10 Best Religious History Podcasts

1. Unshaken Saints

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Seismic shifts in the religious and secular landscapes are destabilizing the faith of millions. Join religious educator Jared Halverson as he explores restored scripture, doctrine, history, and practice; examines patterns and pitfalls in navigating faith crisis; and wrestles with ways to make your faith unshaken. ___________ Hello my friends, I'm Jared Halverson and this is Unshaken. I've spent my life studying the scriptures, my professional career teaching them, and my education at a Bible-belt divinity school exploring ways they have been used and abused, attacked and defended...MORE Host Jared Halverson
Producer/Network Jared Halverson
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 2.3KInstagram 5.2K Avg Length 225 min Format Extended Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Survive the Jive Podcast

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Survive the Jive podcast is about history and ancient religions and folklore. Hosted by historian Thomas Rowsell who is also a documentary film maker, this podcast focuses mainly on Indo-European cultures and most specifically on Germanic/Norse paganism. The podcast takes a holistic approach to programming that informs, educates and improves us. It sometimes covers scientific topics but is mainly concerned with pre-Christian religions of Europe. Sometimes the podcasts are based on videos from the YouTube channel, other times they are exclusive...MORE Host Thomas Rowsell
Producer/Network Survive the Jive
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 126Twitter 43.5K Avg Length 65 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Religion in the American Experience

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Learning from scholars and every day Americans about what religion has done to America and what America has done to religion, helping all of us better comprehend and perpetuate the American experiment in self-government, including what is perhaps its greatest innovation and the essence of the American project: religious freedom as defined by the Constitution's Article VI and First Amendment religion clauses.MORE Host Chris Stevenson
Producer/Network nationalmuseumofamericanreligion
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 29Facebook 417Twitter 905 Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Acton Vault

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From the archives of the Acton Institute, Acton Vault brings you stories, talks, conversations, and lectures from our 30-plus years of history all focused on illustrating the Acton Institute's vision of a free and virtuous society characterized by individual liberty and sustained by religious principles.MORE Producer/Network Acton Institute
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 30Facebook 720.7KTwitter 27.6KInstagram 13.4K Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. The Existential Echo Chamber

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Pop culture musings, rants about the history of religious and philosophical thought, film/television/ book reviews from a Pandeist, Libertarian perspective. You name it, we discuss it: Books, history, religion, philosophy politics, movies, tv, sports, games, education, current affairs....we cover everything.MORE Producer/Network Existential Echo
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 6 Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

6. The Intrepid Broadcast

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Scotty Roberts discusses history, religious history, conspiracies and more each weeknight on ODYSY.
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7. Nearly Numinous

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The Nearly Numinous podcast seeks to blend the academic study of religion with real world experiences of religion, community, the supernatural, and spirituality. Tune in to hear discussions about religious history, deep dives into pop culture (such as Star Trek or sports fandoms), and spooky discussions on vampires and other supernatural mythology. We'll be interviewing academics, various practitioners, and more!MORE Producer/Network CFRC Podcast Network
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