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History of Christianity episode 6

A History of Christianity episode 6 – God in the Dock

A History of Christianity episode 6: Diarmaid MacCulloch’s own life story makes him a symbol of a distinctive feature about Western Christianity – scepticism, a tendency to doubt which has transformed both Western culture and Christianity.     A History of Christianity episode 6 – God in the Dock   In the final programme in the series, he asks where […]

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A History of Christianity episode 5

A History of Christianity episode 5 – Protestantism – The Evangelical Explosion

A History of Christianity episode 5: Diarmaid MacCulloch traces the growth of an exuberant expression of faith that has spread across the globe – Evangelical Protestantism. Today, it is associated with conservative politics, but the whole story is distinctly more unexpected.     A History of Christianity episode 5 – Protestantism – The Evangelical Explosion   It is easily forgotten

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Orthodoxy

A History of Christianity episode 3 – Orthodoxy – From Empire to Empire

A History of Christianity episode 3 – Orthodoxy: today, Eastern Orthodox Christianity flourishes in the Balkans and Russia, with over 150 million members worldwide. It is unlike Catholicism or Protestantism – worship is carefully choreographed, icons pull the faithful into a mystical union with Christ, and everywhere there is a symbol of a fierce-looking bird, the double-headed eagle. What story

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