Church History for Chumps

If the name is any indication, the Black Death was probably NOT a good time. 

In the shadow of a sweeping disease that killed half of Europe's population, a young English woman committed to a simple l…

For this special episode, John and Tom sit down with Ben Lansing, the artist and creator behind the page @ourchurchspeaks. 

Ben is a talented artist who has used his skills to highlight prominent chur…

No matter how many times you hear the haunting accounts of the slave ships traveling across oceans, in conditions that would be inexcusable for cattle, let alone humans, it always puts a pit in your …

February 1692. Salem Massachusetts. 

Two young girls, feeling unwell, begin to go into "fits." This consists of screaming, vomiting, contorting their bodies, and making strange noises. 

This began one …

John, Thomas, and the esteemed Dr. Melle are BACK. And they're all out of bubble gum. 

The good doctor leads the guys through yet another captivating conversation on the Celts. The guys discuss the mi…

It's the 5th century, and the slightly complicated relationship between the Christian church and the Roman Empire is in full swing. 

A dusty missionary named Patrick arrives at the coast of Ireland. H…

Takashi Nagai was the biblical Job of the 20th century. 

A Japanese radiologist and convert to the Catholic faith, he lost everything when his home, and the home of thousands of other believers, becam…

The year is 70 AD. 

Christianity has existed for less than 40 years. 

Unrest is growing in Jerusalem between factions of militant Jewish citizens and their Roman captors. 

A siege is about to break out …

Maximilian Kolbe was a Polish priest who, while imprisoned at a concentration camp, volunteered to die in the place of another man. 

But his legacy doesn't end there. His life was marked by deep devot…

Polycarp (not a Pokémon) was a beloved and well respected church leader in the 2nd century. 

After facing tensions from the oppressive Roman Empire, this 86-year old legend refused to deny his faith i…

Around 270 AD, years before anyone ever contemplated “van life,” a dude named Anthony had a similar idea:

“What if I got rid of all my stuff, left this terrible city, and wandered around in the desert…

I'm sure you have a lot of questions. What is church history? Am *I* a chump if I'm listening to this? Why didn't Thomas join John for this trailer? This trailer will answer all of that and more. 

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