# Trailer, series 2  • What to expect (updated).

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Podcast: [The Rise of the Protestants](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889)
Published: 2025-05-01T08:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shaughanholt.captivate.fm/episode/series-2-what-to-expect-and-why-listen
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Regular episode • Trailer • Trailer, series 2 • What to expect (updated). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. Welcome, and thank you for joining me for series 2. In this podcast, we examine the emergence of Protestantism, its challenge to established traditions, its transformation of key beliefs, and its global impact. At the heart of our story are England’s Nonconformist and Separatist movements, and we’ll show why they matter in the wider Christian tradition. We examine how these movements changed Christian beliefs, shaped Western Christianity, and deepened the divide between Roman Catholicism and the new Protestant groups. Our journey unfolds chronologically, beginning in early 1500s Germany, where Martin Luther is cast out of the church, and concluding a century later, along the southern shores of England. Each episode, begins and ends with a short piece of music, that is relevant to the content presented A complete transcript, also accompanies every episode. This series does not seek to persuade or promote any particular belief. Instead, the objective is to examine the events, ideas, and conflicts that shaped a pivotal period in European religious history. Throughout the series, you’ll meet early Puritans, Nonconformists and Separatists. These individuals confronted a hostile society, endured persecution, and frequently risked their lives to uphold their beliefs. Their actions contributed, to the foundation of religious freedom and individual rights, that are widely valued today. In the first 12 episodes, we examined the contributions of figures such as Beza, Vermigli, Calvin, Tyndale, Knox, and Robert Browne, who is often referred to as the father of Congregationalism. The subsequent twelve episodes begin in 1585, a period when the Protes…

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