Come Let Us Reason Podcast

Christian History Series #7: Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night (Part 1) Although it’s popular to caricature the medieval period with the label “The Dark Ages,” it was filled with brilliant thinkers who made significant advancements in human knowledge. Listen in as Lenny explains how the modern university was birthed from this time and how with Thomas Aquinas’s use of Aristotelian reason, the stage was set for modern science to flourish. About the Hidden Riches of Christian History SeriesThe Hidden Riches of Christian History lecture series takes you on a journey of exploration from the Resurrection to the Reformation. Along the way, we will hear remarkable stories and discover incredible insights into some of the most significant people and events that helped shape our faith into the world-transforming force it is today. Part 1 of 6

Christian History Series #6: The Continental Divide (Part 6) Why is the church so fractured? Christianity today is known by its various denominations and groups, but that hasn’t always been the case. In this lecture, Lenny explains how both political division within Christian hierarchy and the rise of Islam and the Crusaders helped cleave the Christian world in two. He also examines the dangers that exist when faith becomes more focused on formality than function. About the Hidden Riches of Christian History SeriesThe Hidden Riches of Christian History lecture series takes you on a journey of exploration from the Resurrection to the Reformation. Along the way, we will hear remarkable stories and discover incredible insights into some of the most significant people and events that helped shape our faith into the world-transforming force it is today. Part 6 of 6

Christian History Series #6: The Continental Divide (Part 5) Why is the church so fractured? Christianity today is known by its various denominations and groups, but that hasn’t always been the case. In this lecture, Lenny explains how both political division within Christian hierarchy and the rise of Islam and the Crusaders helped cleave the Christian world in two. He also examines the dangers that exist when faith becomes more focused on formality than function. About the Hidden Riches of Christian History SeriesThe Hidden Riches of Christian History lecture series takes you on a journey of exploration from the Resurrection to the Reformation. Along the way, we will hear remarkable stories and discover incredible insights into some of the most significant people and events that helped shape our faith into the world-transforming force it is today. Part 5 of 6

Christian History Series #6: The Continental Divide (Part 4) Why is the church so fractured? Christianity today is known by its various denominations and groups, but that hasn’t always been the case. In this lecture, Lenny explains how both political division within Christian hierarchy and the rise of Islam and the Crusaders helped cleave the Christian world in two. He also examines the dangers that exist when faith becomes more focused on formality than function. About the Hidden Riches of Christian History SeriesThe Hidden Riches of Christian History lecture series takes you on a journey of exploration from the Resurrection to the Reformation. Along the way, we will hear remarkable stories and discover incredible insights into some of the most significant people and events that helped shape our faith into the world-transforming force it is today. Part 4 of 6

Christian History Series #6: The Continental Divide (Part 3) Why is the church so fractured? Christianity today is known by its various denominations and groups, but that hasn’t always been the case. In this lecture, Lenny explains how both political division within Christian hierarchy and the rise of Islam and the Crusaders helped cleave the Christian world in two. He also examines the dangers that exist when faith becomes more focused on formality than function. About the Hidden Riches of Christian History SeriesThe Hidden Riches of Christian History lecture series takes you on a journey of exploration from the Resurrection to the Reformation. Along the way, we will hear remarkable stories and discover incredible insights into some of the most significant people and events that helped shape our faith into the world-transforming force it is today. Part 3 of 6

Christian History Series #6: The Continental Divide (Part 2) Why is the church so fractured? Christianity today is known by its various denominations and groups, but that hasn’t always been the case. In this lecture, Lenny explains how both political division within Christian hierarchy and the rise of Islam and the Crusaders helped cleave the Christian world in two. He also examines the dangers that exist when faith becomes more focused on formality than function. About the Hidden Riches of Christian History SeriesThe Hidden Riches of Christian History lecture series takes you on a journey of exploration from the Resurrection to the Reformation. Along the way, we will hear remarkable stories and discover incredible insights into some of the most significant people and events that helped shape our faith into the world-transforming force it is today. Part 2 of 6

Christian History Series #6: The Continental Divide (Part 1) Why is the church so fractured? Christianity today is known by its various denominations and groups, but that hasn’t always been the case. In this lecture, Lenny explains how both political division within Christian hierarchy and the rise of Islam and the Crusaders helped cleave the Christian world in two. He also examines the dangers that exist when faith becomes more focused on formality than function. About the Hidden Riches of Christian History SeriesThe Hidden Riches of Christian History lecture series takes you on a journey of exploration from the Resurrection to the Reformation. Along the way, we will hear remarkable stories and discover incredible insights into some of the most significant people and events that helped shape our faith into the world-transforming force it is today. Part 1 of 6

Christian History Series #5: He Came In through the Bathroom Window (Part 6) Most Christians have heard about the twelve ragtag followers Jesus picked out to be his disciples. But many don’t know about those he saved in the subsequent centuries. In this fifth installment of our class, Lenny looks at two key figures who both had a tremendous impact in shaping Christian thought. Athanasius was a staunch defender of the Trinity, even though he faced decades of resistance and persecution. Augustine went from a carnal pagan to a cultist to one of the most influential thinkers in all Christendom—one whose arguments even shut down the New Atheists today. About the Hidden Riches of Christian History Series The Hidden Riches of Christian History lecture series takes you on a journey of exploration from the Resurrection to the Reformation. Along the way, we will hear remarkable stories and discover incredible insights into some of the most significant people and events that helped shape our faith into the world-transforming force it is today. Part 6 of 6

Christian History Series #5: He Came In through the Bathroom Window (Part 5) Most Christians have heard about the twelve ragtag followers Jesus picked out to be his disciples. But many don’t know about those he saved in the subsequent centuries. In this fifth installment of our class, Lenny looks at two key figures who both had a tremendous impact in shaping Christian thought. Athanasius was a staunch defender of the Trinity, even though he faced decades of resistance and persecution. Augustine went from a carnal pagan to a cultist to one of the most influential thinkers in all Christendom—one whose arguments even shut down the New Atheists today. About the Hidden Riches of Christian History Series The Hidden Riches of Christian History lecture series takes you on a journey of exploration from the Resurrection to the Reformation. Along the way, we will hear remarkable stories and discover incredible insights into some of the most significant people and events that helped shape our faith into the world-transforming force it is today. Part 5 of 6

Christian History Series #5: He Came In through the Bathroom Window (Part 4) Most Christians have heard about the twelve ragtag followers Jesus picked out to be his disciples. But many don’t know about those he saved in the subsequent centuries. In this fifth installment of our class, Lenny looks at two key figures who both had a tremendous impact in shaping Christian thought. Athanasius was a staunch defender of the Trinity, even though he faced decades of resistance and persecution. Augustine went from a carnal pagan to a cultist to one of the most influential thinkers in all Christendom—one whose arguments even shut down the New Atheists today. About the Hidden Riches of Christian History Series The Hidden Riches of Christian History lecture series takes you on a journey of exploration from the Resurrection to the Reformation. Along the way, we will hear remarkable stories and discover incredible insights into some of the most significant people and events that helped shape our faith into the world-transforming force it is today. Part 4 of 6

Christian History Series #5: He Came In through the Bathroom Window (Part 3) Most Christians have heard about the twelve ragtag followers Jesus picked out to be his disciples. But many don’t know about those he saved in the subsequent centuries. In this fifth installment of our class, Lenny looks at two key figures who both had a tremendous impact in shaping Christian thought. Athanasius was a staunch defender of the Trinity, even though he faced decades of resistance and persecution. Augustine went from a carnal pagan to a cultist to one of the most influential thinkers in all Christendom—one whose arguments even shut down the New Atheists today. About the Hidden Riches of Christian History Series The Hidden Riches of Christian History lecture series takes you on a journey of exploration from the Resurrection to the Reformation. Along the way, we will hear remarkable stories and discover incredible insights into some of the most significant people and events that helped shape our faith into the world-transforming force it is today. Part 3 of 6

Christian History Series #5: He Came In through the Bathroom Window (Part 2) Most Christians have heard about the twelve ragtag followers Jesus picked out to be his disciples. But many don’t know about those he saved in the subsequent centuries. In this fifth installment of our class, Lenny looks at two key figures who both had a tremendous impact in shaping Christian thought. Athanasius was a staunch defender of the Trinity, even though he faced decades of resistance and persecution. Augustine went from a carnal pagan to a cultist to one of the most influential thinkers in all Christendom—one whose arguments even shut down the New Atheists today. About the Hidden Riches of Christian History Series The Hidden Riches of Christian History lecture series takes you on a journey of exploration from the Resurrection to the Reformation. Along the way, we will hear remarkable stories and discover incredible insights into some of the most significant people and events that helped shape our faith into the world-transforming force it is today. Part 2 of 6

Christian History Series #5: He Came In through the Bathroom Window (Part 1) Most Christians have heard about the twelve ragtag followers Jesus picked out to be his disciples. But many don’t know about those he saved in the subsequent centuries. In this fifth installment of our class, Lenny looks at two key figures who both had a tremendous impact in shaping Christian thought. Athanasius was a staunch defender of the Trinity, even though he faced decades of resistance and persecution. Augustine went from a carnal pagan to a cultist to one of the most influential thinkers in all Christendom—one whose arguments even shut down the New Atheists today. About the Hidden Riches of Christian History Series The Hidden Riches of Christian History lecture series takes you on a journey of exploration from the Resurrection to the Reformation. Along the way, we will hear remarkable stories and discover incredible insights into some of the most significant people and events that helped shape our faith into the world-transforming force it is today. Part 1 of 6

Christian History Series #4: The Most Interesting Man in the World (Part 6) What beliefs define a true Christian? That was a key question after Constantine barred Christian persecution, lifting them from prisons to palaces. In the fourth and fifth centuries, the key questions of the faith centered around the divinity and humanity of Jesus. Was he God like God the Father or a created man? How did that work out specifically? In this part of our lecture series, we will explore how the early church affirmed Jesus’s full humanity as well as his full divinity and why these things are crucial even for us today. About the Hidden Riches of Christian History Series The Hidden Riches of Christian History lecture series takes you on a journey of exploration from the Resurrection to the Reformation. Along the way, we will hear remarkable stories and discover incredible insights into some of the most significant people and events that helped shape our faith into the world-transforming force it is today. Part 6 of 6

Christian History Series #4: The Most Interesting Man in the World (Part 5) What beliefs define a true Christian? That was a key question after Constantine barred Christian persecution, lifting them from prisons to palaces. In the fourth and fifth centuries, the key questions of the faith centered around the divinity and humanity of Jesus. Was he God like God the Father or a created man? How did that work out specifically? In this part of our lecture series, we will explore how the early church affirmed Jesus’s full humanity as well as his full divinity and why these things are crucial even for us today. About the Hidden Riches of Christian History Series The Hidden Riches of Christian History lecture series takes you on a journey of exploration from the Resurrection to the Reformation. Along the way, we will hear remarkable stories and discover incredible insights into some of the most significant people and events that helped shape our faith into the world-transforming force it is today. Part 5 of 6