If we want to better understand the Christian identity, it’s important to understand the history of the Church. For this episode, we tackle various themes related to the charismatic gifts, healing, and the “non-Western” stories in Church history. This episode even dives into some history of the Church in China.
The special guest for this episode is Dr. Ronald A. N. Kydd (Recorded December 14, 2020). Dr. Kydd is Emeritus Professor of Christian History at Tyndale University. He has published in Early Church History, the History of the Canadian Church, particularly, Pentecostalism, and most recently in Early Christianity in China. He is sure we cannot understand the present well enough without the clearest possible familiarity with the past.
Contents of the video:
0:00 – Introduction
3:01-8:02 – Why He Realised there was a Need to Write on the Gifts of the Spirit in Church History
8:03 –10:38 - Why He Focused on Healing in Church History
10:39-37:20 - What Church History Tells us about the Gifts of the Spirit Today (e.g., the Cessationist vs. Continuationist view)
37:21 – 40:22 - Myths about our Understanding of Healing and the Gifts of the Spirit in Church History
40:23 – 46:48 - How Church History Might Help us Navigate the Fake vs. Authentic Healings
46:49-57:14 - What’s Missing Church in History (Hint: Related to our Emphasis on the Western Church)
57:15 –1:07:37 - Should We Only Study Famous Leaders in Church History?
1:07:38- 1:15:18 - Early Christianity in China
1:15:19-1:19:33 – The Relevance of Early Christianity in China for People Today
1:19:34-1:25:19 - What Did the Early Christian Church in China Look Like
1:25:20–1:29:04 - Concluding Remarks
To Purchase Dr. Ronald A. N. Kydd's books:
Charismatic Gifts in the Early Church: The Gifts of the Spirit in the First 300 Years:
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Healing Through the Centuries: Models for Understanding:
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Logos Version (US or Canada or anywhere): https://www.logos.com/product/177064/healing-through-the-centuries-models-for-understanding
Finding Pieces of the Puzzle: A Fresh Look at the Christian Story:
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In Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/Finding-Pieces-Puzzle-Fresh-Christian/dp/1606085670/
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