CITC season four opens with Reformation specials through October. Here is the first installment of these specials, “Halloween and the Reformation pt. 1.” In this episode, we cover Samhain and All Saints Day in preparation to discuss Halloween as it relates to the Reformation and Practical Applications in Part 2. Enjoy!
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Resources referenced in this episode (in order that they are referenced):
Ronald Hutton entitled the Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain
W. Rordorf, Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity, s.v. “MARTYR–MARTYRDOM,”
The Apostolic Fathers: A Brief Introduction, Summary, and Their Contents, 2023, https://christisthecure.org/2023/04/18/the-apostolic-fathers-a-brief-introduction-summary-and-their-contents/
Larry Bruce and E. Ray Clendenen, Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, s.v. “ANCESTORS,”
V. Saxer – S. Heid, Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity, s.v. “MARTYR–MARTYRDOM
Kinney, Robert “Revelation 16: Libations of God’s Wrath.” https://credomag.com/2018/12/revelation-16-libations-of-gods-wrath/
The Ancient Roman Libation Tubes that Connected the Living to the Dead, Teresa Bitler, 2019, https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/history-of-libations-on-graves
Bartlett, Robert. Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things?: Saints and Worshippers from the Martyrs to the Reformation
Hallow’s Etymology, https://www.etymonline.com/word/hallow#etymonline_v_1398
Halloween etymology, https://www.etymonline.com/word/Halloween
My name is Nicholas [Nick] Campbell and I live in Texas with my wife and two children. I have a BA in Biblical Studies and a MA in New Testament Studies. Learn more about me and CITC at christisthecure.org/about
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