Podcast: 5 Minutes in Church History with Stephen Nichols (LS 61 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: The Pulpit
Pub date: 2020-06-24

Notes from The Listener:

Brief weekly lessons in religious history, produced by a Presbyterian ministry with a mission to provide theological education. This instalment is about the origins of the pulpit, a central object in Christian worship and architecture. One of the earliest references to it is in a letter from 250CE, but it was superseded in importance by the altar by the medieval era. The tradition to which this show belongs seeks to return it — and the "word of God" that it represents — to prominence. An interesting, if partial, account

Some ministers preach from pulpits, others speak from lecterns, and some stand beside a table. Does it really make any difference? On this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols observes the significant role of the pulpit from the earliest centuries of the church.

Read the transcript: https://www.5minutesinchurchhistory.com/the-pulpit/

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