The Commons

The Commons


Latest Episodes

2.8: The Great Awakening (feat. George Grant)
February 15, 2018

Welcome to season two of The Commons, which focuses on ten key figures and movements in church history! Here in episode seven of season two, Brian Phillips chats with author, speaker, and pastor, Dr. George Grant about the lives, motivations, and...

2.7: The Reformers (with Gerald Bray)
February 08, 2018

Welcome to season two of The Commons, which focuses on ten key figures and movements in church history! Here in episode seven of season two, Brian Phillips chats with guest Gerald Bray, professor at Beeson Divinity School and Knox Theological...

2.6: Francis and Clare of Assisi (with Karen Marsh)
February 01, 2018

Welcome to season two of The Commons, which focuses on ten key figures and movements in church history! Here in episode six of season two, Brian Phillips chats with guest Karen Marsh, author of Saints and Sinner: 25 Christian Who Transformed My...

2.5: St. Benedict (feat. David Hicks)
December 29, 2017

Welcome to season two of The Commons, which focuses on ten key figures and movements in church history! Here in episode five of season two, Brian Phillips chats with guest David Hicks, author of Norms and Nobility, about the amazing life and...

2.4: St. Augustine (feat. Karen Wright Marsh)
December 14, 2017

Welcome to season two of The Commons which focuses on ten key figures and movements in church history! Here in episode four of season two, Brian Phillips chats with guest Karen Wright Marsh, author of Vintage Saints and Sinners: 25 Christians Who...

2.3: The Cappadocian Fathers (with Wes Callihan)
December 07, 2017

Welcome to season two of The Commons which focuses on ten key figures and movements in church history! Here in episode 2 of season three, Brian Phillips chats with guest Wes Callihan about the life and times of the Cappadocian Fathers: Gregory of...

2.2: St. Ambrose (feat. Gregory Wilbur
November 30, 2017

Welcome to season two of The Commons which focuses on ten key figures and movements in church history! Here in episode 2.2 Brian Phillips chats with guest Greg Wilbur about the life and times of St. Ambrose, with a particular consideration of...

2.1: John Chrysostom (feat. Wes Callahan
November 23, 2017

Welcome to season two of The Commons which focuses on the key figures and movements in church history. Here in episode 2.1 Brian Phillips chats with guest Wes Callihan about John Chrysostom's unforgettable role in the early church.  This season...

Season 2 Trailer!
November 17, 2017

Welcome to season two of The Commons which, as Brian Phillips explains in this short preview, will focus on the key figures and movements in church history. Every Thursday for the next ten weeks we'll be releasing a new episode exploring the lives and...

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