An Oral History of the Church

An Oral History of the Church


Latest Episodes

Vol. 3 Ep. 10 The Legacy of Martin Luther
November 10, 2017

“A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing; Our helper He, amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing: For still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe; His craft and pow’r are great, and, armed with cruel hate, On earth is not his...

Vol. 3 Ep. 9 Martin Luther's Afflictions and Death
October 27, 2017

"Somebody, can you tell me just what make a man feel this way? Like river without its water, like night without a day. And it sure 'nuff got cold after the rain fell, Not from the sky but from my eye." The ninth episode in our volume on the Lutheran...

Vol. 3 Ep. 8 Martin Luther as an Exegete
October 13, 2017

“We don't need no education. We don't need no thought control. No dark sarcasm in the classroom. Teachers leave them kids alone.” Luther believed with urgency that every Christian should read and think about the Scriptures for oneself. When that...

Vol. 3 Ep. 7 Martin Luther's Most Influential Works - Part 2
September 29, 2017

"Blackbird singing in the dead of night, take those sunken eyes and learn to see. All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to be free. Blackbird, fly." Jonathan and Adam talk about several more texts by Martin Luther, the good (including...

Vol. 3 Ep. 6 Martin Luther's Most Influential Works - Part 1
September 15, 2017

"She had taken his hand. She had become like they are. Come on, baby, don't fear the reaper..." Or, at least, that's one way of restating Luther's advice in one of the texts we discuss in today's episode describing and contextualizing four of this...

Vol. 3 Ep. 5 The 95 Theses of Martin Luther
September 01, 2017

I hear the drums echoing tonight, But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation... oh, wait, no, that's just the quill of Martin Luther, scrawling down his 95 Theses, the subject of our latest episode on Luther and the Protestant...

Vol. 3 Ep. 4 Luther's Turn from Obedient Catholic to Loud Reformer
August 18, 2017

He's the wolf screaming in the lonely night... Shout, shout, shout, shout at the devil! At least, that's what Martin Luther did. In his early years as a monk, Martin Luther became the best monk anyone had ever seen. But it wasn't enough. He struggled...

Vol. 3 Ep. 3 The Youth and Conversion of Martin Luther
August 04, 2017

Mood swings. Dramatic statements. Eating incredible volumes of food. You know, typical teenager stuff. Well, Martin Luther was no exception, as you'll hear in our new episode on this man's youth and his conversion story. We also hit you up with solid...

Vol. 3 Ep. 2 The Lutheran Reformation in Film
July 21, 2017

Ah, the lights. The music! The acting! Film connects us with its subjects in a special way. We're still celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Thus, this time around, Jonathan and Adam talk about representations of Martin...

Vol. 3 Ep. 1 - Overview of the Reformation
July 07, 2017

The boys are back in...recording mode as we launch volume 3 of An Oral History of the Church! If you're new to us, we have prepared a conversational church history podcast for our listeners. This time around, we're celebrating the 500th anniversary of...