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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, July 12, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Jean Gerson and the calamitous, multifaceted, and dizzying late Middle Ages. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, July 11, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the excommunication that rocked the world. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, July 10, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember *one* of the "Trials of the Century" in American History and how it changed the church forever. Show…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, July 9, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we commemorate the closing of the council of Constantinople and the (re)creation of the church's "greatest creed."…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, July 8, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about flags, Christian and otherwise. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Behold, Your Mother(s): the Top 10 Women in the Early Church
Weekend Edition for July 6-7, 2024 Show Notes: The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Let Us Now Praise Famous Women Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, July 5, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we perhaps remember the greatest brother tandem in church history (?) Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, July 4, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the church's "original" Martin: St. Martin of Tours. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, July 3, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the 2nd Council of Orange (529) and its far-reaching effect on the doctrines of Divine Grace. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, July 2, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a giant of the Anglican Reformation: Thomas Cranmer. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, July 1, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about a saint with neither a tongue nor a right hand. Show Notes: Support…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents Inside the Hermit Kingdom: Christianity in Korea
Weekend Edition for June 29-30, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network Fundraiser! 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, June 28, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the *first* church father: Irenaeus of Lyon. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network Fundraiser! 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, June 27, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the man remembered as, "the Pillar of Faith and the Seal of All of the Fathers": Cyril of Alexandria. Show…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, June 26, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the author who linked a Nobel Prize, a Pulitzer, Chinese Missions, and the Fundamentalist controversy…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, June 25, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a red letter day in the history of the [Lutheran] Church. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, June 24, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the disciple of Jesus. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents The Satanic Panic: A Cautionary Tale
Weekend Edition for June 21-22, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network Fundraiser! 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, June 21, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember St. Aloysius of Gonzaga- the patron saint of Christian students. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, June 20, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a watershed moment in the history of the church in India: the Synod of Diamper. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, June 19, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember another John Brown, who had a "self-interpreting" Bible. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, June 18, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the only woman ever tortured on the rack in Reformation England. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, June 17, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about contemporary Christian music and its historical parallels. Show…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Kids are Alright? A Brief History of the Modern Youth Group
Weekend Edition for June 15-16, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Academy - Free…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, June 14, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Basil of Caesarea, a Greek Bishop and Monk, one of the few given the title "the Great." Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, June 13, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the founding of another American denomination- the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee). Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, June 12, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Council of Nicaea (325) and its far-reaching effects on the history of the church. Show Notes: Support…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, June 11, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember David C. Cook, his ministry, and his legacy. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, June 10, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Eugenius Bulgaris and his vision for the Greek Orthodox Church. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Summer Mega Mailbag Pt. 2
Weekend Edition for June 8-9, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Academy - Free…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, June 7, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the "Foreign Protestants" in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, June 6, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember George Matheson, the blind Scottish pastor famous for, among other things, a classic hymn. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, June 5, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Justus Jonas, Luther's forgotten right-hand man. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, June 4, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a major figure and publisher in 20th-century American Evangelicalism on his 76th birthday: Jim Wallis. Show…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, June 3, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a beat poet and Dominican brother: William Everson, A.K.A. Brother Antoninus. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Summer Mega Mailbag Pt. 1
Weekend Edition for June 1-2, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Academy - Free…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, May 31, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a curious Prince Archbishop at the end of the Holy Roman Empire and his connection to Mozart. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, May 30, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Watchman Nee and his "Local Church" Movement. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, May 29, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we herald the date that marks the end of the Middle Ages and the final (?) fall of Rome. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, May 28, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we learn about a different St. Bernard and the legend behind the famous dogs. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, May 27, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the idea of "the Priesthood of all believers." Show Notes: Support…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Cambridge 7
Weekend Edition for May 25-26, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Academy - Free…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, May 24, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the troubled conscience of hymn writer Joseph Hart. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, May 23, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the dedication of the Evangel- an early Baptist Chapel Car. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, May 21, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a famous Scottish preacher known for his early death and bible reading plan: Robert Murray M'Cheyne. Show…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, May 20, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer questions about a famous parachurch organization. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents "Out of Egypt I Called my Son": the Story of Christianity in Africa
Weekend Edition for May 18-19, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Academy - Free…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, May 17, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the famous Renaissance artist and his relationship with the "Mad Monk" of Florence. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, May 16, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the most scrutinized speeches in the history of religious freedom in America. Show Notes: Support…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, May 15, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the time the Lutheran and Eastern Orthodox churches attempted a rapprochement. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, May 14, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the legendary explorer and missionary David Livingstone. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, May 13, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the Christian sect known as "the Diggers." Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacCHA Weekend Edition Presents the Master and the Musician: the Life and Music of Phil Keaggy
Weekend Edition for May 11-12, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Academy - Free…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, May 10, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember an Anglican, H.B. Swete, and his contributions to the church at the turn of the 20th century. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, May 9, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the fathers of the monastic tradition: Pachomius and his pet crocodile. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, May 8, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember John Michael Talbot and his life as both a CCM artist and a hermit. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, May 7, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a possible momentous event in the history of East-West relations in the church. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, May 6, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about megachurches. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: I Believe, the Major Creeds and Confessions of the Church
Weekend Edition for May 4-5, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Academy - Free Theological…