Download or Stream this Episode In this episode, Coyle and Jordan talk about the political and religious maneuverings of the Fourth Century, between the death of Constantine and the rise to power of Theodosius. How[…]
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City of Man, Episode 82: Ancient Asides 10, Constantine
Download or Stream this Episode In this episode, Coyle and Jordan tackle the most divisive and complex figure in the postapostolic church. Mentioned in the Episode: Lactantius, On the Deaths of the Persecutors Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History Eusebius, Life[…]
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City of Man, Episode 78: Ancient Asides 9, Diocletian
Download or Stream this Episode In this eighth episode of the City of Man sub-series, Ancient Asides, Coyle and Jordan Poss talk about Diocletian, the Roman emperor between 284-305, whose reign brought the conflict and[…]
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City of Man, Episode 74: Ancient Asides 8 Heresy and Apologetics in the Early Church
Download or Stream this Episode In the eighth episode of our Ancient Asides miniseries, Coyle and Jordan talk about the early church in the Roman Empire from 150-300AD Readings from the Episode: The DaVinci Code[…]
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City of Man, Episode 70: Ancient Asides, the Early Church and the book of Acts
Download or Stream this Episode In this episode, Coyle and Jordan talk about the first years of Christianity. Readings from the Episode: Jesus and the Eyewitnesses, Richard Bauckham Jesus, A Very Short Introduction, Richard Bauckham[…]
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City of Man, Episode 66: Augustine and the Problem of Power-an Interview with David Beer
Download or Stream this Episode In this episode Coyle talks to Dr. David Beer of Malone University about his recently edited book of essays by Charles Norris Cochrane on topics ranging from Augustine to Machiavelli[…]
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City of Man, Episode 64: Ancient Asides–The Final Background to the New Testament
Download or Stream this Episode In today’s episode, Coyle is back with Jordan Poss to continue on with Ancient Asides as they reset and look back at the incorportation of Judea into the Roman Empire.[…]
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City of Man, Episode 50: Ancient Asides 5, The Roman Crisis
Download or Stream this Episode In this episode, Coyle and Jordan talk about Roman government through the end of the Crisis of the Third Century. Mentioned in the Episode Chris Gehrz’s blog on historical movies[…]
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Episode 41: Ancient Asides 4-The Roman Emperors
Download or Stream this Episode In the fourth installment of this occasional series looking at Roman politics, Coyle and Jordan pick up with the death of Augustus, the problem of succession, and the era of[…]
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City of Man, Episode 36: Ancient Asides 3, The Roman Revolution
Download or Stream this Episode In today’s episode, Coyle and Jordan talk about the death of Julius Caesar and its aftermath. Favorite Cicero quotes: “What shall I say about the usefulness of spreading manure?“ “Not[…]
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