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Light Through the Past

Dr. Cyril Jenkins, and Ancient Faith Ministries

A Survey of Church History

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Martyrdom and Monasticism

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2025/01/16

"Christian discipleship is one of leaving the world and following Christ. This episode Dr. Jenkins explores how the Church in the shadow of Martyrdom became the Church of monasticism, and why this shift was not as great as it might seem."

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St. Ignatius' Own Words on His Martyrdom

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2025/01/09

A cold has seized Dr. Jenkins, and so we have but an abbreviated version of Path to the Academy this week. You should however, read St. Ignatius of Antioch's beautiful Epistle to the Romans, as it will be discussed next week.You can find it here: https://www.ccel.org/ccel/richardson/fathers.vi.ii.iii.iv.html

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Monasticism: Simplicity on the Path to Flame

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2025/01/02

Why do we have monks? Why do we have laity? Shouldn't all seek to lay aside all earthly cares all the time? This episode Dr. Jenkins explores the place of "simplicity" in the Christian life, both lay and monastic and how this informs the life of the desert.Fr. Patrick Reardon interview. https://tinyurl.com/FrReardon Are We All Cyborgs discount. https://tinyurl.com/cyborgsreduced

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The Monastic Pursuit of God: an Introit

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2024/12/26

This episode Dr. Jenkins begins looking at Orthodox Monasticism and the question of the search and pursuit of God.

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Pope Vigilius and the Three Chapters

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2024/12/19

The "Three Chapters" caused real consternation among Latin Christians, and embroiled the duplicitous Pope Vigilius for years in a game of cat and mouse with the ever-exasperated Emperor St. Justinian. This episode Dr. Jenkins details how this issue was resolved in the 5th ecumenical council.

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How Ought We to Think about Ecumenical Councils?

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2024/12/12

This episode Dr. Jenkins jumps into the deep, muddy, and at times turbulent waters that comprise the world of the Ecumenical councils, how the Church in the fifth and sixth centuries inchoately seemed to understand them, and how we should think about them.

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Justinian: Emperor, Theologian, Saint

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2024/12/05

Dr. Jenkins dives into the Christology of the Emperor St. Justinian, who, though not an original thinker, full grasped the theological currents of his day, and his writings set down the path the Church would follow in Her understanding of the Union of Christ in the One Hypostasis of the second Person of the All Holy Trinity.

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A Short Thanksgiving Intro to emperor St. Justinian

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2024/11/28

This episode, abbreviated for the American holiday, Dr. Jenkins begins our look at Emperor St. Justinian.

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The Cyrillian Defense of Chalcedon 2: Leontius of...

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2024/11/21

The Cyrillian Defense of Chalcedon 2: Leontius of JerusalemDescription: Leontius of Jerusalem was the foremost of the defenders of Chalcedon in the early sixth century who showed how the council was not only faithful to Cyril, but the only way to understand Cyril. Links: Pelikan, Bach, Tolkien Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdYpFTQc3FM&t=1060s Rule of Faith subscription: https://stbasilcotc.org/journal/

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Orthodoxy and Education Conference - Mrs. Laura E....

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2024/11/15

Mrs. Wolfe, author, inter alia, of Sasha and the Dragon, and Patterns for Life, introduces us to the incredible world of Charlotte Mason, the late 19th - early 20th educator who saw the formation of the soul, and not just the creation of factory workers, as the true goal of education. Laura explores how this world fits into Orthodox paideia, and is so suitable for homeschoolers especially.

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Orthodoxy and Education Conference - Dr. Joshua...

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2024/11/15

Dr. Joshua Moritz of Chrysostom Academy tackles the nagging rumor that science and faith are two different systems that have nothing to do with each other, pointing out that most of the great scientists of centuries past were confessing Christians, and many of them Orthodox, whose faith was integral to their work.

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Orthodoxy and Education Conference - John...

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2024/11/14

Mr. Heitzenrater, Headmaster of Chrysostom Academy, explores what exactly an Orthodox school looks like, how it will differ from other schools, and why it is not merely the same old curriculum with some prayers added.

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Orthodoxy and Education Conference - Dr. Christopher...

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2024/11/14

Dr. Chris Perrin of Classical Academic Press and Scholé Academy begins the conference introducing us to the rich heritage of Paideia that comes to us from our Saints and Tradition, and what this heritage entails.

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The Cyrillian Defense of Chalcedon

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2024/11/14

This week Dr. Jenkins looks at three defenders of Chalcedon and touches on a fourth, and treats their varied approaches to the question, each of which aims to show that Cyril of Alexandria was a Chalcedonian.

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A Land of Confusion: the Strange Byways of the...

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2024/11/07

This episode Dr. Jenkins looks at some of the main defenders of Chalcedon, and how they could sometimes be more a hindrance than a help in the defense of the Faith.

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There's Something Happening Here. What It Is Ain't...

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2024/10/31

This week Dr. Jenkins explores why the Church found itself in such chaos following the Council of Chalcedon, and how under the emperor St. Justinian a resolution was advanced that answered matters not addressed by Chalcedon without undermining it.

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The Undulating Status of Chalcedon before 518

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2024/10/24

This episode Dr. Jenkins covers the ecclesio-political struggle over Chalcedon, especially during the reign of Anastasius I after the death of Zeno in 491.

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The Henotikon of the Emperor Zeno

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2024/10/17

This episode we continue our look at the Council of Chalcedon and its aftermath. Dr. Jenkins discusses the emperor Zeno's attempt to heal the schism in the East by his political sleight of hand called The Henotikon: an effort to bridge the gap created by those who rejected Chalcedon by asking them to ignore it.

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Two Decades of Crises Following Chalcedon

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2024/10/10

This episode, Dr. Jenkins continues looking at the Council of Chalcedon and its aftermath, focusing on the two decades of bitter unrest that followed as the schism over Chalcedon develops.

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Empire and State after Chalcedon

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2024/10/03

This episode Dr. Jenkins begins looking at the variegated and often troubled relationship between the Church and the empire, and how this relationship played a key role in the shape the history of the Chalcedonian and monophysite controversy.

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