Light Through the Past

Continuing our investigation into the life and thought of St. Maximus the Confessor, Dr. Jenkins explores the monothelite theologians, and begins looking at the dispuation of St. Maximus with the former Patriarch Pyrrus. Basilian Kickstarter: https://tinyurl.com/HidHos Substack: https://cyrilgaryjenkins.substack.com/

In this episode Dr. Jenkins continues his discussion of the Monothelite controversy, looking at the life of St. Maximus up to his dispuation with Pyrrhus in Carthage. Basilian Kickstarter: https://tinyurl.com/HidHos Substack: https://cyrilgaryjenkins.substack.com/

This week Dr. Jenkins continues his discussion of the shift from the Church of the late Roman Empire to that of Byzantium, discussing the fall of Persia, and the life of St. John Moschus and his disciple, St. Sophronius. Basilian Kickstarter: https://tinyurl.com/HidHos Substack: https://cyrilgaryjenkins.substack.com/

This episode Dr. Jenkins shifts the focus from the end of the Patristic era to look at the beginning's of the Byzantine Church, and the start of the Monothelite controversy. Substack: https://cyrilgaryjenkins.substack.com/ Basilian Kickstarter: https://tinyurl.com/HidHos

This episode Dr. Jenkins concludes his look at St. Gregory, focusing on his importance in the life and imagination of the Church, both East and West. Dr. Jenkins Substack: https://cyrilgaryjenkins.substack.com/

Continuing the study of St. Gregory the Dialogist, Dr. Jenkins this week looks at the methods and goals of the mission to England, given to us a some of St. Gregory's letters. St. Basil Society: http://stbasilcotc.org/ Basilian Media & Publishing: https://basilianmedia.org/

St. Gregory's reorganization of Rome's material possessions and his foundational place in the Papacy's history makes him the first medieval Pope. But what exactly did St. Gregory think was nature of his authority in the Church? This is what Dr. Jenkins explores this week. Abbe Guettée : https://tinyurl.com/Guettee

This week Dr. Jenkins continues our investigation of Pope St. Gregory I, looking at what unites his exegetical method with his doctrine of the soul's quest for God. For St. Gregory's Moralia, see https://www.lectionarycentral.com/index.html

In this abbreviated episode, cut short by his peregrinations to Raleigh, NC for Doxamoot, Dr. Jenkins recaps Doxamoot and discusses what's on tap going forward in with St. Gregory the Dialogist.

This episode Dr. Jenkins looks at St. Gregory the Dialogist's activity regarding the Liturgy, with a long detour on the nature of the Liturgy in the early history of the Church.