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Controversies in Church History Darrick N Taylor
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4.6 • 16 Ratings
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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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Latinization IX: The Papacy and the Eastern Churches, 1846-1958
Hello! The latest episode in our series on the Latinization of the Eastern Catholic Churches is now available. In this episode, we take a broad look at the policy of the papacy toward the Eastern Churches--both Catholic and Orthodox--from the reign of Pius IX to the death of Pius XII. The episode discusses how the centralization of authority in the Vatican during the 19th century affected the Eastern
Catholic Churches. I argue that though such centralization likely increased the tendency toward Latinization initially, it ultimately wound up benefiting the Eastern Churches in communion with Rome.
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The Church WEIRD: How the Medieval Church Invented Modern Society
The latest episode of Controversies in Church History covers a curious topic and debate among academics. Why are modern Western societies so different from other civilizations? Why are they WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic) when so much of the world is not? In this episode, we take a look at the thesis that the medieval Church's prohibitions on marriage paved the way for changes in social structure that account for the modern West's WEIRDness, and why the Church insisted on those prohibitions in the first place.
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Latinization VIII: A Ruthenian Tragedy, 1870-1910
Hello everyone! The latest installment in our series on the Latinization of the Eastern Churches is now available to all of our listeners. In it, we discuss the conflict between the Latin rite bishops of the United States in the late nineteenth century and the immigrant clergy of the Ruthenian Catholic Church, which resulted in the defection of tens of thousands of Ruthenian Catholics to Orthodoxy.
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Baldwin IV: the Leper King
The latest Catholic Lives episode, in which we look at notable
non-saints in Catholic history, delves into the brief life of Baldwin
IV, King of Jerusalem (1174-1185). Famous for contracting leprosy when he was a child, he fought multiple battles with the Muslim emir Saladin, and successfully protected the kingdom while he lived. Face with particularly difficult personal, political and diplomatic challenges, Baldwin IV earned the praise of contemporaries, and continues to fascinate today.
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What We've Been Reading (2023)
Hello! The latest episode of the podcast is now available. Last year I did a "what I've been reading episode" and the feedback was in favor of a repeat, so here we go. In this episode, I recount the ten best books I have read this year, from poetry to history and liturgy. Enjoy!
Books Covered:
1. John Dryden, The Hind and the Panther (1687), Poetry
2. Byung Chul-Han, The Disappearance of Rituals: a Topology of the Present
(2019), Philosophy
3. Julian Jackson, A Certain Idea of France: the Life of Charles de Gaulle
(2018), Biography
4. William Blake, Songs of Innocence and Experience (1794), Poetry
5. Carlos Eire, War Against the Idols: The Reformation of Worship From Erasmus
to Calvin (1986), History
6. Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J., Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a
Post-Post Christian World (2022), Religion
7. Yamen Manai, The Ardent Swarm (2017), Novel
8. Mike Yomer, Please Tell Me (2023) Novel
9. James Simpson, Under the Hammer: Iconoclasm in the Anglo-American Tradition
(2010) Literature/Art
10. Michael Fiedrowicz, The Traditional Mass: History, Form and Theology of the Classical
Roman Rite (2011/2021) Theology/Liturgy
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What Happened to the Liturgical Movement?
In this episode, we take a look at the Liturgical Movement of the early
twentieth century in the Catholic Church. The Liturgical Movement's
original aim was to make the Catholic faithful partake of the Church's
liturgy more deeply and fruitfully. However, it did not originally
envision a radical revision of the liturgy as actually occurred after
Vatican II. I try to answer the question of what might have changed
between the early twentieth century and the Second Vatican Council in
the Liturgical Movement that might account for this. Pax!
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Customer Reviews
Awesome Stuff!
Covers a very wide swathe of Church History, in a way which helps Catholics to learn more about the past and about their own faith. Much appreciated!
Great Catholic History
This is outstanding info for all Catholics, can’t recommend the content enough. Great for kids and adult enrichment.
Subpar presentation
Speaking too quickly and including unnecessary detail irrelevant to the main issue is a recipe for poor storytelling.
The goal of this podcast is excellent. Unfortunately, the subpar presentation leaves much to be desired.