22 Best Religious History Podcasts

1. Church History Matters

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The Church History Matters Podcast features in-depth conversations between Scott and Casey where they dive deep into both the challenges and beauty of Latter-day Saint Church History
Hosts Scott Woodward, Casey Griffiths
Producer/Network Scripture Central
Email ****@scripturecentral.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 2.1KFacebook 10KTwitter 18Instagram 25.4K Avg Length 72 min Format Long form 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. 5 Minutes in Church History with Stephen Nichols

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This weekly podcast provides an informal and informative look at church history. Join us each week as we take a brief break from the present to go exploring the past. Travel back in time as we look at the people, events, and even the places that have shaped the story of Christianity. Each episode offers an easily digestible glimpse of how the eternal, unchangeable God has worked in the church over prior generations and how this can encourage us today. This is our story—our family history.MORE Host Stephen Nichols
Producer/Network Ligonier Ministries
Email ****@ligonier.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 2KFacebook 13KTwitter 18.9K Avg Length 5 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

3. Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman

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'Misquoting Jesus' is the only show where a six-time New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned Bible scholar uncovers the many fascinating, little known facts about the New Testament, the historical Jesus, and the rise of Christianity. The show features Dr. Bart Ehrman and host, Megan Lewis.MORE Hosts Bart D. Ehrman, Megan Lewis
Producer/Network Bart Ehrman
Email ****@bartehrman.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 973Facebook 48.9KTwitter 20KInstagram 12.8K Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. History in the Bible

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A guide to the history presented in the Bible, for people of all faiths and backgrounds, presented by an independent podcaster, and biblical studies buff. I explore the religion of ancient Israel, the beginnings of Christianity, then finally the evolution of the heirs of Abraham to the year 200. I discuss every single book in every Bible (there are more than you think!). Lightly garnished with a dash of drollery, a soupçon of scrutiny, and not one ounce of objectivity. Not one ounce! The main narrative concluded in January 2024. But I continue to publish Afterlife shows.MORE Host Garry Stevens
Email ****@historyinthebible.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Bernie Maopolski, Gil Kidron
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 937Facebook 1.2K Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Since Mar 2015 Get Email Contact

5. American Catholic History

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Telling the stories of Catholics on these American shores from 1513 to today. We Catholics have such an incredible history in what are now the 50 states of the United States of America, and we hardly know it. From the canonized saints through the hundred-plus blesseds, venerables, and servants of God, to the hundreds more whose lives were sho-through with love of God, our country is covered from sea to shining sea with holy sites, historic structures, and the graves of great men and women of faith. We tell the stories that make them human, and so inspiring.MORE Hosts Nou00eblle Hiester Crowe, Tom Crowe
Producer/Network Noelle & Tom Crowe
Email ****@americancatholichistory.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 1K Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

6. History of the Papacy Podcast

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This show will detail the biographies and interesting facts of the Papacy of Rome. It will start in the beginning, but will not go straight through. There will be many side tracks and detours along the way. We will investigate the backstreets of the Papacy where the tour normally doesn't go. Support this showMORE Host Stephen Guerra
Producer/Network History of the Papacy
Email ****@atozhistorypage.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Aldo Cazzullo, Garry Stevens
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 694Facebook 848 Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Since Jan 2013 Get Email Contact

7. Sunstone Mormon History Podcast

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There's the Mormon history you do know … and the Mormon history you don't. Join Lindsay Hansen Park and historian Bryan Buchanan as they dig into all aspects of Mormonism's astonishing 200-year past—uncovering the little-known stories that chronicle how a six-person church grew into a multi-billion-dollar religion.MORE Hosts Lindsay Hansen Park, Bryan Buchanan
Producer/Network Sunstone
Email ****@sunstone.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 565Facebook 17.4KTwitter 487Instagram 2.3K Avg Length 63 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. Christian History Almanac

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The Christian History Almanac is a daily 5-minute podcast that highlights those stories- sometimes well known, other times less so- that have shaped the history of the church. Hosted by historian and author Dr. Daniel van Voorhis, each daily podcast concludes with a piece of prose or poetry and the reminder that because of the Good News, everything is going to be ok.MORE Host Dr. Daniel van Voorhis
Producer/Network 1517 Podcast Network
Email ****@1517.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 552Facebook 703Twitter 726 Avg Length 12 min Format Short form Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

9. Truce - History of the Christian Church

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Truce explores the history of the evangelical church in America, from fundamentalism to pyramid schemes to political campaigns. Host Chris Staron uses journalistic tools to investigate how the church got here and how it can do better.The current season follows the rise of the Religious Right, examining the link between evangelicals and the Republican Party. Featuring special guests like Rick Perlstein, Frances Fitzgerald, Jesse Eisinger, Daniel K. Williams, and more.MORE Host Chris Staron
Email ****@yahoo.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guest Dr. Darrell Bock
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 418 Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Since Mar 2018 Get Email Contact

10. The Christian Mysticism Podcast

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Explore the fascinating history of Christian mysticism from the early days of the Church until today, featuring Dr. Carlos Eire, T. Lawrason Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University.New episodes are published twice a month, on the first and third Thursday of every month.If you have any questions or comments, you can reach us via email at ****@gmail.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Host Carlos Eire
Producer/Network Alberto de la Cruz and Dr. Carlos Eire
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 145 Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. 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
Email ****@protonmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 162Twitter 43.5K Avg Length 68 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. Church History for Chumps

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We're not your grandfather's church history podcast. But we'd also really appreciate it if he still listened. Saints, heretics, councils...and the occasional crazy stuff. We have fun. IG: @churchhistory4chumpsMORE Producer/Network ay big dog media
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 26Twitter 6Instagram 455 Avg Length 65 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

13. History of Christianity

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A Podcast All About Christianity beginning with John the Baptist down to the present time. Hosted by Stephen J. Bedard.
Host Stephen J. Bedard
Email ****@hotmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 41 Avg Length 13 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

14. 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
Email ****@storyofamericanreligion.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 35Facebook 420Twitter 905 Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

15. Adventist Pilgrimage

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Historians Gregory Howell (PhD) and Jim Wibberding (DMin) take us on a journey through the world of Adventist history with interviews, discoveries, and details you won't hear anywhere else.
Hosts Michael Campbell, Gregory Howell
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 30Facebook 2.1K Avg Length 48 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

16. Vatican II: The Real History

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From 1962 to 1965, the Catholic Church experienced a revolutionary period known as the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II). Pope John XXIII famously sought to 'open the windows' of the Church to allow fresh air in. However, in the aftermath of the Council, many Catholics have been left wondering whether the Church and faith have fundamentally changed into something else. The podcast 'Vatican II: The Real History' aims to address these important questions clearly and objectively, with a strong emphasis on the historical context leading up to the Council. Covering events from the 1789 French..MORE Producer/Network The Catholic Esquire
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 25 Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

17. The Pearl of Great Price

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A short daily trip down the lane of Christian History. Looking at the fascinating people and events that have shaped a universal civilisation.
Host Tim Byron
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 12 Avg Length 10 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

18. Ecclesiastical History Society

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Interviewing academics at all levels in order to promote all levels of study on the history of Christian Churches.
Producer/Network Ecclesiastical History
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5Facebook 1.6KTwitter 3.3KInstagram 506 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Since May 2020 Get Email Contact

19. The History Of Religions and their Gods!

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This is a survey of religions from the earliest of times starting with ancient ceremonial burials and gifts goods, followed by the development of massive kingdoms and Temples. In this series we will dig deep into pre-Israelite cults and how they influenced Judaism and ultimately Christianity, what were the political motivations behind the scripture and the gospels? Then we will conclude with the Holocaust in the 1930's and look at how religion may have been involved in the murder of over 6 million Jews.MORE Host James The Skeptical Ghost Heathen
Producer/Network The Skeptical Ghost Heathen
Email ****@yahoo.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 36 Avg Length 77 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

20. The Rise of the Protestants

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Hello, and welcome to my podcast. This podcast explores the rich history of the English Non-Conformist and Separatist movements, examining their ties to the broader development of the Christian faith. At its heart, it tells the story of how Protestantism evolved and made a significant global impact. The podcast, illustrates how this emerging movement, reshaped fundamental Christian beliefs, leading to division in Western Christianity between Roman Catholicism and the new Protestant groups...MORE Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

21. The History of the Christian Church

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Providing Insight into the history of the Christian Church
Host Pastor Lance Ralston
Email ****@enduringword.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 1.1K Get Email Contact

22. The History of the Early Church

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The story of Christianity from c. 30 to 451 A.D. Covering the great stories of the Apostles, bishops, saints, monks, and martyrs from Pentecost to the Council of Chalcedon. ****@gmail.comFacebook.com/EarlyChurchPodcastMORE Producer/Network Terry Young
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 406Facebook 2.3K Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact