The Man on Thin Ice. Christianity's Crisis Was 1500 Years in the Making — Episode 01

Why would a man turn back to save the very person pursuing him, knowing it could cost him his life? Welcome to the first episode of Anabaptist Origins. In this documentary series, our hosts Dean Taylor, Stephen Russell, and Reagan Schrock tell the story of an incredible movement in the 16th century that stood against the relentless tide of the state church. But this didn’t happen in a vacuum. Important individuals and events shaped the environment for centuries before the state of affairs forced the early Anabaptists to take their costly stand. How did the humble early church turn into a powerful machine fused with the state, and what did people like Constantine and Charlemagne have to do with it? Who were the Bogomils and the Waldensians? How did the printing press, Erasmus, and John Wycliffe influence society? Who was Jan Hus? What did he do to deserve such an extreme punishment by fire? Join our hosts as they lay the historical foundation that helps us understand why a few young people in the 16th century thought it was necessary to leave their comfortable lives behind and be outcasts for Christ. Anabaptist Origins is a 10-part documentary series produced by Anabaptist Perspectives that seeks to tell the history of the Anabaptist movement in a way that brings it to life. Credits: https://anabaptistorigins.org/credits/ Resources: https://anabaptistorigins.org/resources/ Website: https://anabaptistorigins.org/ Anabaptist Perspectives website: https://anabaptistperspectives.org/ Anabaptist Perspectives podcast:    / @anabaptistperspectives   Anabaptist Perspectives Episode:    • Here’s Why the 500-Year-Old Anabaptist Sto...