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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 AlmanacThursday, April 17, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we look at the practice of foot washing throughout Church history and its association with Maundy Thursday. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, April 16, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a man who gave his life for his faith and the early Reformation in France. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, April 15, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a partially (?) apocryphal story about a Scottish minister and the world's most famous ocean liner (and…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, April 14, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the great "middle men" in American Church history: Horace Bushnell. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacCHA 2000 Episode AMA
Weekend Edition for April 12-13, 2025 Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, April 11, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the most important Papal Encyclical (fancy letter to the church) of the 20th century and maybe beyond. Show…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, April 10, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the pastor, professor, poet, and storyteller Henry Van Dyke. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, April 9, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we name a patron saint of CHA for our 2000th episode. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, April 8, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Edward John Carnell and his place amongst the "new evangelicals." Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, April 7, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, Dan recalls another favorite topic and episode through the years: Humor and Christianity. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents "What Did We Learn in 2000 Episodes?"
Weekend Edition for April 5-6, 2025 Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, April 4, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we look back at one of Dan's favorite characters - Katharina Schuetze-Zell, the "first woman" of the Reformation. Show…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, April 3, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we look back at one of Dan's favorite stories: the eccentric commune behind your grandma's silverware. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, April 2, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we look back at one of Dan's favorite topics in church history: the End Times. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, April 1, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we look at the origins of April Fool's Day and its association with Christianity. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, March 31, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about friendship across theological divisions. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents the Greatest Lenten Story Ever Told: Dante's Inferno
Weekend Edition for March 29-30, 2025 Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, March 28, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we wish a happy birthday to the "Godfather of Gospel Music." Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, March 27, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, Dan tells a story about a tract he was given and a curious date for the season's celebrations. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, March 26, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the eccentric (and electric!) Czech Priest Prokop Diviš, the "European Franklin." Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, March 25, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember what might be the most significant day in world history! Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, March 24, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to dig a little deeper into numerology and the Bible. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The "Secret" History of Lent
Weekend Edition for March 22-23, 2025 Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, March 21, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the extremely influential medieval order of the Cistercians. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, March 20, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Isaac Newton and consider his study of God's "Two Books." Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, March 19, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the man who "invented" the Biblical concordance. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, March 18, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Frankfurt Recess of 1558 and what it meant for the future of the Reformation. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, March 17, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about "evangelicalism." Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Turn Around Bright Eyes, Repentance and Conversion in Church History
Weekend Edition for March 15-16, 2025 Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, March 14, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we get wild for both Pi Day and Einstein's Birthday (!?) Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, March 13, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a key layperson in the Reformation and the man behind Luther's Rose: Lazarus Spengler. Show Notes: Support…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, March 12, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Robert Lowry, one of the first English hymn writers to write both lyrics and music for his compositions…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, March 11, 2025
Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a famous Victorian-era Scottish Christian who attempted to harmonize faith and science. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, March 10, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the church and the American Revolution. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: "Shrouded", the Mystery of Turin's Famous Relic
Weekend Edition for March 8-9, 2025 Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, March 7, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember another "forgotten" hymn writer and theologian: Denmark's Birgitte Boye. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, March 6, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the life of the Martin Niemöller and his turn against Hitler and famous poem. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, March 5, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we pause to remember the beginning of the "Lenten" season (and this year, with the East and the West together!) Show…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, March 4, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the giant of 19th-century Hebrew studies: Franz Delitzsch. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, March 3, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, head to the mailbag to answer a question that Dan would probably rather not. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network…
Christian History AlmanacWeekend Edition for March 1-2, 2025
The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the "Who" Made You Do it? A History of the Bible's Bad Guy Part 1 Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, February 28, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the greatest essayists of all time and a Christian "skeptic": Michel de Montaigne. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, February 27, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Emily Morgan and her society devoted to the work of Christ and to make "tired people rested and happy."…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, February 26, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a "second generation" Reformer: the apocalyptic David Chytraeus. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, Feburary 25, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the man behind one of the 19th century's most famous exorcisms: Johann Blumhardt. Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, February 24, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we answer a question about a mysterious character who shows up in Christian art and iconography from time to time. Show…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: You Asked!
Weekend Edition for February 22-23, 2025 Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, February 21, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the most famous Anglo-Catholic of the 19th century and a most (in)famous convert: John Henry Newman. Show…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, February 20, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember another "forgotten" female poet and theologian: Elizabeth Singer Rowe. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, February 19, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the "Norwegian Deborah," the poet Dorothe Engelbretsdatter. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, February 18, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Ibrahim al-Haqilani and his contributions as a scholar and translator. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, February 17, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we consider a shady character in bible history and the book that launched a thousand conspiracy theories. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: A Brief History of the World's Most Famous Book, Part 5- Modern Translations
Weekend Edition for February 15-16, 2025 Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, February 14, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Lutheran astronomer Valentine Naboth and his untimely end. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, Feburary 13, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Elias Levita, the "Hebrew Teacher of Sixteenth Century Christians." Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, February 12, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, consider the history of "patron saints" with the story of the "patron saint of murderers"! Show Notes: Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, February 11, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, remember an event almost 1,000 years in the making when the heads of two churches met in Havana in 2016. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, February 10, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about satan and hell. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The "Don't Be Afraid To Ask" Mega Mailbag
Weekend Edition of February 8-9, 2025 Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, February 7, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the neo-martyrs of Russia and look briefly at Christianity in the Soviet Union. Show Notes: Support 1517…