00:00 Introduction
01:14 The History of the Collapse of Western Christianity
29:11 The West doesn’t have to become The East to be saved
34:14 You Need a Genuine Hospital & to be a Good Patient
38:00 There’s No Gap Between Second Temple Judaism, Apostolic Christianity & The Church
43:46 The Councils Were About Avoiding Schism & Heresy, Not Punishment
46:31 Modern media Combined with Ignorance of Orthodox Ecclesiology Breeds Confusion
49:21 Apostolic Succession Is Supported & Validated by The Historic Choir of Saints
52:58 To Prove You Can Heal, You Need Verifiable Patients Who Aren’t Sick Anymore
55:25 How We Strive for Unity Amidst Conflict IS our Salvation
60:44 The Enlightenment Dream Is Only Possible Through The Church, Not Reason
63:09 Our Culture Is Redefining Intrinsically Christian Terms In Pursuit of Utopia
65:52 Closing
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How to Understand The Collapse of The West
Apostolic Succession
S8E6
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In this episode, Fr. Symeon Kees & James John Marks discuss the history of what we call The West from the birth of Christianity in The Acts of The Apostles up through the Great Schism, the rise of the papacy, & how the collapse of Western Christianity shaped modern civilization from an Orthodox Christian perspective.
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Reference materials for this episode:


Against Heresies by St Ireneaus
- Book III, chapter 3, section 4 - succession of St Polycarp
- https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0103303.htm


Scripture citations for this episode:

Acts 2:46
Acts 3:1
Acts 5:42
- The continuation of Torah worship
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The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion. Our hosts are Father Symeon Kees of Iowa City & James John Marks of Chicago.

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https://www.instagram.com/christiansaintspodcast
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Iconographic images used by kind permission of Nicholas Papas, who controls distribution rights of these images

Prints of all of Nick’s work can be found at Saint Demetrius Press - http://www.saintdemetriuspress.com

All music in these episodes is a production of Generative Sounds
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Distribution rights of this episode & all music contained in it are controlled by Generative Sounds
Copyright 2021 - 2026