Interview: Why Care About Church History?

Lisa Anderson’s Boundless Show. Image: Boundless

Interview: Why Care About Church History?

I was recently interviewed on Lisa Anderson’s Boundless podcast. She asked me several questions about the value of studying the history of Christianity over just reading the Bible.

My answers surprised her, and at the end of the show, she surprised me with a question I wasn’t expecting.

Here’s the blurb on the podcast:

“We know about the New Testament apostles. You’ve likely heard of Martin Luther and John Calvin. But for what purpose? Does learning about church history (and a bunch of dead guys) inform and shape our lives today? Historian and blogger Bill Petro joins us to give a crash course, explaining why church history is not only instructive, but also fascinating.”

Interview

Note: because this is part of a collection of three interviews, mine is the second one and starts after the music at the time mark 28:30 and goes to 54:06.

Clicking on the link below should take you to that spot, otherwise move the slider to 28:30:

Bill Petro, your friendly neighborhood historian
billpetro.com