A History of The Christian Church (Part 34) Anselm, Part One - Faith Seeking Understanding.

About this episode

This episode explores the thoughts of Anselm of Canterbury and the challenges of understanding faith in church history.

Send us Fan Mail A History Podcast of the Christian Church told through the lives and thoughts of its greatest thinkers. Anselm of Canterbury Part One. There are moments in church history when the Christian faith is forced to answer difficult questions. Not questions of persecution or survival, but questions of understanding. Questions that arise when thoughtful believers begin to ask what it means to believe, and whether faith can be explained? Questions like, can the truths of the gospel ev...

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Host: Jeremy

Topics covered

• Christian faith
• understanding
• Anselm
• church history
• faith and reason

Keywords

• Christian Church
• Anselm
• faith seeking understanding
• church history
• Christian thought

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