Church History for Chumps

Have you ever wondered why Protestants don't have a richer view of the sacraments (a fancy word for 'visible means of grace,' like baptism if you're a Protestant, or confession if you're a Catholic)?…

At this point, people really should have learned to stop making up new ideas about Jesus' nature. But some people never learn. 

This week, we end up with Eutychianism, an overcorrection of the heresy …

The Council of Nicea might be one of the most commonly misunderstood events in church history. 

Everyone from TikTok influencers, Joe Rogan, and that one guy who wrote the Da Vinci Code, have differen…

Through our Hefty Heresies series, we've kind of done a "series within a series" as we cover the four major Christological heresies of the early church (following Arianism and Docetism). 

This week we…

Not often do you have the privilege of interviewing a relative of one of the figures you talk about. But today is a special day. 

Today John and Tommy are joined by long time-friend (and Tucson LEGEND…

The worst persecution against Christians that the world has ever known has just ended. Christian leaders bear scars of torture and violence all across their bodies. The priests and bishops who kept t…

This week, the guys are joined by Michael, the man and mind behind Creative Orthodox, an online page that explores the virtue and beauty of the ancient Orthodox faith. 

In addition to geeking out abou…

Docetism (or Apollinarianism for people who like syllables) is basically the evil little brother of Arianism. 

While Arianism said that Jesus wasn't cool enough to be God, Docetism said that Jesus was…

For our WW2 homies: This isn't the Aryanism (with the blue eyes and blonde hair stuff) that Hitler was a big fan of. This was, rather, one of the most vicious heresies that Satan ever hurled at the 4…

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BACK LIKE WE NEVER LEFT. 

For just a little bit, though. 

While we continue getting our ducks in a row for the official launch of Season 2, we just couldn't help but drop a little teaser in honor of Al…

Do you ever wish you could step into a time machine and see what some of the earliest Christians were doing?

Well, say no more. Kinda.

The Didache is one of the oldest Christian documents, with some sc…

In our day, technological breakthroughs seem to happen every two or three weeks. 

Things were a little different in the 15th Century. 

Enter the man known as Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenber…

From the age of 13, young Simeon knew that he was destined for greater things. 

Or at the very least...much higher things. 

Join Thomas and John as we talk about Simeon Stylites, a 5th century monk who…

This week, Thomas and John kick their feet up a little bit for a lil' Q&A episode. Big thanks to all of our IG followers who contributed!

Ever wondered which figures from church history our beloved ho…

More than a century before the English Reformation kicked off, there was already something cooking across the pond. 

And it wasn't blood sausage. 

In this episode, John and Thomas talk about the so-cal…

Francis of Assisi had it made in the shade to be a handsome, wealthy Italian noble. But boy did Lord have other plans. 

John and Thomas talk about our new favorite wolf-talking, poverty-living, Gospel…

Nope, don't worry, we didn't accidentally sneeze on the keyboard when we typed this episode's title. 

Wilgefortis was a popular folk saint during the Middle Ages, and her story is...well...just hit pl…

Okay, hear us out...is it possible that the Prosperity Gospel formed as a teaching as a trauma response to the Great Depression? Seriously, I'm still not sure. 

Anyways. This week we'll talk about one…

Lawrence (not Brother Lawrence, but he was dope too) was one of the seven deacons in the city of Rome in the 3rd Century. 

While he was one of many martyrs under the reign of Emperor Valerian, his sto…