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Marcus Grodi is a former Presbyterian pastor, and Msgr Jeffrey Steenson once served as a bishop in the Episcopal Church. In each Deep in History program, they dig into the writings of the Early Church Fathers to see what they had to say about Scripture, liturgy, theology and ecclesiology.
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Jul 21, 2020
Jul 21, 2020
1hr 4 min
Marcus Grodi and Msgr. Steenson continue their discussion of St. Irenaeus of Lyons and his defense of orthodox Christianity against the Gnosticism of his day. St. Irenaeus again reminds his...
Jul 14, 2020
Jul 14, 2020
1hr 59 sec
When it comes to the study of theology, it can be tempting to reduce the things of God to mere intellectual exercises, arguing fine points of doctrine and speaking about...
Jul 7, 2020
Jul 7, 2020
55 min
The Gnosticism that St. Irenaeus of Lyons challenged in his classic work Against Heresies was confusing for a number of reasons. Among other things, the Gnostics had complicated formulas for...
Jun 30, 2020
Jun 30, 2020
1hr 1 min
As Marcus Grodi and Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson continue through Book II of Against Heresies by St. Irenaeus of Lyons, they continue to engage the arguments that St. Irenaeus made against the Gnosticism...
Jun 23, 2020
Jun 23, 2020
48 min
In his 2nd century work “Against Heresies,” St. Irenaeus of Lyons spends quite a bit of time talking about the problematic ideas of his time. But what were the underlying...
Jun 16, 2020
Jun 16, 2020
1hr 41 sec
In his early Christian work Against Heresies, one of the tactics of St. Irenaeus of Lyons uses is to take the logic of the Gnostic worldview he’s critiquing, and turns...
Jun 9, 2020
Jun 9, 2020
1hr 6 min
In this episode, Marcus Grodi and Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson begin to dig into Book II of Against Heresies by St. Irenaeus of Lyons. St. Irenaeus addresses the Gnostic idea that God is...
Jun 2, 2020
Jun 2, 2020
59 min
Written around 175AD, “Against Heresies” by St. Irenaeus of Lyons addresses a number of questions that are still controversial in the philosophical movements of the present day. Part of the...
May 26, 2020
May 26, 2020
53 min
As Marcus Grodi and Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson continue their study of Against Heresies, they look at St. Irenaeus’ treatment of the legacy of Simon Magus, a sorcerer who tried to...
May 19, 2020
May 19, 2020
51 min
On the latest episode of Deep in History, Marcus Grodi and Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson dig into Book 1 of “Against Heresies” by St. Irenaeus of Lyons. One of the reasons...