#12 - Immortality Debates: Socinians, Soul Sleep, and the Question of Resurrection

In the seventeenth century a small, intensely reasoned movement in Poland and across Europe forced a fundamental question: are human souls naturally immortal, or is immortality a gift tied to Christ’s resurrection? This episode traces the rise of the Socinian challenge — their method, key voices, and the living texts they invoked — setting the stage for a debate that reshaped Protestant theology, print culture, and ideas of justice after death. Listeners will meet the Polish Brethren, the Racovian press, and the scriptural passages at the heart of the controversy.