Below are all of the episodes from our Christians You Should Know series in chronological order for easy access.
When it comes to helping us see Jesus more clearly, and becoming more like him, there is nobody better than his mother, Mary.
We explore how grace permeates her life, and how her she can mentor us in prayer, study & reflection, work, and rest.
In early centuries, Felicitas and Perpetua were the most famous and most highly honored saints in Christian circles. They even got their own holidays and celebrations. Why? Because of the way their world judged them and condemned them to death. We explore how, rather than merely being victims of unjust judgment, they can teach people what judgment really is.
There were people in the first few centuries who began the task of developing Christian philosophy to explore what was happening in the church’s experience and practices. In the 3rd century, Origen of Alexandria helped Christian thought come of age. But his life also shows us how the best thought about God comes from a life lived in God.
We look at Abba Moses of Ethiopia, or Moses the Black. We explore what this enslaved man who escaped to become a bandit and then a Monk and Spiritual Father has to teach us about the true dignity of each person and the nature of community and redemption.
We look at a theological prodigy: Athanasius of Alexandria. He taught the church how to think about the relationship between our everyday reality and God's reality, and in doing so became a Father of Orthodoxy and a Theological Innovator. Learning from him, we can continue to integrate Tradition and progress.
Looking at Jesus, Macrina and Gregory learned to see humanity in a new way. Trusting this, they acted in revolutionary ways and ended up issuing the first call for the abolition of slavery. Here is how they got there.
We look at Maximus the Confessor, a Saint who gave up his right hand and tongue for what might seem like a bit of nerdy theological trivia, but that might end up freeing you to better choose what is good and helping nations overcome the evils of colonialism.