Pearl of Great PriceOct 2, 20214 minSep 25 Rudolph Otto and the Idea of the Holy Today in 1869 we remember the birth near Hannover in Germany of Rudolph Otto. He is now regarded as one of the most influential...
Pearl of Great PriceAug 29, 20218 minAug 26 Nietzsche and the 'murder' of God Today in 1900 the great German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche died. The last ten years of his life had been filled with unhappiness...
Pearl of Great PriceAug 27, 20213 minAugust 20 Bultmann and Demythologisation Today we travel to Germany where the influential Lutheran theologian Rudolf Karl Bultmann was born in 1884. One of the pioneers of the...
Pearl of Great PriceAug 7, 20215 minAug 8 Soren Kierkegaard's Leap of FaithThe father of Soren Kierkergaard died today age 82. Kierkegaard wrote in his diary: "My father died on Wednesday (the 8th) at 2:00 a.m. I...
Pearl of Great PriceJul 30, 20213 minJuly 30 Johann Sebastian Bach Today in 1750 the body of Johan Sebastian Bach was laid to rest in an unmarked grave at the churchyard of St. John’s, Leipzig. The...
Pearl of Great PriceJul 27, 20216 minJuly 27 Bonhoeffers Parents find out he is dead through the BBCToday Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s, parents learnt of his execution by Nazis at Flossenberg concentration camp through a radio broadcast from...
Pearl of Great PriceJun 9, 20216 minJune 10 Von Harnack, Theology of Culture and the Jesus of HistoryToday we remember the death of Carl Gustav Adolf von Harnack , an influential German theologian and historian; who had a huge impact on...
Pearl of Great PriceMay 29, 20213 minMay 30 The Confessing Church resisting the NazisToday in 1934 the first synod of the Confessing Church ended. They issued the important Barmen Declaration. An important and brave...
Pearl of Great PriceMay 24, 20216 minMay 25 The Ecumenical Imperative it’s the 25th of May and on this day in Christian History we go back to year 1995 and travel to Rome where Ut Unum Sint, the first...
Pearl of Great PriceApr 18, 20213 minApr 19 Reformers become Protestants In 1526 at the Diet (assembly) of Speyer the reformers became protestants. Today we look at how that happened and what that means. What...
Pearl of Great PriceApr 7, 20215 minApr 8 Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the NazisToday we take the dark journey back to 1945 and travel to Germany and the Flossenbürg concentration camp. The theologian Dietrich...
Pearl of Great PriceFeb 21, 20211 minFeb 21 - World Council of ChurchesToday we go back to year 1991 and travel to Canberra in Australia, and the closing of the 7th assembly of the World Council of Churches. ...
Pearl of Great PriceFeb 18, 20211 minFeb 19 A Copernican Revolution Today in 1473 Nicolaus Copernicus was born in the Kingdom of Poland. A mathematician, astronomer, and priest - he profoundly changed the...
Pearl of Great PriceFeb 16, 20211 minFeb 17 Ash Wednesday Today Christians all over the world mark the first day of Lent as Ash Wednesday. The ritual of 'ashing' the forehead replaces the normal...
Pearl of Great PriceFeb 15, 20211 minFeb 16 - Carnival, Mardi Gras and Pancake Tuesday Today Christians around the world are preparing to enter Lent with one last blowout. Today we look at the traditions that mark this...
Pearl of Great PriceFeb 1, 20216 minFeb 1 - Translating the Bible Today we remember the life and work of Erasmus the Dutch priest and 'Prince amongst Humanists'. This is the day in 1516 he dedicated his...
Pearl of Great PriceJan 31, 20213 minJan 29 - Martin Luther's WifeToday in 1552 Katharina von Bora was born, she became known as the ‘Lutheress’ because at the age of 26 she was to marry the reformer...
Pearl of Great PriceJan 30, 20213 minJan 23 - The Netherlands Splits Today in 1579 a treaty was signed by Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, and the province (but not the city) of Groningen which effectively split...
Pearl of Great PriceJan 30, 20211 minJan 19 - Premiere of Goethe's FaustToday in 1829, Germany saw the premiere of Faust. A tragedy in two parts, Goethe's Faust is considered to be the greatest work in German...
Pearl of Great PriceJan 29, 20212 minJan 18 - Council of Trent and the counter-reformationToday the third and final session of the Council of Trent opened. An ecumenical council as opposed to a local council it would prove ...