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Gerhard and Tylor review Lexham Press' Christian Essentials series and discuss the Apostle's Creed and the Lord's Prayer.

Gerhard and Tylor discuss how Christian History shapes their commitments to their own church traditions.

In this episode we look at the development of priestly celibacy in the early church through the medieval era.

On this episode, Gerhard Stübben and special guest Tylor Standley discuss Russell Moore's video "Socialism" from 6/18/19.

In this episode we follow an unknown man into unknown and unknowable territory--the realm beyond language and comprehension.By Podcastica Patristica

On this episode, Gerhard discusses Charlie Kirk's childishly stupid video "The Least Diverse Place in America" on Prager U.

On this episode I read and discuss Theodore Dalrymple's impressively pedantic article "Socialism Destroys the Human Character" on the National Review.

Dr. Adam Winn joins us in this interview on his new book ‘Reading Mark’s Christology Under Caesar: Jesus the Messiah and Roman Imperial Ideology.’By Podcastica Patristica

The final episode of our guide to St. Augustine's 'City of God.'By Podcastica Patristica

Part 10 of our guide to St. Augustine's 'City of God'By Podcastica Patristica

Part 9 of our guide to St. Augustine's 'City of God.'By Podcastica Patristica

Tylor Interviews Drs. Lynn Cohick and Amy Brown Hughes on their book 'Christian Women in the Patristic World.'By Podcastica Patristica

How can we bring the Patristic faith into our preaching and pastoral ministry in the 21st Century?By Podcastica Patristica

Part 8 of our guide to St. Augustine's 'City of God'By Podcastica Patristica

Try to keep your pants on for Part 7 of our guide to St. Augustine's City of God.By Podcastica Patristica

Part 6 of our guide through St. Augustine's 'City of God'By Podcastica Patristica

Listen to part 5 of our guide to St. Augustine's 'City of God.'By Podcastica Patristica

Part 4 of our guide through St. Augustine's 'City of God.'By Podcastica Patristica

Part 3 of our guide to St. Augustine's 'City of God.'By Podcastica Patristica

Part 2 of our guide to St. Augustine's 'City of God.'By Podcastica Patristica

A guide to St. Augustine’s ‘City of God’By Podcastica Patristica

St. Gregory of Nyssa said of his sister Macrina that she was his own "father, teacher, guide, mother, and counselor in every good thing." In this episode we learn how this monastic teacher changed the world.By Podcastica Patristica

Listen to St. John Chrysostom's Easter homily, read every Easter in Eastern Orthodox churches.By Podcastica Patristica

Learn about the Father of Church History: a one-time heretic, devoted follower of Origen, and brown-noser to Constantine.By Podcastica Patristica

Learn about Mary's importance for the church and its theology throughout the millennia.By Podcastica Patristica

Acquire the secret knowledge required to understand the bizarre world of Gnosticism.By Podcastica Patristica

Was Marcion really a Marcionite? Are you?By Podcastica Patristica

What do ancient Rome and modern America have in common? What can we learn from early martyrs about how to view the empires of this world? Jake Raabe joins us to discuss.By Podcastica Patristica

Dr. David E. Wilhite is Professor of Christian Theology at Baylor’s Truett Seminary. In this episode, he joins us to talk about Tertullian the African and his upcoming book on Ancient African Christianity.By Podcastica Patristica

Episode 7 traces the life, thought, and writings of one of the most important people in church history: Athanasius. This saint is revered for his fight against Arianism. But is the traditional picture of Athanasius true?By Podcastica Patristica

In 274 CE a hero was born. Or a demon, depending on how you look at him. A man whose name is synonymous with the entangling of power, politics, and religion. He was either the greatest king Christendom has ever known or the serpent who tricked the Church into eating from the tree of civil power.By Podcastica Patristica

On this episode of the podcast, Gerhard gives the background of the idea of the papacy. The episode tracks the idea of authority figures in the church from the days of the New Testament to the first modern-style pope, Julius of Rome (337-352 C.E.).By Tylor Standley

The Lenten Fast is one of Christianity's oldest traditions. In this episode, Tylor discusses the history and meaning of this sacred season.By Podcastica Patristica

The Nicene Creed is unquestionably the most important document in church history. In some circles the text of the creed is simply synonymous with “orthodoxy.” In this episode, Gerhard explains the creed and its meaning, line by line.By Podcastica Patristica

The story of Arius is shrouded in mystery. In this episode, we try to untangle the web of legends and lies to find the true story of Arius. Sam Davidson joins to tell us about Santa Claus slapping heretics and reviving children from their pickle.By Podcastica Patristica

As modern Christian leaders continue to call their opponents "heretics," it might be a good idea to understand what heresy actually is. Tylor hosts this mini episode and discusses what the early church meant by the term.By Podcastica Patristica

St. John Chrysostom’s unmatched skill in public speaking led him to become one of the most famous preachers in his own day and in ours. Paradoxically, it also led to his own death. Listen to this episode to find out how he became such a great speaker, what he thought about wealth and poverty, and why some scholars think he is responsible for the Ho…

In this episode, Gerhard talks about St. Ephrem the Syrian. Ephrem might rightly be called the Church’s greatest theologian-poet. Listen to this episode and you’ll find out exactly why, as Gerhard reads one of his hymns on the Nativity.By Podcastica Patristica

In this episode we introduce you to one of the most famous--or infamous--church fathers: Origen of Alexandria, who was the first Gentile Church Father to learn the Hebrew Language, who created a way to interpret scripture that dominated Christian exegesis for the next millennium and a half, and who castrated himself (yes, you read that right...he c…

The Didache is so early that it claims to have been written by the Apostles themselves.By Podcastica Patristica

Welcome to the wonderful world of Patristics!By Podcastica Patristica