108 episodes
Controversies in Church History Darrick N Taylor
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4.5 • 15 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 VI: The Latinization of the Thomas Christians, c. 1500-1800
The latest episode in our series on the Latinization of the Eastern
rites is now available. In the latest installment, we examine how and
why Catholic missionaries in the 16th century forced Latin customs on the Thomas Christians of India, native Indian Christian communities who trace their ancestry back to St. Thomas the Apostle.
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Where Does it Say What the Pope Can't Do?
In this episode, I take a look at some of the most important magisterial documents that state there are limits to papal authority issued in the recent history of the Church (since 1870).
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Of Smurfs and Synodality
Hey everyone. On this episode of the podcast, I read a blog post in which I look at the term and concept of "synodality," and argue that it is an unnecessary novelty which neither "conservative" or "traditionalist" Catholics should not use.
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Latinization, Episode V: The Church of the East, 1450-1800
The latest episode in our series on Latinization deals with the Church of the East, the ancient Church of Persia associated with the Nestorian heresy, which flourished in the first millennium but declined thereafter. In this, we talk about how some of these Eastern Christians came into communion with Rome in 1553, creating the Chaldean Catholic Church, which is one of the Eastern Rite Churches in communion with Rome today.
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Listener Response and Updates
In this brief episode, I respond to a listener's question about Elisabeth Anscombe and Truman, while also giving an update on future episodes of the podcast.
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ReView: God Owes Us Nothing
In this episode, I take a look back at a 1995 book by the Polish philosopher Lezsek Kolakowski, "God Owes Us Nothing: A Brief Remark on the Religion of Pascal and the Spirit of Jansenism." Kolakowski's book tackles the problem of theodicy (how a good and just God can allow evil in the world) via an examination of the 17th century heresy of Jansenism. In this episode I take a look at his arguments for the idea that God is not a subject of any human moral obligations, and that the modern split between faith and science has left believers with an all-powerful but inscrutable God who "owes us nothing."
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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.