Controversies in Church History
Darrick N Taylor
My name is Darrick Taylor, and I am the founder and proprietor of Controversies in Church History, a podcast that takes an in depth look at difficult, even disturbing, issues in the history of the Catholic Church. My perspective is unique, in that I am a faithful Roman Catholic, yet trained as a secular historian. Designed for Catholics but accessible for anyone interested in history, it balances storytelling with an academic sensibility.
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Mar 21, 2019 • 19min
Catholic Lives Ep. 1: The Battalion of St. Patrick
The first episode of a new series I am calling "Catholic Lives." Each episode will be a brief look at the lives of Catholics in history who have been overlooked or not as well known to our listeners. For our first episode, recorded shortly after St. Patrick's Day, we will look at the brief but fascinating career of the Battalion of St. Patrick, a unit in the Mexican army during the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846-1848, comprised entirely of former American soldiers who had deserted the U. S. Army to fight for Mexico.
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Mar 7, 2019 • 48min
Clerical Celibacy in the Early Church
Why does the Catholic Church require celibacy of its priests? Was this discipline an imposition of the medieval Church, or is there a basis for this discipline in the Early Church? This episode of Controversies in Church considers these questions, and examines what the Church's practice of celibacy in its earliest days and how it came to be made mandatory for priests in the Western Church--though not for the East.
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Feb 2, 2019 • 55min
By This Sign Conquer: the Conversion of Constantine
The podcast discusses the conversion of Constantine the Great and the controversy surrounding it. It explores the historical context, the influence of Constantine's reign on the Christian church, and the debate over the sincerity of his conversion. The chapter also explores the relationship between the church and the state, including notable concordats and the recent Vatican-China agreement.
