5 Minutes in Church History with Stephen Nichols
Ligonier Ministries
This weekly podcast provides an informal and informative look at church history. Join us each week as we take a brief break from the present to go exploring the past. Travel back in time as we look at the people, events, and even the places that have shaped the story of Christianity. Each episode offers an easily digestible glimpse of how the eternal, unchangeable God has worked in the church over prior generations and how this can encourage us today. This is our story—our family history.
Episodes
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Nov 20, 2013 • 5min
5 Things Everyone Should Know About the Westminster Standards
In this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols introduces us to the Westminster Standards, a collection of documents that have been described as "the fullest and ripest expression of the Reformation and Reformation thought."
Nov 13, 2013 • 5min
5 Things Everyone Should Know about Westminster Abbey
Quiz-style discussion on historical figures buried at Westminster Abbey, construction details, and notable events. Teasing upcoming episodes on the historic events in the 1640s.
Nov 6, 2013 • 5min
Martin Luther: The 95 Theses, Take 2
In this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols spends another week in Martin Luther's "95 Theses" to remind us of our weakness and constant need to cling to the cross of Christ.
Oct 30, 2013 • 5min
Martin Luther: Top 5 of the 95
In this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols celebrates Reformation Day by taking us back to 1517 and sharing his "Top 5" from Martin Luther's "95 Theses".
Oct 23, 2013 • 5min
Deserted Island Top 5: R.C. Sproul
In this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols is joined by Dr. R.C. Sproul. He asks Dr. Sproul to share what five books from church history he would want if on a deserted island.
Oct 16, 2013 • 5min
1066: A Good Year for a Monk
In this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols gives us reasons to be thankful as he takes us back to 1066, a crucial year for William the Conqueror, the history of England, and the life of one monk.
Oct 9, 2013 • 5min
The Pursuit of Happiness: According to William Ames
In this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols introduces us to William Ames and reminds us that theology isn't dry academic study, rather it's the pursuit of the good life—the Godward life.
Oct 5, 2013 • 5min
Bonus Episode: Happy 310th Birthday, Jonathan Edwards
In this bonus episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols shares 5 reasons to celebrate Jonathan Edwards' 310th birthday.
Oct 2, 2013 • 5min
A Tale of Two Genevans: Calvin and Rousseau
In this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols considers two opposing views of mankind as he tells the tale of two Genevans, John Calvin and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Sep 25, 2013 • 5min
T is for Trinity (and Tertullian)
In this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols introduces us to Tertullian, the theologian known for coining the terms "Old and New Testament" and "Trinity."
