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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, May 3, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Charlie Soong, the Chinese Missionary who would alter the history of modern China. Show Notes: Support…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, May 2, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Catherine the Great and her relationship with the church as Empress of Russia. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, May 1, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we celebrate the show's birthday and remember Adam Schall, Jesuit Astronomer to the Chinese Emperor. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, April 30, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the poet and hymn writer James Montgomery. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, April 29, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, head to the mailbag to answer a question about languages, literacy, and the Bible. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Christianity and the Golden Sparrow
Weekend Edition for April 27-28, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Academy - Free…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, April 26, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Alexander Duff, a Scottish Missionary to India. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, April 25, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a giant in the history of American Evangelicalism: Charles E. Fuller. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, April 24, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac we tell the once popular story of the missionary adventurer Asahel Grant. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, April 23, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we look at the history of Methodism in America. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, April 22, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the metrical Psalter. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the Prince of Paradox, the Life and Works of G.K. Chesterton
Weekend Edition for April 20-21, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Academy - Free…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, April 19, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we have perhaps "the greatest German algebraist of the 16th century," a man who predicted the end of the world, and a…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, April 18, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the "Ante-Nicene" Father Cyprian and his role in the church amidst persecution and plague. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, April 17, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the great metaphysical poet and Anglican Henry Vaughan. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, April 16, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the shadowy forerunner of the Reformation: Peter Waldo. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, April 15, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about modern-day Baptists. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Christianity in the Public Square
Weekend Edition for April 13-14, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Academy - Free…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, April 12, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the publication of a book of theology written by a politician in 1797 that changed the world. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, April 11, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember James Orr and his development of a "Christian Worldview" during a chaotic turn into the 20th century. Show…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, April 10, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember another giant in the field of Christianity and science- the Jesuit Paleontologist Pierre Teilhard de…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, April 9, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the father of the Enlightenment and a Christian Virtuoso: Sir Francis Bacon. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, April 8, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we talk about all things Christianity and Eclipses! Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Spring Mega Mailbag!
Weekend Edition for April 6-7, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Academy - Free…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, April 5, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a famous attempt to unify the churches of the Reformation with the Catholic Church in Rome. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, April 4, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Simon Episcopius, exiled Arminian and Father of the Remonstrants. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, April 3, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Reginald Heber: Poet, Priest, and Bishop of India. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, April 2, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the man credited with reviving both state and church in the Middle Ages: Charlemagne. Show Notes: Support…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, April 1, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about children's sermons. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Ragamuffin, the story of Brennan Manning
Weekend Edition for March 30-31, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Academy - Free…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, March 29, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we examine the curious (and heterodox) life and work of Emmanuel Swedenborg. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, March 28, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we look at the traditions behind Maundy Thursday. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, March 27, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the remarkable Charles Henry Brent: priest, chaplain, and bishop of the Philippines. Show Notes: Support…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, March 26, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the incredible discovery by a self-taught translator of Ancient Sumerian texts. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, March 25, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the origins of "Christian Films." Show Notes: Support 1517 1517…
Christian History AlmanacCHA Weekend Edition Presents: Knott Afraid, the Life, Legacy and Music of Michael Knott
Weekend Edition for March 23-24, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube What's New from 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, March 22, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a man considered by some to be America's greatest theologian: Jonathan Edwards. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, March 21, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the curious Swiss saint Nicholas of Flüe. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, March 20, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the most famous Presbyterian minister on television in the 20th century: Fred Rogers. Show Notes: Support…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, March 19, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the origins and traditions of St. Joseph's Day. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, March 18, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the origins of the Catholic Church. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517…
Christian History AlmanacCHA Weekend Edition Presents: A Brief History of the Scottish Kirk
Weekend Edition for March 16-17, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube What's New from 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, March 15, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember John Davenport and his Puritan colony of New Haven in the New World. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, March 14, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember St. Mathilda and her influence on the creation of the Christian West in the Middle Ages. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, March 13, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the forgotten British Evangelical and Reformer: Robert William Dale. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, March 12, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the great hymn writer Paul Gerhardt. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, March 11, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, Dan goes behind the scenes and answers a common question on how the sausage gets made. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Frederick Buechner- the Novelist as Evangelist
Weekend Edition for March 9-10, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube What's New from 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, March 8, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the First Great Awakening and a famous colonial sermon likened to "dry wind to a smoldering fire." Show…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, March 7, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the remarkable story told by a woman in the early church: the Passion of Perpetua and Felicity. Show…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, March 6, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a forgotten character that bridges the gap between the English Reformation and the American Revolution…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, March 5, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the first Christian periodical published in the American Colonies: "Christian History." Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, March 4, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the sacraments. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Fictional Clergy on Film
Weekend Edition for March 2, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube What's New from 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, March 1, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the greatest devotional poets in the English language: George Herbert. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, February 29, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Scottish martyr Patrick Hamilton. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, February 28, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the arrest of Corrie Ten Boom and her mission work from concentration camps and beyond. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, February 27, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the man sometimes known as the "13th Apostle." Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, February 26, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the history of "Biblical Theology." Show Notes: Support 1517 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Dorothy Sayers- Sleuthing the Mind of the Maker
Weekend Edition for February 24-25. 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube What's New from…