The Road to Nicea
By Ben Wyatt
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Episodes: 62
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Emperors, bishops, monks, riots - and that Creed you hear on Sunday mornings. Join the Rev. Ben Wyatt in a fascinating account of Christ, creed, and controversy in the turbulent 4th century.
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Episode 37 - Like Father, Like Son: The Filioque Clause
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May 17, 2024 |
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Episode 36 - Oops, I Denied the Homoousios Again: The Afterlives of “Arianism”
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May 03, 2024 |
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Episode 35 - The Trials of the Victors and the Shifting of Power: Theodosius, the Troubles of the West, and the Fate of the “Orthodox”
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Episode 34 - The Final Council: Constantinople and the Triumph of Nicea
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Supplemental - Barbarians or Rivals: Who are the Ancient Goths?
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Episode 33 - God’s Gift to the Nicenes: Theodosius and the Last Great Council
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Mar 16, 2024 |
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Episode 32 - The Storm Before the Calm: Religion Under Valens, 360 - 379
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Episode 31 - The Midwestern Heresy: Eunomius’s Apology for the Apology
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Episode 30 - Hater, Heresiarch, and Heteroousian: Who is the Fourth Cappadocian?
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Supplemental: An Epistolary Ecclesiarchy - The Letters of Gregory and Basil
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Episode 29: Sermons for the Son - The Five Theological Orations
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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Supplemental: Saint in the City - Gregory's Constantinopolitan Adventures
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Episode 28 - The Olympic Orator: Who is Gregory of Nazianzus?
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Supplemental - Writing About the Good Book: Athanasius’s Festal Letter of 367
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Supplemental: The Christmas Special
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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Supplemental - The Epic Ecstatic Epektasis: Gregory of Nyssa, Salvation, and the Life of Moses
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Episode 27 - The Reclaimed Genius: Gregory of Nyssa’s Legacy
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Putting the "Logos" Back in Logic: Professor Ryan Haecker on Origen's Trinitarian Theology
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Episode 26 - One Power, One God - Gregory of Nyssa’s Letter to Ablabius
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Supplemental - The Suffering God: An Interview with Professor Paul Gavrilyuk
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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Episode 25 - Nobody Refutes My Brother But Me: Gregory’s Against Eunomius
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Supplemental: Nuns, Crosses, and Proto-Feminists, Oh My! - Gregory’s Life of Macrina
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Episode 24: The Younger Brilliant Brother - Who is Gregory of Nyssa?
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Supplemental - Perfecting the Praises: The Liturgy of St. Basil
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Episode 23: The Power of Prepositions - Basil's On the Holy Spirit
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Supplemental - The Ordering of Monks: Basil's Long Rule
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Episode 22 - What’s in a Name?: Basil Against Eunomius
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Supplemental - Ever Since the World Began: Basil’s Hexameron and the Best Worst Sermon Ever Preached
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Supplemental - Alms for the Poor: Basil the Great on Social Justice
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Episode 21 -Great Saint, Wannabe Monk, and Peer Pressurer Extraordinare: Who is Basil the Great?
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Supplemental - The Making of a Monk: Athanasius's The Life of Antony
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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Episode 20: The Next Generation - Rise of the Cappadocians
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Episode 19 - The Nefarious Nerd: Who is Julian the Apostate?
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Supplemental - The Senior Convener: Ossius of Cordoba
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Episode 18 - The Finger On the Scale: Constantius, the Homoian Triumph, and the Blasphemy of Sirmium
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Supplemental - Canon Law and Order: The Crimes of Athanasius
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Episode 17 - The Era of Too Many Theologies: Matters of Substance from 350 to 360
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Supplemental - The Renowned Rhetor: Lactantius and the Christian-Imperial Narrative
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Episode 16 - The Accidental Ruler of It All: Who is Constantius II?
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Episode 15 - The Era of Too Many Creeds: Controversy and Conflagration, 341 - 350
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Episode 14: Theology is a Riot - Changing Faces and Changing Alliances, 337 - 341
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Episode 13 - The Birth of a Movement: Athanasius and the Orations Against the Arians
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May 19, 2023 |
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Episode 12 - Let's Get Down to Theologizing: Athanasius's On the Incarnation
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May 05, 2023 |
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Episode 11 - The Eusebii Strike Back: Confusion and Pushback in the Post-Nicene Empire, 325 - 337
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Episode 10 - Let's Get Ready to Rumble: The Council of Nicea
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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Supplemental - To the Victor Go the Speeches: Eusebius and the Oration in Praise of Constantine
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Episode 9 - It's Hip to be Saintly: Constantine and the Bishops
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Mar 18, 2023 |
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Supplemental - The Godfather God-Father: Constantine and the Murders of Crispin and Fausta
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Episode 8 - The 800 Pound Gorilla: Who is Constantine the Great?
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Supplemental - The Lost Arian Sea Shanties
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Episode 7 - Arch-heretic, Favored Son, Rogue Priest: Who is Arius of Alexandria?
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Episode 6 - Maintaining the Martyr’s Faith: Trinitarian Thought at the Dawn of the Fourth Century
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Episode 5 - Not a Chill Emperor: Diocletian and the Transformation of the Roman Empire
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Supplemental - Interview with Andrew McGowan on Tertullian
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Episode 4 - Speaking of the Son: Third Century Attempts at Trinitarian Theology
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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Supplemental - Orb Bodies for Everyone: The Oddities of Origen
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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Supplemental - The Ho Ho Haymaker, or, I Saw Heretics Getting Punched by Santa Claus
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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Episode 3 - Respect My Authority: Alternatives to Episcopal Rule
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Supplemental - The Heretics That Never Were: Gnosticism in Early Christianity
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Episode 2 - Exclusive and Flourishing: The Church of the Third Century
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Episode 1 - Castrati, Chaos, and Cow Sacrifices: The Third-Century Roman Empire
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Introduction: The Long Reach of Antiquity
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Nov 12, 2022 |