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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, February 23, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Patriarch Aleksey II, who may or may not have had ties with the KGB. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, February 22, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a medieval Reformer and "Doctor of the Church": Peter Damian. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, February 21, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the greatest poets of the 20th century who was also an adult convert to Christianity: W.H. Auden…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, February 20, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Leo XIII, a Pope walking the tightrope between tradition and modernity in the late 19th century. Show…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, February 19, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Christian Saints. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Impossible Christianity, the Life and Faith of Soren Kierkegaard
Weekend Edition for February 17-18, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube What's New from…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, February 16, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember St. Juliana, the mysterious and popular martyr and saint from the early church. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, February 15, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the more remarkable and overlooked of the "Post-Reformation Saints" in England. Show Notes: Support…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, February 14, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember James Morison and his role in the divisions in the Church of Scotland. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, February 13, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remark on the fascinating and curious life of Jean de Labadie. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, February 12, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag and answer a question about the history of Seminaries. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: From Confucius to Christ, a Brief History of Christianity in China
Weekend Edition for February 10-11, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube What's New from…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, February 9, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we get to the Christian roots of the Tooth Fairy (?!) Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, February 8, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the remarkable life of Josephine Bakhita. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, February 7, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we reflect on the complicated life of Revivalist Hannah Whithall Smith. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, February 6, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a man plausibly called "the Martin Luther of Eastern Orthodoxy." Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, February 5, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer questions about eunuchs and arguments. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Church History Mythbusting
Weekend Edition for February 3-4, 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, February 2, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the "savior of church music," Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, February 1, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember an eccentric Christian apologist and Archbishop, Richard Whatley. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, January 31, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the complicated patriot, traitor, and pastor during the American Revolution: Jacob Duche. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, January 30, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of "the most interesting man in 16th century Portugal." Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, January 29, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Church history and the Trinity. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Beauty Will Save the World – The Life and Faith of Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Weekend Edition for January 27-28, 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, January 26. 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we look at the most successful contemporary Gospel recording artist in history. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, January 25, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Chemist and Christian Robert Boyle. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, January 24, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of pastor George Jenatsch and his assassination by a man dressed as a bear with an axe during…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, January 23, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to Eastern Europe for a look at the Reformation in Transylvania. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, January 22, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we read to the mailbag to answer a question about church fathers and the doctrine of creation. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Editions Presents: Faith as a POW, the story of Darlene Deibler
Weekend Edition for January 20-21, 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, January 19, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we revisit the Philippines for an important anniversary and glimpse of Filipino Christian distinctive. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, January 18, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of Constantin von Tischendorf and the greatest discovery in the history of Biblical Criticism. Show…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, January 17, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the elector of Saxony and the politics that led to the triumph of the early Reformation in Germany. Show…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, January 16, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a landmark for religious freedom in America. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, January 15, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Christianity and Food. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Jesus People Take Chicago
Weekend Edition for January 13-14, 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, January 12, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember an Emperor from the House of Habsburg and the Reformation. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, January 11, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the trial over, perhaps, the largest church scandal in 19th c. America. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, January 10, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a momentous occasion between the United States and the Vatican. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, January 9, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to 19th c. India and an early indigenous convert. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, January 8, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the show and its benediction. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Almighty Dollar, A Brief History of Money and the Church
Weekend Edition for January 6-7, 2023 Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube What's New from 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, January 5, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a French pastor honored for his role in helping refugees escape the holocaust. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, January 4, 2024
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Angela de Foligno, author of one of the more influential and curious texts of the Middle Ages. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, January 3, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of a missionary whose life would be the subject of a major motion picture: Gladys Alyward. Show…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, January 2, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a giant of 19th c. American Lutheranism: Charles Porterfield Krauth. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, January 1, 2024
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to learn about a colorful Dane and his legacy. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: St. Elsewhere? A History of Hospitals and Christianity
Weekend Edition for December 30-31, 2023 Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube What's New from…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, December 29, 2023
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Austin Farrer, regarded by many as the premier English theologian of the 20th century. Show Notes: Support…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, December 28, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story behind another of the world's great churches: Westminster Abbey. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, December 27, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story behind one of the most significant churches in history: the Hagia Sophia. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, December 26, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag one more time for a question about post-Christmas festivities. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, December 25, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac, celebrate Christmas Day with the story of a popular Christmas hymn. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Christmas History Almanac Vol. V
Weekend Edition for December 23-24, 2023 Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube What's New from…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, December 22, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we have a question about Christmas decorations, Stars, and Angels. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, December 21, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we have a question about Cromwell and the Cancellation of Christmas. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, December 20, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we have a question about the faith of Charles Dickens. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, December 19, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we have a bonus Christmas mailbag with pickles, cherries, and an ancient hymn! Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, December 18, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the Incarnation. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Christmas History Almanac Vol. IV
Weekend Edition for December 16-17, 2023 Spotify links: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6HmpoYPAdZDixsCHIWlfd9?si=62989d42424543c4…