Saintly Progress

saintlyprogress

A podcast about the History of Christianity looking at the lives of heroines and heroes of the faith.

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  1. 04-06-2020

    Augustine of Canterbury - Apostle to the English?

    Augustine was the first archbishop of Canterbury, and is traditionally given the title 'apostle to the English'.  In this episode, hear about the 'Gregorian Mission' and St Augustine's sometimes perilous adventures as he brought Christianity to Anglo-Saxon England. If you liked this, please get in touch at saintlyprogress@gmail.com!

    42 min.

  2. 25-05-2020

    Helena Augusta, the mother of Constantine the Great

    If you've heard of one person in the Late Roman Empire, its probably the Emperor Constantine.  But have you heard of his mother, Helena?  Hear about the story of Helena, known in Christian circles as St Helena of Constantinople, who helped to promote Christianity in the late Roman Empire and famously took the first pilgrimage to Jerusalem. If you liked this, please get in touch at saintlyprogress@gmail.com!

    37 min.

  3. 10-05-2020

    St Mark the Evangelist and the Earliest Written Life of Jesus

    In this episode, we look at the story of St Mark the Evangelist - both the figure in Church mythology who features in the New Testament and the largely unknown person who historians believe wrote the earliest Gospel.  This fascinating story explores the relationship between history and myth in Christianity, and looks at the way the earliest Christians lived and worshipped.   Get in touch at saintlyprogress@gmail.com!

    35 min.

  4. 26-04-2020

    Ælfheah (or Alphege) and Ethelred the Unready

    Ælfheah was archbishop of Canterbury during the reign of Ethelred the Unready, and was killed by the Vikings in 1012.  Hear about his eventful life and the troubled reign of King Ethelred in this episode of Saintly Progress.

    36 min.

  5. 15-04-2020

    Dietrich Bonhoeffer, priest and martyr (1945)

    In this first episode, hear about the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German Protestant minister and theologian who resisted the Nazi regime in Germany and was executed in April, 1945.

    30 min.

  6. 15-04-2020

    Saintly Progress Trailer

    A taste of what is to come in Saintly Progress, a new podcast about the History of Christianity looking at the lives of the saints.

    1 min.
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A podcast about the History of Christianity looking at the lives of heroines and heroes of the faith.

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