{"podcast":{"title":"The Rise of the Protestants","slug":"the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889","podcast_index_feed_id":6456889,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/shaughanholt/","website_url":"https://shaughanholt.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/e5d064cd-53b2-4725-bd6f-d43ea043d7e8/The-Rise-of-the-Protestants-1400-x1400.jpg","author":"Shaughan Holt","episode_count":34,"summary":"Welcome to my podcast. This podcast examines the rise of Protestantism, its challenge to established traditions, its transformation of core beliefs, and its role in initiating global change. England’s Nonconformist and Separatist movements are central to this narrative, and their influence continues to shape the broader Christian tradition. By examining these movements within the broader context of Christian history, we can understand how they altered doctrine, influenced Western Christianity, and intensified the enduring division between Roman Catholicism and emerging Protestant groups. The series follows a chronological timeline, beginning in early 16th-century Germany with Martin Luther’s excommunication and concluding a century later on England’s southern coast. The initial 12-episode series highlights the contributions of Beza, Vermigli, Calvin, Tyndale, Knox, and Robert Browne, who is often called the father of Congregationalism. The series does not seek to persuade listeners or promote any specific belief system. Instead, it aims to explore the events, ideas, and conflicts that shaped one of the most important times in European religious history. Throughout the series, the…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T16:19:26.108567+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889"},"episode":{"title":"Series 2 Episode 10 -The Congregations of Gainsborough and Scrooby. (Transcript added).","slug":"series-2-episode-10-the-congregations-of-gainsborough-and-scrooby-transcript-added","published_at":"2026-04-01T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/series-2-episode-10-the-congregations-of-gainsborough-and-scrooby-transcript-added","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889","url":"https://shaughanholt.captivate.fm/episode/new-series-2-episode-10-the-congregations-of-gainsborough-and-scrooby-transcript-added","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/2eafcb8b-0218-4e53-b563-08c4c59affa7.mp3","summary":"Regular episode Season 2 10 Series 2 Episode 10 -The Congregations of Gainsborough and Scrooby. (Transcript added). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. The picture: is a current, live photograph of Gainsborough Old Hall. Gainsborough Old Hall is one of the best-preserved medieval manor houses in England and played an important role in the history of the early Separatists. Built in the late 15th century, the Hall took on a new role in the early 1600s, becoming a meeting place for religious dissent. Between 1602 and 1606, groups led by John Smyth gathered here in secret, men and women who had come to believe that the Church of England could not be reformed from within. Instead, they started independent congregations based on voluntary faith instead of enforced authority. The music is: an a cappella version of \"Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence\", set to the old French carol tune \"Picardy,\" sung by The Living Stones Quartet. This text became well known in the English-speaking world thanks to Gerard Moultrie, a mid-19th-century Anglican cleric, who drew on it for his hymn. This haunting and meditative hymn centres on the Incarnation of Christ. It highlights solemn worship, Christ’s divinity as born of Mary, and His role as heavenly food. The hymn comes from the Liturgy of St James. It is sung at the Great Entrance instead of the Cherubic Hymn during the Divine Liturgy of St Basil the Great on Holy Saturday morning. The Living Stones Quartet is a gospel group from Kerala, India, known for singing Southern Gospel, Spirituals, and a cappella music. Formed in 2012, they perform at concerts, youth camps, and Christian retreats. The Music is played at the start of the episode for 40 seconds, and continues after the end of the narration, for 1 minute, 55 s…","meta_description":"Regular episode Season 2 10 Series 2 Episode 10 -The Congregations of Gainsborough and Scrooby. 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