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Communio Sanctorum

This podcast is an attempt to give believers a popular and non-academic review of Church History.

 

 

ABOUT

About Communio Sanctorum

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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ABOUT LANCE RALSTON

Lance Ralston is the founding pastor of Calvary Chapel of Oxnard, (Ventura County, California, USA) which began in the fall of 1982.

EPISODES

Rabban Sauma Part 3

Rabban Sauma Part 3

This episode continues our series on the remarkable Rabban Sauma with Part 3. In Part 1, we looked at the opening chapter in Sauma’s ...
Rabban Sauma Part 2

Rabban Sauma Part 2

This is Part 2 of our series on Rabban Sauma. We begin with a brief review of the political scene into which Rabban Sauma’s ...
Rabban Sauma Part 1

Rabban Sauma Part 1

Rabban Sauma is the title of this Episode, Part 1. So --  there I was, walking through the Genghis Khan exhibit at the Reagan ...
Welcome to Communio Sanctorum

Welcome to Communio Sanctorum

Communio Sanctorum - History of the Christian Church is a short-form podcast on the history of the Christianity Church from the First Century to ...
Seven Key Moments in Church History

Seven Key Moments in Church History

Seven Key Moments in Church History I was recently asked by a subscriber to my Church History podcast, Communio Sanctorum: History of the Christian ...
Some, Not Others

Some, Not Others

Think I’m on safe ground when I say à Those listening to this are mostly likely students of history. Your knowledge of the past ...
Just Doing the Job

Just Doing the Job

Taken as a whole, leaders demonstrate a wide array of skills and talent. While great leaders often exhibit some consistent marks, there’s simply no ...
Come Outers

Come Outers

During the early-mid 19th C, an interesting phenomenon spread over the thinking of parts of Western Europe and the US. It was a general ...
Evangelicalism

Evangelicalism

In this episode of CS, we’ll take a look at something many of our listeners are familiar with; at least, they think their familiar ...
Eusebius

Eusebius

In this Episode of CS we’ll take a look at a figure of church history anyone who’s done any reading in such has likely ...
Ecumenism

Ecumenism

In his marvelous one volume book on Church History, Bruce Shelley relates how the World Council of Churches came up with its motto. In ...
500 Years – Part 6 // The Way It Was

500 Years – Part 6 // The Way It Was

The title of this episode, Part 6 in the Series 500 Yrs, in commemoration of the Half-Millennial anniversary of The Reformation, is “The Way ...
500 Years - Part 05 // Can't We All Just Get Along?

500 Years – Part 05 // Can’t We All Just Get Along?

[audio src="https://storage.googleapis.com/communio-sanctorum/500Years-Part05.mp3" /] As we come up to the 500 year anniversary of Reformation Day, when Martin Luther tacked his revolutionary list of exceptions ...
500 Years - Part 04 // Black Earth

500 Years – Part 04 // Black Earth

His family name was “Black Earth,” as in the rich, fertile soil around his hometown. In German, Schwartzerdt. His first name was Philipp. He ...
500 Years - Part 03 //  The Good & The Bad

500 Years – Part 03 // The Good & The Bad

By necessity due to time, we ended the last episode in the middle of recounting Luther’s great conversion experience, where he realized the righteousness  ...
500 Years - Part 02 // The Gift

500 Years – Part 02 // The Gift

We left off last time with the close of the Diet of Worms where Martin Luther informed the august assembled officials of both civil ...
500 Years – Part 01 // The Stage Is Set

500 Years – Part 01 // The Stage Is Set

Since we’re rapidly approaching the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation, we begin a short series on it’s beginning ...
Heretics - Part 09 // Hanging On

Heretics – Part 09 // Hanging On

In Season 1 we spent a little time tracking the Enlightenment’s impact on the Christian Faith. Dual impetuses emerged; one leading to Liberalism, the ...
Heretics – Part 08 // Templars

Heretics – Part 08 // Templars

Years ago I watched a TV show with fascination as the host, james Burke, started with a single item then over the course of ...
Heretics - Part 07 // Imagery

Heretics – Part 07 // Imagery

One of the most interesting moments in Church History comes in the conflict over the use of images in Worship. It’s born of the ...
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