Church History Matters: Recent Episodes
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Reformed Books Online resources page on "Administration of the Lord's Supper" -- http://tinyurl.com/adminlordssupper
American Methodist Worship by Karen B. Westerfield Tucker (Oxford University Press 2001) can be borrowed for free with an Internet Archive account -- https://archive.org/details/americanmethodis0000west/page/152/mode/2up?view=theater
The Poisoned Chalice: Eucharistic Grape Juice and Common-Sense Realism in Victorian Methodism by Jennifer L. Woodruff Taft (University of Alabama Press, 2011) can be borrowed for free with an Internet Archive account -- https://archive.org/details/poisonedchalicee0000tait/page/108/mode/2up?view=theater
“The Progress Of The Individual Cup Movement, Especially Among Churches” Presented in the Section on State Medicine, at the Forty-eighth Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association, held at Philadelphia, June 1-4, 1897. BY HOWARD S. ANDERS, A.M., M.D. -- http://tinyurl.com/2p9zayy3
A Covenant Feast: Reflections on the Lord’s Table by J. Ryan Davidson -- https://www.amazon.com/Covenant-Feast-Reflections-Lords-Table/dp/0997358947
CORRECTION: Joseph misstated the traditional date of the martyrdom of Saint Valentine; it was February 14 in A.D. 269.
Show notes/sources:
- From the Protestant Reformation to the Southern Baptist Convention: What Hath Geneva To Do With Nashville? by Thomas K. Ascol (Founders Press)
- “...To Set Them in Order;” Some Influences of the Philadelphia Baptist Association Upon Baptists of America to 1814 by James L. Clark (Particular Baptist Press)
- New Hampshire Confession of Faith, Baptist Studies Online http://baptiststudiesonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/the-new-hampshire-confession-of-faith.pdf
- Article on the hymn singing controversy https://founders.org/articles/the-first-worship-war-among-baptists-and-the-reformation-of-congregational-singing/
- Article on the New Hampshire Confession: https://founders.org/articles/the-new-hampshire-confession/
- The Baptist Heritage Four Centuries of Baptist Witness by H. Leon McBeth by H. Leon McBeth
Religion News Association Top Ten Stories of 2023 (link: https://shorturl.at/qGOUX)
The official statement of the UMC on the issue of marriage can be found here: https://www.umc.org/en/content/social-principles-the-nurturing-community
GAFCON issues the “Kigali Commitment” or the “Kigali communiqué.” Link here: https://shorturl.at/efixV
Whether you know him as a children's author or a Christian apologist, there's no doubt that C. S. Lewis was one of the best-known Christians of the 20th century.
A much-requested topic: what led up to the split between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches?
The 5 Most Interesting Popes in History: https://www.contexttravel.com/blog/articles/5-best-popes-in-history
The first part of our series on the history and theology behind the rise of the papacy. This episode will be an introduction and high-level overview.
2022 Keach Conference sermons on Chapter 15 of the Second London Baptist Confession: https://www.sermonaudio.com/search.asp?sortby=added&sourceonly=true&currSection=sermonssource&keyword=gracebaptistchapel&subsetcat=series&subsetitem=2022+Keach+Conference+%28RBFVa%29
Purchase the book from the publisher: https://hesedandemet.com/product/kiffen-knollys-and-keach/
References:
- John Chrysostom's homily on Matthew 1:25 - https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/200105.htm
- English translation of the "Protoevangelion of James" - https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/infancyjames-hock.html
- "Belief in the perpetual virginity of Mary in the first four centuries and its implications for Orthodox-Protestant dialogue" by Радостин Марчев (for historical notes only) - https://www.academia.edu/45019387/Belief_in_the_perpetual_virginity_of_Mary_in_the_first_four_centuries_and_its_implications_for_Orthodox_Protestant_dialogue
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers (section on the Second Council of Nicea; Schaff and Wace, editors):https://ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf214/npnf214.xvi.ii.html
Other episodes mentioned:
- Episode 25 Armenian Warriors and Chalcedon Revisited: https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/25--Armenian-Warriors-and-Chalcedon-Revisited-e11cka1
- Episode 12 Eusebius, Father of Church History with Jeff Riddle https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/12--Eusebius--Father-of-Church-History--with-Jeff-Riddle-eo2ppu
- Episode 11 The First Crusade: https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/11--The-First-Crusade-eo2pq2
- Episode 5 To Creed or Not To Creed?: https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/5--To-Creed-or-Not-To-Creed-eo2pqb
Under God, Over the People by Oliver Allmand-Smith (available for pre-order) -- https://brokenwharfe.com/product/under-god-over-the-people/
"Broken Wharfe was founded as a distinctly confessional Baptist resource base in the UK consistent with the faith and life characterised by those churches affirming the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith." -- brokenwharfe.com
True Iglesia (comic and articles): http://www.trueiglesia.org/
The Dorean Principle: A Biblical Response to the Commercialization of Christianity (book): https://thedoreanprinciple.org/
M'Cheyne Reading Plan from bibleplan.org: https://bibleplan.org/plans/mcheyne/ M'Cheyne biography by Andrew Bonar from Banner of Truth: https://banneroftruth.org/us/store/history-biography/robert-murray-mcheyne/
2022 National Founders Conference: https://founders.org/2022conference/
Other episodes mentioned:
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Heroes and Heretics: Three Patron Saints of Ireland https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/24--Heroes-and-Heretics-Three-Patron-Saints-of-Ireland-e10gd7s
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A Short History of the English Bible https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/16--A-Short-History-of-the-English-Bible-with-J--Ryan-Davidson-eo2pqd
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The Reformation Continues with Ottavio Palombaro https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/14--The-Reformation-Continues-with-Ottavio-Palombaro-eo2pql
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Eusebius, the Father of Church History, with Jeff Riddle (part 1) https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/12--Eusebius--Father-of-Church-History--with-Jeff-Riddle-eo2ppu
Letter from Scottish pastors to Scottish Ministers (pdf): https://christianconcern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CC-Resource-Misc-Churches-Scotland-Lockdown-Letter-210115.pdf
"Victory for Scottish church leaders as judge rules government acted unconstitutionally when criminalising gathered worship" https://christianconcern.com/ccpressreleases/victory-for-scottish-church-leaders-as-judge-rules-government-acted-unconstitutionally-when-criminalising-gathered-worship/
NAMB v. McRaney case page at SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/north-american-mission-board-of-the-southern-baptist-convention-inc-v-mcraney/
McLean Bible Church lawsuit overview: https://churchleaders.com/news/414583-judge-allows-lawsuit-against-david-platt-mclean-bible-church-to-move-forward.html
Joseph's article "On Waiving Attorney-Client Privilege": https://www.servantsandheralds.com/on-waiving-attorney-client-privilege/
"Battle for the Minds" 1997 documentary that covers much of the SBC Conservative Resurgence of the 80s and 90s: https://youtu.be/IuFFRx8Bj30
"Dear PCA, Don't Let Revoice Fool You: A Response to Revoice's Frequently Asked Questions, Part 1" by Dr. Jared Moore https://www.monergism.com/blog/dear-pca-don%E2%80%99t-let-revoice-fool-you-response-revoice%E2%80%99s-frequently-asked-questions-%E2%80%93-part-1
"Some Friendly Questions for Josh Buice on His Church Departing the SBC" by Jeff Wright https://www.servantsandheralds.com/friendly-questions-to-buice-on-departing-the-sbc/
Servants and Heralds podcasts: https://www.servantsandheralds.com/tag/podcasts/
Broad Oak Piety Podcast: https://broadoakpiety.org/
Reformed Catholicity: The Promise of Retrieval for Theology and Biblical Interpretation by Michael Allen, Scott R. Swain: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/reformed-catholicity/351790
"Ten Basic Facts About the NT Canon that Every Christian Should Memorize" by Michael J. Kruger: https://www.michaeljkruger.com/the-complete-series-ten-basic-facts-about-the-nt-canon-that-every-christian-should-memorize/
Are We Together? A Protestant Analyzes Roman Catholicism by R.C. Sproul: https://www.ligonier.org/store/are-we-together-hardcover
CHM Podcast merch store on Bonfire: https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-chm-podcast-store/
Podcast merch store https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-chm-podcast-store/
Episode 19 on the Methodists https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/19--The-Methodists-A-Partial-Conclusion-eo2pq7
Episode 15 on the history of eschatology https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/15--History-of-Eschatology-A-Crash-Course-eo2ppl
Episode 5 on the history of church creeds https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/5--To-Creed-or-Not-To-Creed-eo2pqb
Other resources
The Kingdom of the Cults by Walter Martin https://archive.org/details/kingdomofcults00mart (free to borrow with registration of a free account)
Website of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's official beliefs https://www.adventist.org/beliefs/
Mea culpa: Joseph made a remark about Augustine being in Africa his entire life, but that way off the mark! Although he became famous as Augustine of Hippo (in modern-day Algeria) and lived much of his life there, Augustine spent considerable time in Rome and Milan before and after his conversion to Christianity. Show notes and links
CHM Podcast store at Bonfire https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-chm-podcast-store/ "Cotton Mather & the Salem Witch Trials" by The Narrated Puritan (on the Man of God Network) https://anchor.fm/cbtseminary/episodes/Cotton-Mather--the-Salem-Witch-Trials--The-Narrated-Puritan-e17mgde Website of G3 Ministries https://www.g3min.org
Previous CHM episodes mentioned:
4 "Heroes and Heretics: Martin Luther" https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/4--Heroes-and-Heretics-Martin-Luther-eo2pq1 11 "The First Crusade" https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/11--The-First-Crusade-eo2pq2 24 "Heroes and Heretics: Three Patron Saints of Ireland" https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/24--Heroes-and-Heretics-Three-Patron-Saints-of-Ireland-e10gd7s 27 "Barn Raisin' Babdists" https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/27--Barn-Raisin-Babdists-e14bn6k
Sources and show notes
- Excerpts from the Magdeburg Confession: https://faithandheritage.com/2015/11/the-magdeburg-confession/
- Website of Matt Trewhella: https://defytyrants.com/
- Sermon series from Sam Waldron on the "Christian's Relationship to Civil Authority": https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=920202149176749
- It's Good to be a Man podcast on the inevitability of patriarchy: https://itsgoodtobeaman.buzzsprout.com/266333/9159001-the-inevitability-of-patriarchy
- Honest to Pod podcast by Gregory Baus: https://www.audible.com/pd/Honest-To-Pod-Podcast/B08K56HP45
- Sources on John Ponet: https://faculty.etsu.edu/history/documents/ponet.htm and https://www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/JOHN-PONET-RECORD-EXTRA-ANNE-LOVETT.pdf
- Source on Jonathan Edwards the younger, by Bill Edwards: http://www.americanrealities.com/edwards-jonathan-jr.html
Sources and notes:
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Anabaptism and Contemporary Baptists Conference: http://media.swbts.edu/collection/53/anabaptism-and-contemporary-baptists-conference Heirs of the Reformation by James McGoldrick (available from Founder Press: https://press.founders.org/shop/heirs-of-the-reformation/) Spiritual and Anabaptist Writers, George H. Williams and Angel M. Mergal, editors (available to borrow from the Internet Archive with a free account: https://archive.org/details/spiritualanabapt0000unse_l7t6) 2,000 Years of Christ's Power Set (4 Volumes) by Nick Needham (available here: https://www.wtsbooks.com/products/2000christpower4vol?variant=9741133217839 The Reformation of the Sixteenth Century by Roland Bainton (available to borrow from the Internet Archive with a free account: https://archive.org/details/reformationofsix0000bain_h1z7)
Previous guest appearances:
Episode 16: A Short History of the English Bible with J. Ryan Davidson Episode 8: The Early Church with J. Ryan Davidson
Like Wildfire: The Gospel Amid the Greco-Roman 1st/2nd Century Family Context (Sunday school lesson taught by guest) Recent episode of the Broad Oak Piety Podcast (co-hosted by guest) English translation of the Epistle of Barnabas English translation of the Shepherd of Hermas. Getting the Garden Right by Richard Barcellos (guest's book recommendation).
What's the difference between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Oriental Orthodox Church?
Was the Roman Empire the first nation that made Christianity its official religion?
What's a "physis" and why does it matter?
Rueben and Joseph talk about those topics and more in this episode.
[Previous episode mentioned: To Creed or Not to Creed? Episode art: Etchmiadzin Cathedral the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city of Vagharshapat, Armenia.]
St. Patrick's Bad Analogies by Lutheran Satire
More information about the Book of Kells from Trinity College Dublin (pictures here)
"Ireland reports the first venomous snake bite in its history, right before St. Patrick’s Day," article from March 2020
Dr. Nettles' author archive at Founders Ministries.
A selection of books by Dr. Nettles, including Baptists and the Bible which is described as "one of the most complete and oft quoted sources for reliable, incisive, and detailed information on the history of Baptist attitudes towards the doctrine of the inerrancy and infallibility of the Bible."
Dr. Nettles' book recommendations:
- Whole Gospel, Whole World: The Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, 1845-1995 by William R. Estep (available for purchase here)
- A Memoir of the Life and Labors of the Rev. Adoniram Judson, D.D. by Francis Wayland (available to read for free on the Internet Archive, vol. 1 and vol. 2)
Episode art: modern picture of Siloam Baptist Church in Marion, Alabama, where the Southern Baptist Home Mission Board was formed in 1845.
Revived Studios website, Facebook, Instagram.
History's Greatest Preachers quiz on Sporcle.
Tulips and Honey episode with Rueben and Joseph (or watch the YouTube version).
Our episode on J. Gresham Machen.
Banner of Truth author biography for Thomas Charles
"By What Standard" - produced by Founders Ministries
"Seminary presidents reaffirm BFM, declare CRT incompatible"
"Pentagon officially releases UFO videos"
Parresia Books' website. Kickstarter campaign to publish a new edition of the Second London Baptist Confession along with a companion paperback volume containing Hercules Collins' An Orthodox Catechism, The Baptist Catechism, and Benjamin Keach's A Short Confession of Faith. Follow them on Twitter @parresia1689. "Reading Keach Today" by Austin Walker
Timeline of Methodist connexions, divisions and reunifications Revival and Revivalism: The Making and Marring of American Evangelicalism by Iain Murray; published by Banner of Truth and reviewed at Place for Truth. Episodes of Church History Matters covering Arminius and the Synod of Dort: The Bubonic Plague Sprouts a TULIP Parts 1 and 2
Keach Conference 2020 (all messages) Benjamin Keach with Drs. Tom Hicks and Chris Holmes on the Covenant Podcast "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: How Charles Finney's Theology Ravaged the Evangelical Movement" by Phil Johnson "No Uncertain Sound: A Vindication of the Methods and Results of Charles Finney's Ministry," by Jim Stewart. Many of Charles Finney's own works can also be found at this site, including his original Memoirs and his "Lectures on Revivals of Religion." "The Disturbing Legacy of Charles Finney" by Michael Horton "A Conversation with James Renihan about Biblicism" on the Theology in Particular Podcast
"English Bible Translation" by J. Ryan Davidson (audio) "The Long Ending of Mark as the Word of God" by J. Ryan Davidson (audio) Broad Oak Piety podcast with hosts Joey Tomlinson and J. Ryan Davidson Church History Matters, Episode 8: "The Early Church with J. Ryan Davidson"
"The Rapture Question," Tabletalk Magazine Tulips & Honey: Episode 61 - Favorite Stories with Church History Matter’s Podcast
Ottavio Palombaro's papers on Academia.edu and sermons on sermonaudio.com. "The Bloody Streets of Muenster" on the Sheologians podcast (with James White): part 1 and part 2
Stylos, the blog of our guest, Jeff Riddle, a Reformed Baptist Pastor in North Garden, Virginia. Word Magazine, Jeff Riddle's YouTube channel. Jeff Riddle's series on Eusebius's Ecclesiastical History on sermonaudio.com
Stylos, the blog of our guest, Jeff Riddle, a Reformed Baptist Pastor in North Garden, Virginia. Word Magazine, Jeff Riddle's YouTube channel. Jeff Riddle's series on Eusebius's Ecclesiastical History on sermonaudio.com
Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 7: Heroes and Heretics: Joan of Arc; Episode 9: Worship from the Earliest Exile to the Great Ejection.
Email us at churchhistorymatters [at] gmail [dot] com Khan Academy video on the spread of Islam Islam and Europe timeline Various versions of Urban II's speech at the Council of Clermont The First Crusade: A New History by Thomas Asbridge (free to borrow from the Internet Archive) Encyclopaedia Britannica article on the Crusades
J. Gresham Machen (1881-1937) helped found Westminster Theological Seminary and the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. His firm stand against modernist, theological liberalism can teach the church much today. Links of interest: Christianity and Liberalism by J. Gresham Machen (1923), free ebooks in multiple formats from MonergismJ. Gresham Machen Author Biography (from Banner of Truth) J. Gresham Machen: The Politically Incorrect Fundamentalist by DG Hart Re-Thinking Missions (Five Minutes in Church History dealing with Machen’s response to the “Re-Thinking Missions report of 1933 and how it led to the founding of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church) J. Gresham Machen's Response to Modernism by John Piper (1993 Bethlehem Conference for Pastors) H. L. Mencken's Obituary of Machen: "Dr. Fundamentalis" A Short History of the Life of J. G. Machen by Craig S. Hawkins
Show notes and links of interest: The Reformation (catholic.com) Does the Bible Say How We Should Worship God? (catholic.com) A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer by William Reed Huntington Act of Uniformity 1662 (picture) An Act for the Uniformity of Publick Prayers (text)
What can we learn by studying the first two centuries of the Christian church? Can we definitively say when "the church" began? How can understanding family structures from Greco-Roman culture inform our understanding of the New Testament Scriptures? We cover all of those topics and more in our conversation with Pastor J. Ryan Davidson. Links of interest: Green Pastures: A Primer on the Ordinary Means of Grace by J. Ryan Davidson Like Wildfire: The Gospel Amid the Greco-Roman 1st/2nd Century Family Context (Sunday school lesson taught by guest) First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians (translated by J.B. Lightfoot) The Didache (translated by Charles H. Hoole)
Joan of Arc Web Project. This website has extensive transcriptions/translations of the trial transcripts and other primary sources. Joan of Arc Archive. "An online collection of information, both general and scholarly, concerning Joan of Arc [Jehanne d'Arc or Darc in medieval French]; including biographies, trial excerpts and commentary, letters and other such documents. English translations and transcriptions of the original languages are provided." Maintained by Allen Williamson. Why I Am Not Continuationist by Tim Challies The Final Word: A Biblical Response to the Case for Tongues and Prophecy Today by O. Palmer Robertson (Banner of Truth) Assurance of Salvation, Roman Catholicism, and Calvinism by James Swan Chapter 18 of the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith 1677/1689: "Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation"
Just in time for Christmas: an episode about the group most famous for celebrating the first Thanksgiving! And what in the world does the Synod of Dort have to do with that famous fall feast? Recommended resource (that Joseph alluded to, but forgot to actually talk about: 2,000 Years of Christ's Power Set (4 vols.) by Nick Needham.
The Apostles' Creed: The Resurrection and the Life by Persis Lorenti Text of the Nicene Creed (as used by the Christian Reformed Church) The Definition of the Council of Chalcedon Text of the Athanasian Creed The Second London Baptist Confession 1677/1689, (prepared by Doctrine and Devotion with Scripture proofs and other resources) The Westminster Confession of Faith 1646
Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther by Roland Herbert Bainton The Bondage of the Will (what Luther himself considered his most important work, free as an ebook from Monergism.com)
Book recommendation:
Saving the Reformation by Dr. W. Robert Godfrey
Other resources:
The Arminian Controversy and the Synod of Dort - S. Vandergugten
Summary text of the Five Articles of Remonstrance, Philip Schaff and David S. Schaff, eds. The Creeds of Christendom (1931; repr., Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996), 3:545–49.
The History of Protestantism, Vol. 3, by Rev. J. A. Wylie, page 264 (first published in 1878) accessed December 31, 2018
Show notes:
Why Church History? (by the host of the excellent podcast 5 Minutes in Church History) One Very Good Reason to Study Church History by Tim Challies Messy Church History: Keepin' Us Honest by Nathan Eshelman Six Benefits of Studying Church History by William Boekestein The Value of Studying Church History by Rev. Arie den Hartog (pdf)