Ben and Dan trace church history through recent centuries, discussing how the rise of secularism led to both challenges and opportunities for the Christian church.

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Continuing their survey of church history, Ben and Dan discuss the Great Awakening of the 18th century and the many revivals and spiritual movements it inspired.

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Ben and Dan continue the story of church history with an overview of the Reformation era and its major players.

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Was the Reformation necessary, or were the reformers' concerns unfounded? Ben and Dan tackle some of the more difficult aspects of 11th- to 15th-century Medieval Western Europe, demonstrating the events and circumstances that stoked the fire for the Reformation.

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How did the church go from a united family to divided into multiple communions and denominations? The story starts with the age of Schism, as a growing rift between Eastern and Western Christians takes hold, culminating in the year 1054. Ben and Dan discuss this painful chapter of church history and what its implications are for today.

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Ben and Dan talk about Chinese Christianity, its history from ancient times to today, and the incredible witness of three 19th century Chinese women who helped to expand the Chinese church at the cusp of a wave of modern evangelization.

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In part two of our discussion of William Tyndale's life and martyrdom, Ben and Dan discuss life of Tyndale and the wider context of his day, including the motivations of Henry VIII's opposition to both Rome Catholicism and Tyndale's reformational vision. Cover art by Ben Lansing. More about the Our Church Speaks book and the Our Church Speaks project at ourchurchspeaks.com If you've benefited from this podcast, your support would do so much to help promote this content to a wider audience. Please consider rating our podcast and leaving a review. You can support the Our Church Speaks project financially at https://buymeacoffee.com/ourchurchspeaks?new=1

Ben and Dan launch a summer series where they survey the history of the church, starting with Jesus and charting the church's story up to the 21st century. In this episode, they lay the groundwork for studying church history, including a 20 minute summary of the incredible 2,000 year narrative.

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