Light Through the Past
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Light Through the Past

by Dr. Cyril Jenkins, and Ancient Faith Ministries

This podcast will look at the course and development of the Orthodox Church, its struggles with heresy, the empire, and relations to other Christian bodies.

101 episodes
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1
Intro to the Council of Florence: A Pope so Important even the Bees Love Him
0:00 Mar 19, 2026
2
The Faith of the Orthodox, the Faith of Blachernae
0:00 Mar 12, 2026
3
Cleaning Up Michael VIII's Mess: The Council of Blachernae, part 1
0:00 Mar 5, 2026
4
The Aftermath of the Council of Lyons
0:00 Feb 26, 2026
5
The Political Union of Lyons
0:00 Feb 19, 2026
6
Michael VIII Palaeologos and the Byzantine Dilemma
0:00 Feb 12, 2026
7
The Consequences of the Sack of Constantinople
0:00 Feb 5, 2026
8
The Fourth Crusade
0:00 Jan 29, 2026
9
A Prelude to the 4th Crusade
0:00 Jan 22, 2026
10
The Tension between the Churches in the 12th Century
0:00 Jan 15, 2026
11
Anselm of Havelberg and Church Unity
0:00 Jan 8, 2026
12
St. Leo the Great, Pope St. Nicholas, and Answering a Philosophical Question
0:00 Jan 1, 2026
13
"Lies! All Lies" The Symmachian and Pseudo-Isidorian Decretals in the Formation of Papal Dogma
0:00 Dec 25, 2025
14
St. Photios, the Mystagoge, and the Council of 879
0:00 Dec 18, 2025
15
St. Photios and the Filioque: An Introduction
0:00 Dec 13, 2025
16
Persecuted Monastics and Imperial Factions
0:00 Dec 4, 2025
17
Persecuted Monastics and Imperial Factions
0:00 Dec 4, 2025
18
Pope St. Leo the Great as Legal Heir of St. Peter
0:00 Nov 27, 2025
19
Pope St. Leo the Great as Legal Heir of St. Peter
0:00 Nov 27, 2025
20
An Episode 1700 Years in the Making 4
0:00 Nov 20, 2025
21
An Episode 1700 Years in the Making 4
0:00 Nov 20, 2025
22
An Episode 1700 Years in the Making, Part 3
0:00 Nov 13, 2025
23
An Episode 1700 Years in the Making, Part 3
0:00 Nov 13, 2025
24
Nicaea: A Podcast 1700 Years in the Making, Part 2
0:00 Nov 6, 2025
25
Nicaea: A Podcast 1700 Years in the Making, Part 2
0:00 Nov 6, 2025
26
An Episode 1700 Years in the Making
0:00 Oct 30, 2025
27
An Episode 1700 Years in the Making
0:00 Oct 30, 2025
28
Pope St. Leo the Great: An Introduction
0:00 Oct 23, 2025
29
Pope St. Leo the Great: An Introduction
0:00 Oct 23, 2025
30
Pope St. Julius, St. Athanasius, and the Council of Sardica
0:00 Oct 16, 2025
31
Pope St. Julius, St. Athanasius, and the Council of Sardica
0:00 Oct 16, 2025
32
To Baptize or Not to Baptize: A 3rd Century Test between Saints
0:00 Oct 9, 2025
33
To Baptize or Not to Baptize: A 3rd Century Test between Saints
0:00 Oct 9, 2025
34
Pope St. Victor Again, and a "Touching" Reminiscence
0:00 Oct 2, 2025
35
Pope St. Victor Again, and a "Touching" Reminiscence
0:00 Oct 2, 2025
36
St. Irenaeus and the Bishop of Rome
0:00 Sep 25, 2025
37
St. Irenaeus and the Bishop of Rome
0:00 Sep 25, 2025
38
St. Peter and the First 2 Centuries of the Church
0:00 Sep 18, 2025
39
St. Peter and the First 2 Centuries of the Church
0:00 Sep 18, 2025
40
St. Peter in the Book of Acts
0:00 Sep 11, 2025
41
St. Peter in the Book of Acts
0:00 Sep 11, 2025
42
St. Peter's Primacy in the Gospels
0:00 Sep 4, 2025
43
St. Peter's Primacy in the Gospels
0:00 Sep 4, 2025
44
The Authority of the Pope & the Schism: An Introduction
0:00 Aug 28, 2025
45
The Authority of the Pope & the Schism: An Introduction
0:00 Aug 28, 2025
46
Anslem of Bec and the Filioque
0:00 Aug 21, 2025
47
Anslem of Bec and the Filioque
0:00 Aug 21, 2025
48
A Record of Errors
0:00 Aug 14, 2025
49
A Record of Errors
0:00 Aug 14, 2025
50
1054 and All That
0:00 Jul 24, 2025
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