Giants of the Faith - A Christian History Podcast
Giants of the Faith is a bite-sized podcast where we’ll explore some of the great figures in Christian history. Expect to hear episodes on Luther, Augustine, Wesley, and more. Some of the folks we talk about will be familiar to you and some will probably not be but all are noteworthy in some way.
Episodes
98 episodes
Bonus Episode 19 - The Man That Invented Christmas (Christmas 2024)
This is a special Christmas bonus episode featuring Charles Dickens. Dickens is in many ways responsible for the modern celebration of Christmas - for good or ill. I hope you enjoy this look at this life.
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Episode 79 - John Duns Scotus
Today's show is about one of the titans of medieval thought - John Duns Scotus. Scotus was one of the most influential scholastics - right behind Thomas Aquinas. In this episode I'm going to go off into the weeds a bit to explain some of the de...
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Season 5
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Episode 79
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Episode 78 - Cornelius Van Til
Cornelius Van Til is one of the foremost apologists of the 20th Century. He developed the strand of apologetics known as presuppositional apologetics. His influence on modern Christianity is undeniable.RESOURCESNew Netherlands In...
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Episode 78
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Episode 77 - John G Paton
Hello and welcome to episode 77 of the Giants of the Faith podcast. My name is Robert Daniels and I am the host of this show where we look back at Christians from the past that have made an impact for the kingdom of God. Today we're looking at ...
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Episode 77
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Bonus Episode 18 - Karl Barth, Sad Trombone
In today's episode we're looking at influential modern theologian Karl Barth. This is my third try at writing this episode because I've struggled to be able to present Barth in a way that both appreciates his impact on the 20th century church w...
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Episode 76 - Chrysostom
Hello, and welcome to episode 76 of the Giants of the Faith podcast. This is the podcast where we look at the lives of Christians from history and examine the impact that they have had for the Kingdom of Christ. I'm your host, Robert Daniels, a...
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Episode 76
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Episode 75 - JC Ryle
This is the podcast where we profile Christians from throughout the age of the church and look at their impact on the world and our shared faith. In this episode we're profiling the Anglican Bishop J.C. Ryle, who's commentaries and works ...
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Episode 75
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Episode 74 - Dionysius Exiguus
Dionysius Exiguus, whose name would be translated today as "Dennis the Humble," was a 6th-century monk, scholar, and mathematician. While he may not be as well-known as some other figures from antiquity, his contributions to the world are profo...
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Episode 74
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Episode 73 - Mark Buntain
Welcome to Giants of the Faith, a podcast where we explore some of the great figures in Christian history. I'm your host, Robert Daniels, and today we're going to talk about Mark Buntain, a Canadian evangelist and missionary who founded a hospi...
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Episode 73
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Episode 72 - John Mason Neale (Christmas 2023)
Today, we will focus on the life and work of John Mason Neale, an Anglican priest, scholar, and hymnwriter who translated and adapted many ancient and medieval hymns into English. My initial thought was to relegate Neale to a bonus episod...
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Episode 72
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Episode 71 - Boniface and Wenceslaus (Christmas 2023)
Merry Christmas! I'm recording this episode in December 2023 and Christmas is fast approaching. So, in honor of this festive season, today's episode will focus on the history and stories surrounding two men that have become part of our Christma...
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Episode 71
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Episode 70 - Chain, Chain, Chain: Billy Graham (Part 2)
This is part two of two of a look at the life of famed evangelist Billy Graham. In part one we looked at Graham's early life through his first major evangelistic campaign in Los Angeles. Today we'll look at the rest of his life. I feel like I s...
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Episode 70
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Episode 69 - Chain, Chain, Chain: Billy Graham (Part 1)
We've been following the chain of faith from Edward Kimball to DL Moody, then from Moody to Wilbur Chapman and on through Billy Sunday and Mordecai Ham until we've finally reach the man himself, William Franklin Graham. Graham needs little intr...
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Season 5
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Episode 69
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9:26
Episode 68 - Chain, Chain, Chain: Mordecai Ham
This is a bit of a bonus because I didn't intend to give today's subject the full episode treatment. But after a last-minute change of mind here we are with a short episode focusing on Mordecai Ham, the Kentuckian evangelist who will be the pen...
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Episode 68
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Episode 67 - Chain, Chain, Chain: Billy Sunday
Over the last few episodes we've been building up the chain of faith that leads to Billy Graham. We've seen how the devotion and life of Sunday school teacher Edward Kimball led to the conversion of a young DL Moody. Then how Moody inspired Wil...
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Episode 67
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Episode 66 - Chain, Chain, Chain: Wilbur Chapman
In today's episode we're continuing the faith march toward Billy Graham. We started this journey by profiling the travelling salesman Edward Kimball, then the world renowned evangelist DL Moody. Today it's the lesser-known John Wilbur Chapman, ...
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Season 5
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Episode 66
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Episode 65 - Chain, Chain, Chain: DL Moody
In today's episode we're continuing the faith march toward Billy Graham. In the last episode we looked at Edward Kimball, the humble Sunday School teacher who led DL Moody to the Lord, and today we're focused on Moody himself. Moody was an Amer...
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Episode 65
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Episode 64 - Chain, Chain, Chain: Edward Kimball
Over the next five episodes we're going to be tracing the chain of faith from a little-known Sunday school teacher, Edward Kimball, to the most impactful Christian evangelist of the 20th century, Billy Graham. I hope you enjoy.RESOU...
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Episode 64
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Episode 63 - Jove Ejovi Aganbi
Today we're going to the Dark Continent to talk about Jove Ejovi Aganbi, a Nigerian pastor, evangelist and educator who played a key role in the growth of Christianity in his country. As is sometimes the case with this podcast I have to warn yo...
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Episode 63
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Episode 62 - Clement of Alexandria
Hello and welcome to Giants of the Faith, the podcast where we explore some of the great figures in Christian history. This is episode 62. I'm your host, Robert Daniels, and today we're going way back to look at the life of Clement of Alexandri...
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Episode 62
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Episode 61 - Watchman Nee
Today we're going to talk about Watchman Nee, a Chinese church leader and Christian teacher who worked in China during the 20th century and whose impact is still being felt there today in the rapidly expanding Christian church. Nee was a Chines...
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Season 5
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Episode 61
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Episode 60 - Matthew Henry
We've finished our 10 episode series on hymn writers and today we are going to talk about Matthew Henry, a British Nonconformist minister and author who wrote one of the most famous and influential biblical commentaries of all time. If you don'...
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Episode 60
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Episode 59 - The Hymnists: Charlotte Elliott
This is episode 59, the final episode of our focus on the hymnists. Today we’re going to talk about Charlotte Elliott, a hymn writer who wrote one of the most beloved hymns of all time: Just As I Am.RESOURCESChristi...
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Episode 59
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