Diarmaid MacCulloch is an English academic and historian, specialising in ecclesiastical history and the history of Christianity. Since 1995, he has been a fellow of St Cross College, Oxford; he was formerly the senior tutor.
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Jul 6
#111 Helen Bond - The Forgotten Female Disciples of Jesus
Helen Bond is Professor of Christian Origins at the New College, University of Edinburgh, and former head of the School of Divinity there. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. In 2023, she co-authored a book with Joan Taylor called Women Remembered: Jesus’ Fema ... Show More
1h 27m
Jul 1
#110 The Cultural Tutor - Why Modern Love Fails and How to Rescue It
Sheehan Quirke is The Cultural Tutor. A writer on history, art, and architecture with millions of followers, he is also the author of the forthcoming The Cultural Tutor: Forty-Nine Lessons You Wish You’d Learned at School, which is currently available for preorder here. Learn mor ... Show More
1h 18m
Jun 2022
James Elisha Taneti, "Telugu Christians: A History" (Fortress Press, 2022)
Telugu Christians: A History (Fortress Press, 2022) narrates the history of Telugu Christians, a faith community located in the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Pondicherry in southern India. A social history of a faith community, this volume analyzes how social aspiratio ... Show More
1h 29m
Oct 2024
Original Sins: A History of Sex and Christianity, with Diarmaid MacCulloch
Academic, author, broadcaster and ordained deacon Diarmaid MacCulloch is Emeritus Professor of the History of the Church at Oxford University, and Fellow of St Cross College and of Campion Hall. His latest book is Lower than the Angels: A History of Sex and Christianity, which ex ... Show More
47m 18s
Dec 2021
Tim Hartman, "Kwame Bediako: African Theology for a World Christianity" (Langham Publishing, 2022)
Kwame Bediako was one of the great African theologians of his generation. Challenging the assumption that Christianity is a Western religion, he presented a non-Western foundation for theological reflection, expanded the Christian theological imagination, and offered a path forwa ... Show More
1h 11m
Jul 2024
The History of Secret Christians
In this episode of The Catholic Talk Show, the guys talk explore the history of persecuted and underground Christians from Rome, Mexico, Japan, and the modern day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
52m 5s
Jan 2025
David G. Hunter et al., "Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity: Authors, Texts, and Ideas" (Brill, 2024)
The Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity: Authors, Texts, and Ideas (Brill, 2024) focuses on the history of early Christianity, covering texts, authors, ideas, and their reception. Its content is intended to bridge the gap between the fields of New Testament studies and patri ... Show More
52 m
Jan 2025
David G. Hunter et al., "Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity: Authors, Texts, and Ideas" (Brill, 2024)
The Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity: Authors, Texts, and Ideas (Brill, 2024) focuses on the history of early Christianity, covering texts, authors, ideas, and their reception. Its content is intended to bridge the gap between the fields of New Testament studies and patri ... Show More
52 m
Sep 2022
No Compromise #10: The Horse and His Boy
In this episode Jenny and I discuss C. S. Lewis's THE HORSE AND HIS BOY, discovering that it is the most personal account of finding Christ in the Chronicles of Narnia. Shasta, the main character, mirrors Lewis's own conversion, and the Christian Atheist's return to Christ from a ... Show More
57m 44s