The History of the Christian Church (Part 26) Symeon – Having a Personal Relationship With God.
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This episode discusses Symeon the New Theologian's radical views on personal relationships with God in the context of 10th-century Christianity.
Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Welcome In today’s episode — Symeon: Having a Personal Relationship With God — we turn to one of the most radical and profound voices of the 10th century: Symeon the New Theologian. Long before the Reformation, Symeon challenged the formalism of the institutional church, insisting that every believer is called to a personal, experiential relationship with God through the power of the Holy Spirit. He was exiled, rejected, and branded controversial — yet his writings, vision...
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Host: Jeremy
Topics covered
- personal relationship with God
- 10th century theology
- Symeon the New Theologian
- Holy Spirit
- institutional church
- Reformation
Keywords
- Symeon
- Christian Church
- personal relationship
- Holy Spirit
- theology
- 10th century
- Reformation
- institutional church
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