For anyone who loves history or theology, I recommend Ligonier's teaching series, A Survey of Church History. W. Robert Godrey is the teacher, and he's fabulous! The series has six parts. The first part covers A.D. 100-600, roughly. This may be the most unfamiliar and most intimidating period of church history. But Godfrey manages to keep it informative and interesting. He even manages to work in a few jokes at R.C. Sproul's expense!
The twelve messages are
- Introduction
- Expansion of the Church
- Defending the Faith
- Pioneering Theologian: Origen
- Developing Theology
- The Bishop
- Constantine and the Church
- Jesus as God
- Jesus as Man
- The East and the West
- Augustine
- Worship and Sacraments
I have always wondered what the difference was between the Eastern Orthodox and the Western church. And I believe he covers that a bit in this series. The answer is the Eastern Orthodox focuses more on the wonder of the Incarnation and the Western church focuses more on the cross. I also found the lesson on Augustine to be enjoyable. I had started reading City of God by Augustine earlier in the year, but had put it aside. After listening to this series, I picked it up again. I am now making some progress in it!
© Becky Laney of Operation Actually Read Bible
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