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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

25-And In the East Part 1

25-And In the East Part 1

This episode of Communio Santorum is titled, “And In the East – Part 1.” The 5th C Church Father Jerome wrote, “[Jesus] was present ...
24-Can't We All Just Get Along?

24-Can’t We All Just Get Along?

The title of this episode is, “Can’t We All Just Get Along?” In our last episode, we began our look at how the Church ...
23-Who Do You Say He Is?

23-Who Do You Say He Is?

This episode is titled “Who Do You Say He Is?” We begin this episode by reading from the Chalcedonian Creed of AD 451, the ...
22-Leo

22-Leo

This Episode is simply titled “Leo” While there’d been several bishops of the church at Rome who’d been capable leaders and under their guidance ...
21-The New Center

21-The New Center

This episode is titled – “The New Center.” Spread over 3 pages in Vol. 3 of his monumental work History of the Christian Church, ...
20-Golden Tongue

20-Golden Tongue

The title of this episode it “Golden Tongue” His preaching was so good, they called him the Golden-mouthed. John Chrysostom was raised by a ...
19-Jerome

19-Jerome

This episode is titled, “Jerome.” By his mid-30’s, Jerome was probably the greatest Christian scholar of his time. He’s one of the greatest figures ...
18-Hermits

18-Hermits

This week’s episode is titled “Hermits.” A few episodes back when I introduced Athanasius, I mentioned the religious hermits he visited in the wilderness ...
17-What a Difference a Century Makes

17-What a Difference a Century Makes

This 17th episode is titled “What a Difference a Century Makes.” During the mid-4th Century, the history of the Church walked apace with the ...
16-The Daggers Come Out

16-The Daggers Come Out

This week’s episode is “The Daggers Come Out.” The Council of Nicaea dealt with more than just the Arian controversy over how to understand ...
15-Contra Munda

15-Contra Munda

This week’s episode is titled, “Contra Munda” In our last episode we noted how the Emperor Constantine hoped Christianity would be a unifying influence ...
14-Keeping a Record

14-Keeping a Record

This week’s episode is titled, “Keeping a Record” The first 3 Cs of Church History are at times a difficult puzzle to sort out ...
13-How Close

13-How Close

This episode of is titled, “How Close?” One of the things modern Christians want to know is how close their church is to the ...
12-The Lapsed Dance

12-The Lapsed Dance

This episode of CS is provocatively titled “The Lapsed Dance.” In the 4th episode titled “Martyrs”, we examined the persecution Christians faced at the ...
11-What Shall We Call Them

11-What Shall We Call Them

This Episode is titled, “What Shall We Call Them?” The survival of the Christian church in the 2nd & 3rd Cs is surely a ...
10-Hammering Out the Details

10-Hammering Out the Details

This week’s episode is titled “Hammering out the Details. ” That group of guys known as the Early Church Fathers for the most part ...
09-Striving to Give an Answer

09-Striving to Give an Answer

This episode is titled, “Striving to Give an Answer” In his first epistle, the Apostle Peter urged Jesus’ followers to always be ready to ...
08-Not Really An Apology

08-Not Really An Apology

This episode is titled, “Not Really an Apology.” Anyone who embarks on a study of church history and starts at the beginning will soon ...
07-The Spreading Tree

07-The Spreading Tree

This episode is titled, “The Spreading Tree “ Tertullian, pastor of the church of Carthage in North Africa, addressed unbelievers at the beginning of ...
06-BOGO

06-BOGO

This week's episode is titled “Buy One, Get One Free.” In the last episode we touched briefly at a heretic named Marcion. He was ...
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