It's time once again for another round of Church history on As You Go! Like episodes 44 and 53 before it (which were recently re-released for those who need to catch up or refresh their memories), this episode continues to trace the long and winding history of the Christian Church, from it's inception at Pentecost in the early 1st century C.E. all the way to today.

This episode picks up where we left on in episode 53 - with Rome on fire... again. Specifically, we spend some time considering how, in the 5th Century C.E., the magnificence of Rome fell to foreign, warring hordes. But we also consider some of the defining figures and theological concepts that were nonetheless prominent throughout this period of upheaval, and we consider how, even as Rome fell and Europe was divided up amongst the barbarians, the blueprint for Western civilization and intellectual advancement was preserved by particular movements within the dispersed Christian Church, some of them wholly unexpected.

Bo is joined in the studio by Allen Taliaferro, a fellow pastor and this podcast's go-to history buff. Allen knows his dates, he knows his theological flashpoints, and he even knows the difference between a Visigoth and an Ostrogoth. So, sit back and listen as Allen leads our eager-to-contribute host (and our contemplatively silent producer) through another three centuries of Church history.

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