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Church History for Chumps — 132 episodes
131. The Templar Knights and the Doomed Road to Outremer
130. The Fall of Edessa and the Beginning of the Second Crusade
129. CHUMP TALK: How Christians Can Live United in Dividing Times
128. Bernard of Clairvaux: The Monk who Loved God and Preached the Crusades
127. The History of Just War Theory: Augustine's Most Controversial Take (maybe)
126. Saints Who Weren't Exactly Human...Three Whimsical Tales
125. What's the Deal with the Easter Bunny? The History of Easter
124. Andrew Fuller: The Heart of the Baptist Missionary Society
123. CHUMP TALK: Is it still cool to talk about Deconstruction?
122. Saint Anselm: Thinker, Philosopher, Theologian
121. Jerusalem has Fallen: The Rise of the Crusader States
120. The Crusades Begin...The Promised Land Awaits
119. The Crusades Begin...The Siege of Antioch
118. CHUMP TALK: The One Where the Guys Talk About Christian Nationalism
117. The Crusades Begin...Godfrey of Bouillon
116. The Crusades Begin...The People's Crusade
115. The Crusades Begin...The Call of Pope Urban II
114. At the Gates of the Crusades: The Great Schism of 1054
113. CHUMP TALK: How to Start Your Own Church History Podcast
112. At the Gates of the Crusades: The Rise and (not quite yet) Fall of the Byzantine Empire
111. At the Gates of the Crusades: The Birth of Islam
110. At the Gates of the Crusades: The Fall of Rome
109. Islam, Secularism, and Modern Apologetics with Inspiring Philosophy
108. The Creation of the Sistine Chapel: Michelangelo's Darkest Hour
107. Santa Claus, Wreaths, and Caroling: The History of Christmas Traditions
106. Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Ghost of the Virgin Mary?
105. Charles Spurgeon: Great Baptist? Or GREATEST Baptist?
104. CHUMP TALK: Is AI the Spawn of Satan???
103. Saint Boniface: God's Man with an Axe
102. Who Were the Pilgrims, Really? Faith, Flight, and the Mayflower
101. John Allen Chau: Reckless Missionary or Righteous Martyr?
100. Heresies, Heresies, Heresies: What Makes a Heresy?
99. The Satanic Panic: The Devil is in the Details
98. CHUMP TALK: Harmless Hot Takes
97. The Adventures of the Apostles: Did Paul Lose His Head in Rome??
96. The Adventures of the Apostles: Why You Should Know Thaddeus and Bartholomew
95. The Adventures of the Apostles: Did Doubting Thomas Go to India?
94. The Adventures of the Apostles: Was John Really Boiled in Hot Oil?
93. Gregory of Nyssa: The Man, The Mystic, The Legend
92. The Adventures of the Apostles: What Happened to Philip?
91. Gregory of Nazianzus: The Introvert Who Shaped the Trinity
90. Rome's Final Pagan Emperor: Julian the Apostate
89. CHUMP TALK: Another 'Ask Us Anything!'
88. Basil the Great: The Father of Monks and Defender of the Poor
87. The Missionary to the Tribes: Isaac McCoy's Forgotten Story
86. The First Ever Guide to Christian Apologetics: The Letter to Diognetus
85. Saint Cyprian and the Church Split that (almost) Rocked Rome
84. The Adventures of the Apostles: Was Peter Really Crucified Upside Down???
83. The Adventures of the Apostles: Gone Fishin' with Andrew
82. The Roman Colosseum and Circus Maximus: The Christian's Crucible
81. The Adventures of the Apostles: A Tale of Three Jameses!
80. CHUMP TALK: Who wants to be a Chump-ionaire?!
79. The Adventures of the Apostles: Matthew and Simon the Zealot
78. BATTLE ROYALE: Was Origen's Legacy Treated Unfairly??
77. Ignatius of Antioch: The Death March to the Colosseum
76. Clement of Rome: The Apostle Peter's Bestest Pal
75. Origen: The Forgotten Church Father
73. CHUMP TALK: How Mission Trips Can Save the World...Maybe
72. The Reign of Constantine: "You Get a Church, and You Get a Church!"
71. The Scandal of the African American Church (with Dr. Walter Strickland)
70. Tertullian: The Church's OG Battle Rapper
69. The Silly Circumcellions: What Makes a Martyr?
68. The Council of Constantinople: Wait, Arianism is Still a Thing?
67. Ambrose of Milan: A Bishop with a Shepherd's Heart
66. The Conversion of Constantine: Faithful or Fraud?
65. The Council of Nicaea: The Greatest Church Business Meeting Ever
64. The Great Persecution: The Empire Strikes Back!
63. Catechism in the Early Church: Becoming a Citizen of God's Kingdom
62. Athanasius of Alexandria: The Five-Time Exile Champion
61. Saint Patrick: Pirates, Snakes, Barbarians, Oh My!
60. Augustine of Hippo: Your Pastor's Favorite Theologian
59. King Charles I: The War Among Protestants
58. Anthony the Great: The First Desert Father
57. Third Century Persecution: An Empire in Crisis
56. John Brown: Martyr...or Murderer?
55. CHUMP TALK: How to Talk to Enemies and Make Them Your Friends
54. Justin Martyr: The First Christian Philosopher
53. The World's Oldest Christian Tradition: Meet the Ethiopian Orthodox
52. Second Century Persecution: Romans Just Don't Understand
51. Perpetua and Felicity: Sisters of Suffering Sainthood
50. First Century Persecution: From Zero to Nero
49. Sergius and Bacchus: Best Bros in Life and Martyrdom
48. The Troubles: Religious (well, kinda religious) Turmoil in Northern Ireland
47. Thomas Bramwell Welch: Why Do Some Churches Use Grape Juice?
46. Saint Dymphna & the Town that Welcomes Outsiders
45. The Magdeburg Confession: Defending the Church from Tyranny
44. Leo the Great VS. Attila the Hun: At the Mercy of Giants
43. The History of Paedocommunion: Should Baptized Children Receive Communion?
42. HEFTY HERESIES: Serpent Seed Doctrine- Did Eve Sleep with the Serpent??
41. The 26 Martyrs of Japan: A Pilgrimage to the Cross
40. Bartolomé de las Casas: A Voice in the Wilderness of the New World
39. HEFTY HERESIES: Gnosticism- Is Creation EVIL?
38. On the Pascha by Melito of Sardis: Let's Talk about Easter!
37. CHUMP TALK: Ask Us Anything...Again!
36. Indigenous Boarding Schools: "Kill the Indian, Save the Man"
35. HEFTY HERESIES: Montanism: The (sorta) Original Doomsday Cult
34. Anabaptism: The Radical Reformers
33. HEFTY HERESIES: Marcionism- Is the God from the Old Testament Evil?
32. David Brainerd: Missionary to the Mohicans
31. HEFTY HERESIES: Pelagianism- What If Humans Were Born Good?
30. John Williamson Nevin: Relearning the Sacraments
29. HEFTY HERESIES: Eutychianism- Does Jesus Have Only One Nature?
28. Exposing Myths about the Council of Nicaea (with Ben Lansing)
27. HEFTY HERESIES: Nestorianism- Is Mary the Mother of God?
26. Anne Askew: Tortured in the Tower of London
25. HEFTY HERESIES: The Donatist Controversy- What If Your Pastor Backslides?
24. Arsenius the Great (with Creative Orthodox)
23. HEFTY HERESIES: Docetism- Was Jesus Really Human?
22. HEFTY HERESIES: Arianism- Was Jesus Really God?
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21. All Saints' Day: Is it the Same as Halloween???
20. The Didache: What Did the Earliest Christians Believe?
19. Johannes Gutenberg: The Man Who Changed the World With Print
18. Simeon Stylites: The Man Who Lived on a Pillar
17. CHUMP TALK: Our First 'Ask Us Anything!'
16. John Wycliffe: The Reformer Before It Was Cool
15. Francis of Assisi: Friend of All Creation
14. Wilgefortis: Church History's Bearded Woman
13. A.A. Allen: Casting Out Demons While Running From Them
12. Lawrence the Deacon: Boom Roasted!
11. Julian of Norwich: Seeing Christ in the Shadow of the Plague
10. Our Church Speaks: A Conversation with Ben Lansing
9. William Wilberforce: The Man Who Fought Slavery
8. The Salem Witch Trials: Harmful Hoax? Or Something Sinister?
7. Did Celtic Christians Do Mission Work?
6. What is Celtic Christianity?
5. Takashi Nagai: Japan's Martyr of the Atom Bomb
4. The (very, very bad) Fall of Jerusalem
3. Maximilian Kolbe: A Light in Auschwitz
2. The Martyrdom of Polycarp
1. The Desert Fathers: Seeking God in the Sands
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