What Happened to the Church in the Middle East? — Lucas Hilty — Ep. 225

For hundreds of years, there was a vibrant, growing church across the Middle East, spreading across places like Iraq and Syria, expanding as far as China, India, and beyond. These Christians have largely been lost to history; what happened to them? What events led to their disappearance, and what does that mean for us today? Lucas Hilty explains this largely forgotten disappearance of a once well-established church network. The tragedy of a region losing Christianity is a sober thing, and there is much for us to consider from this story. Previous interview with Lucas on the early church in the East: https://link.anabaptist.media/bu7 The Patient Ferment of the Early Church: https://amzn.to/4cMyqPY The Lost History of Christianity: https://amzn.to/4fi9WQu This is the 225th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought. Our podcast: https://anabaptist-perspectives.capti... Read essays: https://anabaptistperspectives.org/blog/ Listen to essays as a podcast: https://essays-for-king-jesus.captiva... Facebook:   / anabaptistperspectives   Support our work: https://anabaptistperspectives.org/do... About: https://anabaptistperspectives.org/about The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.