Welcome to Season 4 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church.

In season 4, we are sinking our teeth into Church History! We'll look at key moments in the history of the church and discover their significance for the life and mission of the church today.

In the fourth episode of season 4, we continue our short mini-series looking at the factors that helped to stabilize the church as it started to grow - church government, creeds, and the canon. This week, we hear the story of Nicaea and examine the impact of the Nicene Creed on the understanding of the divinity of Jesus, and the course of the history of the church.


Thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch with us at downundertheology@gmail.com.

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Episode Hosts:

• Allister Lum Mow (@allisterlm)
• Cameron Clausing (@cam_clausing)
• Murray Smith

Producer:

• Nick Rabe

Episode Sponsor:

• Christ College, Sydney

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S4 Episode 4 - Show Notes

Recommended Resources -

• The Creedal Imperative by Carl R. Trueman
• The Nicene Creed: An Introduction by Phillip Carry
• The Lord Jesus Christ (We Believe Series) by Brandon D. Crowe (Edited by M. Smith and J. McClean)
• We Believe Series edited by Murray Smith and John McClean (Lexham Press Series Link)

Welcome to Season 4 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church.

In season 4, we are sinking our teeth into Church History! We'll look at key moments in the history of the church and discover their significance for the life and mission of the church today.

In the third episode of season 4, we kick off a short mini-series looking at the factors that helped to stabilize the church as it started to grow - church government, creeds, and the canon. This week, we hear the story of Irenaeus and his work "Against All the Heresies" and discuss how church government developed and what impact that had on the church going forward.


Thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch with us at downundertheology@gmail.com.

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Episode Hosts:

• Allister Lum Mow (@allisterlm)
• Cameron Clausing (@cam_clausing)
• Murray Smith

Producer:

• Nick Rabe

Episode Sponsor:

• Christ College, Sydney

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S4 Episode 3 - Show Notes

Recommended Resources -

• I Will Build My Church: Selected Writings on Church Polity, Baptism, and the Sabbath by Thomas Witherow
• Irenaeus by Simonetta Carr (Christian Biographies for Young Readers Series)
• The Didache (Google it!)
• Apostolic Fathers (Amazon Link)
• Biblical Eldership by Alexander Strauch

Welcome to Season 4 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church.

In season 4, we are sinking our teeth into Church History! We'll look at key moments in the history of the church and discover their significance for the life and mission of the church today.

In this second episode of season 4, we delve into the story of Acts 15 and the Council of Jerusalem. We take a look at what's happening in the church around 49AD, and why the church decides to call its first Council. We examine the ruling of the Council and discuss its impact on the church's understanding of the law, and how that has carried into how we live as Christians today. We also fast forward to 70AD overviewing the fall of the temple.


Thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch with us at downundertheology@gmail.com.

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Episode Hosts:

• Allister Lum Mow (@allisterlm)
• Cameron Clausing (@cam_clausing)
• Murray Smith

Producer:

• Nick Rabe

Episode Sponsor:

• Christ College, Sydney

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S4 Episode 2 - Show Notes

Recommended Resources -

• In the Fullness of Time: An Introduction to the Biblical Theology of Acts and Paul by Richard B. Gaffin Jr.
• God's Timeline: The Big Book of Church History by Linda Finlayson