About this episode

The episode explores the historical understanding of the Great Apostasy among Christians from the early church to modern times.

Before asking what the Great Apostasy is, we should first ask how Christians have understood it throughout history. From the early church to modern times, the answers have been surprisingly different.

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Host: Theology Central

Topics covered

• Great Apostasy
• Christian history
• early church
• modern Christianity
• theological understanding

Keywords

• Great Apostasy
• Christianity
• historical theology
• early church
• modern times

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Books & works: The Great Apostasy

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