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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 19, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we head to medieval England to hear about a famous saint and why horseshoes are considered lucky. #history —…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, May 18, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember Francis Bellamy and the peculiar world of late 19th c. America. #history — Support the Show…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, May 17, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we look at the early Anglican Church and one of its sometimes-overlooked characters: Archbishop Matthew Parker…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, May 16, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we tell the story of Justus Helmuth, a Lutheran pastor in Revolutionary-era America. #history — Support the…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, May 15, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Theonomy. #history — Support the Show…
Christian History AlmanacCHA Weekend Edition Presents: Behold, Your Mother (Or, There's Something About Mary)
Weekend Edition for May 13-14, 2023 #christianhistory — Support the Show https://www.1517.org/donate The 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, May 12, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember the break of Henry VIII and Martin Luther in the year 1521. #history — Support the Show…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, May 11, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember the "Culture Wars" in the church in Germany and the Falk Laws. #history — Support the Show…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, May 10, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember Walker Percy—a Catholic, novelist, philosopher, and cultural critic. #history — Support the Show…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, May 9, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember a curious saint and his (possible) book that almost made the New Testament. #history — Support the…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, May 8, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the early church. #history — Support the Show…
Christian History AlmanacCHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Exorcism of Gottliebin Dittus
Weekend Edition for May 6-7, 2023 #christianhistory — Support the Show https://www.1517.org/donate The 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts SHOW…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, May 5, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we look at another influential Lutheran, the Melancholy Dane: Søren Kierkegaard. #history — Support the Show…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, May 4, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we look at another "father" of American Lutheranism: Friedrich Wyneken. #history — Support the Show…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, May 3, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we look at an important date in the history of Poland and her church. #history — Support the Show…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, May 2, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember the religious life of Leonardo Da Vinci on the anniversary of his death in 1519. #history — Support…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, May 1, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about modern African Theology. #history — Support the Show…
Christian History AlmanacCHA Weekend Edition Presents Through the Looking Glass: The Life and Faith of Lewis Carroll
Weekend Edition for April 29-30, 2023 #christianhistory — Support the Show https://www.1517.org/donate The 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, April 28, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we look at Christianity in Argentina and the missionary work of Susan Strachan. #history — Support the Show…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, April 27, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we look at a German Moravian in the Colonies who played a crucial role in English Methodism (!) #history —…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, April 26, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we look at one of the most important writers in modern English and a dissenter during the Enlightenment. #OTD —…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, April 25, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we look at the history and tradition of Mark and his Gospel for St. Mark's Day. #history — Support the Show…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, April 24, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we head to the mailbag to answer questions about the church in South America. #history — Support the Show…
Christian History AlmanacCHA Weekend Edition Presents: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Third Reich
Weekend Edition for April 22-23, 2023 #christianhistory — Support the Show https://www.1517.org/donate The 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, April 21, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we tell a story of religious toleration in the Reformation and the American Colonies. #history — Support the…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, April 20, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we tell the story of the saint or charlatan, Elizabeth Barton, the "Maid of Kent. #history — Support the Show…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, April 19, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we tell the story of a fabricated Saint from the 19th c. — St. Expeditus. #history — Support the Show…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, April 18, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we tell the story of a "failed" Reformer: Francois Lambert. #history — Support the Show…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, April 17, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we head to the mailbag to answer a few questions about Irish folk etymology. #history — Support the Show…
Christian History AlmanacCHA Weekend Edition Presents: The All-Kids Mailbag!
Weekend Edition for April 15-16, 2023 #christianhistory — Support the Show https://www.1517.org/donate The 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, April 14, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember a Christian businessman whose name became synonymous with department stores. #OTD — Support the…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, April 13, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember a groundbreaking agreement in the history of religious toleration signed on this day in 1598. #OTD…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, April 12, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember a mister that inspired a popular cartoon strip caricature (among other things). #history — Support…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, April 11, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember the troubled genius, poet, and hymn writer Christopher Smart. #poetry — Support the Show…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, April 10, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about a popular but tricky label. #evangelical — Support the Show…
Christian History AlmanacCHA Weekend Edition Presents: Easter/Time
Weekend Edition for April 8-9, 2023 @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #easter — Support the Show https://www.1517.org/donate The 1517 Podcast Network…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, April 7, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we tell the story of a real, not metaphorical, trial by fire. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history —…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, April 6, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember the curious king who was remembered as the ideal Christian King (and probably wasn't!) @1517…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, April 5, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we tell the story of Charles Freer Andrews- a missionary and friend of Gandhi. @1517 #christianhistory…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, April 4, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we tell the story of an Oxford Don's Radio broadcasts during World War II. @1517 #christianhistory #christian…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, April 3, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about William Holman Hunt and the punk rock Pre-Raphaelites…
Christian History AlmanacCHA Weekend Edition Presents: Bill Mallonee, Vigilante of Love (and other things)
Weekend Edition for April 1-2, 2023 @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history — Support the Show https://www.1517.org/donate The 1517 Podcast Network…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, March 31, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember Rene Descartes, an important philosopher who ushered in the Age of Enlightenment. @1517…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, March 30, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember one of the preeminent Reformation Historians: Roland Bainton. @1517 #christianhistory #christian…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, March 29, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember one of the "Big Three" of the High Church movement in the Anglican Church: John Keble. @1517…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, March 28, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we tell the story of the "schism before the schism" between Eastern and Western churches. @1517…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, March 27, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Chicken Sandwiches (?!). @1517 #christianhistory #christian…
Christian History AlmanacCHA Weekend Edition Presents: the Crusades and the Problem of Christian Politics
Weekend Edition for March 25-26, 2023 @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history — Support the Show https://www.1517.org/donate The 1517 Podcast Network…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, March 24, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember Richard Wurmbrand, a Convert and Cold War prisoner for his faith. @1517 #christianhistory…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, March 23, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember the time a Pope (effectively) excommunicated an entire country. @1517 #christianhistory #christian…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, March 22, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we tell the story of the end of the Knights Templar. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #OTD — Support…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, March 21, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember David Griffiths, a Welsh missionary to Madagascar. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #OTD…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, March 20, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the "Bible Belt." @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history…
Christian History AlmanacCHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Judgement of John Brown
Weekend Edition for March 18-19, 2023 @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history — Support the Show https://www.1517.org/donate The 1517 Podcast Network…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, March 17, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we tell the story of the "real" St. Patrick. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #OTD — Support the…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, March 16, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we tell the story of the mysterious and miraculous (?) priest and prince Alexander of Hohenlohe. @1517…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, March 15, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we examine one of the more high-profile televangelist scandals of the 1980s. @1517 #christianhistory #christian…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, March 14, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we look at the wild world of the Muggletonians. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history — Support the Show…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, March 13, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we head to the mailbag for a question about who gets featured and why. @1517 #christianhistory #christian…
Christian History AlmanacCHA Weekend Edition Presents: the Faith of Diet Eman and the Dutch Resistance
Weekend Edition for March 11-12, 2023 @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history — Support the Show https://www.1517.org/donate The 1517 Podcast Network…