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“I’ve audited church history courses and listened to a lot of lectures on the Early Church and this is by far the best Ive come across. It sticks to the facts of history, avoids sensationalism and tries very hard to be non partisan. I e recommended it to many friends at church and would...”Read full review »
sgtdabney via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/30/24
“This show is great, serious time and effort has been put into this and it shows. You will find it digestible, easy to listen to, and valuable. However, the producer did not reach his stated goal so four stars. Despite not reaching the stated goal I still highly recommend.
“Light through the...”Read full review »
sofrware developer via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/28/24
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“I REALLY wanted to listen to this podcast, but the sound quality is so bad I couldn’t take it.”
MomofSevenK via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/10/24
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“I learned lot about early church history from Acts to Constantine including important locations, people, and philosophies.
Thanks for this great and fun podcast.”
midwestdem via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/13/24
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“This is a fantastic Church history podcast. As a practicing Catholic with degrees in both history and theology, Terry does a great job of narrating the various significant dramas and episodes that make up early Church history. He roots his narrative in the best New Testament and Patristic sources...”Read full review »
Kegga75 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/24/23
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“Absolutely excellent breakdown of early Church persons, events, controversies, and writers! Really helps understand how the Church came to be the Church we see today!”
Mitchell Godfrey via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/26/23
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“It is truly remarkable how much effort Terry Young has put in to this podcast. I have learned so much. When I start to listen to an episode for the first time, hearing his voice is like meeting up with an old friend. Truly great.”
Rodo 88 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/10/23
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“Very informative and well researched!! (If you’re worried about the lip smacking, it stops after episode 12!)”
Marzipan15 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/19/23
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“Great insight but the dry mouth noise is sooooooo overwhelming you can’t focus on the topic”
Ninja walrus via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/27/23
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“If you like shows like the Forgotten Wars Podcast that gives you scores of episodes about one string of wars, then youll really like a show like this one that is closing in on 100 quality episodes about the history of Christianity. Enjoy!”
Mr. Buster! via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/12/22
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“Great podcast. Well researched, balanced, detailed and well narrated. I have been fan of both History of Rome and Byzantium podcasts. With many historical accounts this podcast brings early Church to life showing equally well individual and institutional aspects as well as political context. ...”Read full review »
max-007 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
12/03/21
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“One of my favorite podcast! Great content!”
23Hemmings via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/31/21
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“I cannot continue to listen to it anymore. The lip smacking is so conspicuous and rather annoying, I’m very sorry.”
enneyehs via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/03/21
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“Just found out about this podcast. Thank you for all your hard work!!”
Kromer314159 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/31/21
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“Knowing little about the early Church, this podcast has been perfect place to start. Descriptions of various persecutions and the martyrs are compelling. Discussion of various heresies is fascinating. The podcast is a gentle pleasure and sure to lead to more reading and understanding.”
Hitchkennedy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/17/21
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“Keep them coming - enjoying it.”
humanholidayLPM via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/24/21
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“Just discovered this podcast and I’ve been binge listening. The narrator tells the story of the early church with just the right amount of analysis; enough to help us understand it, but not so much as to spoil the pleasure of listening to a story unfold.”
loopdeloop48 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
02/26/21
“I listened to the History of Rome podcast by Mike Duncan a few years ago and really loved it. I always hoped I could find a podcast like that for Christian history, and this is it. 👍🏻👍🏻 I love it”
Joel Stegman via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/26/21
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“Thank you Terry, I really enjoyed the podcast!!”
JoeG308 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/31/21
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“a highly uncritical history of the early Christian church, largely based on Eusebius.
if you are going to listen to this version of history, I highly recommend you also consult Dr. Candida Moss' "The Myth of Persecution." Dr. Moss is a Christian and former professor at Notre Dame who...”Read full review »
CRBernard via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/14/20
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“Just a comment that on the past few episodes, when I hit play it takes a good 30 seconds to a minute for the music to start. At that point I am thinking that there are technical issues, but the music eventually begins.”
William from NJ via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/30/20
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“Very nice informative podcast”
George Elmallakh via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
10/13/20
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“Thank you for this detailed church history for free! Listening from Tennessee!”
mommybd2012 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/14/20
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“I’m a doctoral candidate in the history of this period and I am always in awe of this podcaster’s smart, nuanced, and up-to-date content. This could be a textbook for early Church history when it’s finished!”
Kurunir3021 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/19/20
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“I am up to #41 hoping for the problem to be corrected. I cannot listen to this podcast unless I am in very quiet room. Very hard to listen to on the road or doing tasks. With the volume all the way up is barely audible. Otherwise great content.”
dan cardona via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/09/20
“Interesting and well presented. I like that interspersing of some different interpretations, as well.”
Xtyme32 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/29/20
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“I learned a lot. It’s great for getting the big picture and learning the context.”
SJake057 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/18/20
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“I am really enjoying this show! love the content and the system used so far in describing the church till Constantine, now and beyond!! alot of study obviously, Thanks!!”
Alan Gronk Mc via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
06/01/20
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“What a joy and honor to know that your podcast continues to air!!! Truly we need you to co tu ur another 7 years—Lord willing and most certain He will. Thank you for such dedication and gift of giving us History of the Early Christian Church 🙏🏻.”
CeeL0$ via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/12/20
“I woudl love to love this show. I do wish the producer would work on his production values, which are rather poor. It doesn't cost that much to buy a decent mike. To be technical: The show should be recorded in mono, not stereo; at a higher bit rate; passed through a compressor; and...”Read full review »
Dr Garry via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/03/20
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“I recently discovered this gem. I have listened to the first seventeen episodes in the past three days. It is wonderfully edifying to learn about the origins of the church beyond what is written in Acts and to hear of the faith and strength of the first martyrs.
As an aside, learning about...”Read full review »
Veteran Backpack Hunter via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/18/19
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“Good podcast except for the constant lip smacking and the mispronunciations.”
L C J 2000 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/14/19
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“I really enjoy hearing about the history but not your “theology”. Even after admitting the theory of the “trinity” didn’t come along until after the apostles death or exile, the narrator clearly guided the listener to believe the “theology of the trinity” Clearly influenced by Greek “believers”...”Read full review »
crazyJ143 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/21/19
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“In the interviews with Michael Hiser, he is shown to be a real Iconoclast. Outstanding!”
Mark&1776 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/06/19
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“There are enough reviews detail the failings of the production of the podcast. In spite of these shortcomings, there is a great wealth of knowledge to gain here if you can put up with it.
This entire podcast should be redone at some point by a speaker with greater ability and in an environment...”Read full review »
Mark VL via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/24/19
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“I just began learning about church history and find this to be an excellent way to learn on the go! So much great knowledge packed into each episode. Reader has so much knowledge it would take me years to read and study all this information on my own.
Very thankful for the work done here”
OluNike via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/18/19
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“This is a 5star podcast. He is very knowledgeable and I am very thankful to him for sharing his knowledge.
Keep up the great work!”
The SergeantMom via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/07/19
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“To the people that critic the quality of the production. Just don’t listen. I am a studio production engineer. He is doing a great job considering his equipment probably isn’t high dollar. He is obviously doing this for the love of it not for a paycheck. So just don’t listen if all you can do is...”Read full review »
Gam'r515 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/19/19
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“I’ve been studying the early church through Fuller online courses, Eucebius literature and other early church history podcasts. I highly recommend this one. I just finished number 20, the story of Origen. Wow, his narrative was well organized and full of content! The young author brings...”Read full review »
Drtxmnr via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/04/19
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“On the positive side, the host clearly knows his material well and has done his homework.
Unfortunately, there are several negatives.
First, as noted by various previous reviewers, the host’s voice and speaking style leaves much to be desired and can sometimes be difficult to listen to.
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753spqr via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/31/19
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“thanks for making this thorough, informative podcast! i teach a children’s religion ed class, and it has really helped me understand more of the history behind what i teach. Terry also has taken the feedback about smacking and so we stopped hearing that some espisods ago. please keep making...”Read full review »
shakers11111 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/29/19
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“This dude smacks his lips like a dog eating peanut butter. It's so distracting. That's too bad because that makes this a chore to listen to. Dude knows what nhe's talking about but it's an F for presentation”Read full review »
The Whole She-bang via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/20/19
“I enjoy history and church history in particular. So you’d think I’d enjoy this podcast. Not so. The recording quality is so bad with frequent pauses ... and ... it ... sounds ... like ... the ... host ... is ... reading ... slowly ... from ... a ... script ... word ... ... ... for ... ... ......”Read full review »
TimothyWasHere via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/01/19
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“I am a Catholic Priest from Australia. Quite passionate about Patristics. I sincerely enjoyed all your episodes. Thanks for all the hard word put into them. May God’s wisdom and grace be with you! Fr Shammi Perera”
Fr Shammi Perera via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
11/03/18
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“So much good information, but I cannot stand listening. My ears cringe at the sound. Could only listen to a few episodes before I couldn’t take it anymore.
I’d recommend investing in better audio equipment.”
Jfktggdvggbhgdgd via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/16/18
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“Really grateful. Thank you for making the history of the church so accessible.”
SleepyMouse >.< via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/11/18
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“Great podcast”
i'm happy guy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/25/18
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“Thank you Terry and God bless you for this superb podcast which I am enjoying on my daily commute. I appreciate the study and effort you put into each episode.”
Relztrah via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/21/17
“I actually really like the content of this podcast, but after five episodes, I can’t take it anymore. Every time he starts a sentence, he smacks his lips and the sound just really grosses me out.”
Profecourtney via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/15/17
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