Light Through the Past
A Survey of Church History
Dr. Cyril Jenkins, and Ancient Faith Ministries
Show overview
Light Through the Past has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 223 episodes. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Religion & Spirituality show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 6 days ago, with 27 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Dr. Cyril Jenkins, and Ancient Faith Ministries.
From the publisher
A Survey of Church History
Latest Episodes
View all 223 episodesThe Aftermath of Florence 3: The Fall of Constantinople
Put Not Your Trust in Princes: Florence's aftermath 2
The Aftermath of the Council of Florence, Part 1
Florence and the Roman Primacy
Florence and Purgatory. The Debate
Florence and Purgatory. An Introduction
Florence and Purgatory. An Introduction
Florence and the Filioque, part 2
Florence and the Filioque
St. Mark of Ephesus and Latin Theology
Making Sense of the Council of Florence
From Constance to Florence
A Eucharistic Divertimento
The Rise of Conciliarism
At the beginning of the 15th century the doctrine that the council stood over the pope dominated the Latin Church, and its ascendence provided a necessary ingredient for the coming council of Florence. Dr. Jenkins takes this episode to explain this movement. https://tinyurl.com/FrDamickDrMoritz
Blaspheming, Sword-wielding Monks: The Knights Templar and the Council of Florence
In this episode Dr. Jenkins continues the long strange trip through maze of Latin church history that brings us to the Council of Florence, by looking at the trial of the Templars, an element without which Florence as it happened would not have occurred. https://tinyurl.com/FrDamickDrMoritz
Intro to the Council of Florence: A Pope so Important even the Bees Love Him
The long journey of the Council of Florence begins with imperious popes, corrupt Italian families, and conniving French lawyers. It ends with the Catholics going from demanding submission to the pope, to allowing a debate of the issues dividng the Church. St. Basil Society Lectures: https://tinyurl.com/FrDamickDrMoritz
The Faith of the Orthodox, the Faith of Blachernae
This episode Dr. Jenkins finishes looking at the tumultuous 25 years that followed the retaking of Constantinople, examining the Council of Blachernae’s decision on how the Spirit proceeds “through the Son," and what this entails for the Nicene doctrine of the Trinity.
Cleaning Up Michael VIII's Mess: The Council of Blachernae, part 1
Michael VIII's death found the Byzantine empire secured from its enemies, but theologically and ecclesiastically in confusion on all sides. This episode looks at the task that awaited Patriarch Gregory II as he began cleaning up the late emperor's madness.
The Aftermath of the Council of Lyons
From mutilations to executions, Michael VIII violently imposed the Union of Lyons, while at the same time successive popes raised demands on the Orthodox, while Charles of Anjou waited in the background.
The Political Union of Lyons
Prof. Jenkins continues his look at the course of the Schism, focusing specifically on the events surrounding the Council of Lyons in 1274, and how the whole affair was driven by political considerations on the part of the emperor, Michael VIII Palaeologos.