
Church History for Chumps
We're not your grandfather's church history podcast. But we'd also really appreciate it if he still listened.
Saints, heretics, councils...and the occasional crazy stuff. We have fun.
IG: @churchhistory4chumps
Podcasting since 2023 • 76 episodes
Church History for Chumps
Latest Episodes
Origen: The Forgotten Church Father
Imagine if you were a really cool guy. Like, a really cool guy. You helped all your friends know Jesus better. Wrote all these interesting theological ideas. Came up with all these fun words in Greek. Everybody li...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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54:19

CHUMP TALK: Mission Trips, Africa, and Church Planting
Imagine going to a country with one of the oldest expressions of Christian faith...as a BAPTIST?!?!?Just kidding. But really, Taylor just got back from a week-long mission trip in Ethiopia, eastern Africa's historic den of Christianity.&...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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1:08:04

The Reign of Constantine: "You Get a Church, and You Get a Church!"
"Nice pagan temple. Be a shame if someone...Christianized it."-Constantine, probablyThe conversion of Emperor Constantine to Christianity was one of the most groundbreaking events to occur in the history of Rome. The single most i...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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1:10:17

The Scandal of the African American Church (with Dr. Walter Strickland)
The scandal of Christianity is that the Church is seldom greatest amongst the rich and powerful. Often, those rich in spirit are poor in worldly treasure. The "abundant life" promised in the Gospels is nearest to those who share in Christ's suf...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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54:30

Tertullian: The Church's OG Battle Rapper
Tertullian always had a dragon's tongue. After his conversion and baptism, he would unleash his fiery rhetoric on heretics, pagan emperors, and persecuting powers. In the process, he would pen some of the finest Latin theology of th...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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1:03:45

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