beginnings of one of America's most influential youth ministries whose first evangelist was a young…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, October 24, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head remember the audacious and polemical William Prynne, his conspiracy theories, and how he lost his ears. Show…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, October 23, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we have more fun with calendars and remember when the earth was dated back to October 23rd, 4004 BC. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, October 22, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the so-called "Great Disappointment" in American religious history. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, October 21, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to a kind of mailbag to answer a question about the "death of the church." Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of Keith Green (Encore)
Weekend Edition for October 18-19, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, October 18, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the enigmatic and curious Justus Lipsius. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, October 17, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the mysterious and controversial reformer Andreas Osiander. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, October 16, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember 2/3 of the Oxford Martyrs. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, October 15, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we talk days, months, years, and all things calendar as related to the church. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, October 14, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the King James Only movement and its relationship to the occult (!?)…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition: All Shall Be Well—The Life and Faith of Olympian Eric Liddell
Weekend Edition for October 12-13, 2024 Show Notes: The Flying Scotsman takes gold and sets a new record https://youtu.be/IYNUxdoIacA?si=z5cfK_pNLWzdzng1…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, October 11, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember another monumental change in the church in the 20th century. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, October 10, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a critical moment in 1520 on the road to the Reformation. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, October 9, 2024
Today, in the Christian History Almanac, we revisit perhaps the "most interesting character" of 20th-century Church History. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, October 8, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a "visionary," the trailblazing and tragic Bob Pierce. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, October 7, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we answer a few questions about Messianic Judaism from a friend in Maine. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Games People Play—Sports and Faith
Weekend Edition for October 5-6, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, October 4, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the first Bible printed in English (and it's probably not the one you think). Show Notes: Support…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, October 3, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the first Christian "celebrities," St. Francis of Assisi. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, October 2, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the most significant and controversial preachers in the early Republic: William Ellery Channing…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, October 1, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about authority, the Pope, and church history. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, September 30, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about authority, the Pope, and church history. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: A Brief History of the World's Most Famous Book, Part I
Weekend Edition for September 28-29, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, September 27, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember George Müller and his well-won reputation as a champion of orphans. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, September 26, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Christian intellectual and poet T.S. Eliot on his birthday. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, September 25, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the up-and-down life of the "most unfortunate of Popes." Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, September 24, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the creation of the never-dull Lambeth Conference amongst the Anglicans. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, September 23, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, Dan is back and heads to the mailbag to answer a question about church history and his recent travels. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Charles Schulz, Charlie Brown and the Christian Faith- Reprised
Weekend Edition for September 21-22, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517…