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Light Through the Past

Dr. Cyril Jenkins, and Ancient Faith Ministries

A Survey of Church History

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September 17 · length unknown
St. Gregory's Legacy of Allegorical Spirituality
This week Dr. Jenkins continues our investigation of Pope St. Gregory I, looking at what unites his exegetical method with his doctrine of the soul's quest for God. For St. Gregory's Moralia, see https://www.lectionarycentral.com/index.html
September 10 · length unknown
An Update
In this abbreviated episode, cut short by his peregrinations to Raleigh, NC for Doxamoot, Dr. Jenkins recaps Doxamoot and discusses what's on tap going forward in with St. Gregory the Dialogist.
September 2 · length unknown
St. Gregory the Dialogist and the Liturgy: Part 1
This episode Dr. Jenkins looks at St. Gregory the Dialogist's activity regarding the Liturgy, with a long detour on the nature of the Liturgy in the early history of the Church.
August 27 · length unknown
St. Gregory, Chalcedon, and the Istrian Schism
This week Dr. Jenkins looks at St. Gregory the Dialogist's interesting take on the 4th and 5th Ecumenical councils, siding with the emperor St. Justinian against the rigorist interpretation of Chalcedon that claimed "beyond St. Leo we cannot go."
August 20 · length unknown
Gregory the Great and the Active Life
This episode Dr. Jenkins continues with the life of St. Gregory the Dialogist, and addresses his years before becoming pope, and the tension Gregory felt between the life of contemplation and the life of service. Doxamoot: https://www.ancientfaith.com/events/Doxamoot/
August 13 · length unknown
An Introduction to St. Gregory the Dialogist
This episode Dr. Jenkins begins discussion of St. Gregory the Dialogist, Pope of Rome, a saint of immense importance, for both Orthodox and Catholics, but one too often discussed in light of the medieval papacy than in light of his own context. Doxamoot: https://www.ancientfaith.com/events/Doxamoot/
August 6 · length unknown
The Unorthodox Origins of Penal Substitutionary Atonement
This week Dr. Jenkins wraps up his answering of listener questions by looking at the matter of penal substitionary atonement, a 19th-century Presbyterian phrase to define a Reformation doctrine. Doxamoot: https://www.ancientfaith.com/events/Doxamoot/
July 30 · length unknown
Risible Excommunicable Offenses
This week Dr. Jenkins continues with questions from listeners, looking at the incredible accusations leveled against Patriarch Michael Kerularius by the Papal legate, Humbert, cardinal priest of Silva Candida, out of which hat he was pulling these libels, and how they relate to real Orthodox practices. Doxamoot signup: https://www.ancientfaith.com/events/Doxamoot/ J. S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No4-1 BWV1049 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License CC BY 3.0.
July 23 · length unknown
The Little Flock: The Deeds of God in the Epistle to the Romans
This episode Dr. Jenkins continues with listener questions, addressing the subject of God's Providence in the history of redemption, especially as it appears in the Epistle to the Romans. Doxamoot signup: https://www.ancientfaith.com/events/Doxamoot/
July 16 · length unknown
Questions 2: Truth, Councils, Authority, and the Corpus Mysticum
This week Dr. Jenkins takes up another listener question, this week dealing with the matter of the authority of councils, and the place of councils within the life of the Church. For Fr. Florovsky's article: https://tinyurl.com/FlorovskyCatholicity For St. Athanasius De Decretis: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/2809.htm
July 9 · length unknown
Questions Part I: St. Augustine and Origen
This episode Dr. Jenkins finally dives into all questions viewers have been sending him, and begins with one from Jack on why we venerate Augustine, but slight Origen. Doxamoot Tickets: https://www.ancientfaith.com/events/Doxamoot/
July 2 · length unknown
Closing Thoughts on the Schism
Having for over a year traced the origins and particulars that went into the Schism of the Orthodox and the Catholics, Dr. Jenkins gives some final thoughts to the whole affair.
June 25 · length unknown
The Aftermath of Florence 3: The Fall of Constantinople
This week Dr. Jenkins presents the sad tale of the fall of the Queen of Cities, a fall that many in despair had long awaited, and how this brought with it an end to the failed and futile attempts at ending the schism.
June 18 · length unknown
Put Not Your Trust in Princes: Florence's aftermath 2
This episode Dr. Jenkins details the "political" events that followed the Council of Florence, namely the tragic results of the crusade aimed at rescuing Constantinople from the grasp of the Turks. For poetry: https://basilianmedia.org/
June 11 · length unknown
The Aftermath of the Council of Florence, Part 1
This episode Dr. Jenkins looks at the reaction of the Orthodox to the union,with the Council of Florence now behind. For Paideia Society: https://www.paideiasociety.org/ For Rule of Faith: https://stbasilcotc.org/journal/
June 4 · length unknown
Florence and the Roman Primacy
This episode Dr. Jenkins completes looking at the Council of Florence proper with a discussion of its teaching on the primacy and prerogatives of the Bishop of Rome. For Fr. Joseph Lucas on Purgatory: https://tinyurl.com/FrJosephPurgatory St. John of Damscus, On the Two Wills in Christ: https://bit.ly/4cWYqcA
May 28 · length unknown
Florence and Purgatory. The Debate
This episode Dr. Jenkins looks at the specific debate on purgatory at Florence, and why the Orthodox rejected the Latin doctrine. St. John of Damscus, On the Two Wills in Christ: https://bit.ly/4cWYqcA
May 21 · length unknown
Florence and Purgatory. An Introduction
Dr. Jenkins continues looking at the council of Florence, this week looking at the question of Purgatory, with a history of the doctrine in the Latin west, and how it developed. St. John of Damscus, On the Two Wills in Christ: https://bit.ly/4cWYqcA
May 14 · length unknown
Florence and the Filioque, part 2
On the heels of last week's episode, Dr. Jenkins seeks to tie together loose ends as regards the question of the filioque, along with addressing some recent scholarship on the question. St. John Damascene, On the Two Wills in Christ: https://bit.ly/4cWYqcA
May 7 · length unknown
Florence and the Filioque
This episode Dr. Jenkins continues with the Council of Florence, tackling that most thorny of issues, the filioque addition to the creed. For Basilian Media's new book by St. John of Damascus: https://bit.ly/4cWYqcA

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