{"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 6 - Exiles in Amsterdam (Transcript  added).","slug":"series-2-episode-6-exiles-in-amsterdam-transcript-added","published_at":"2025-05-23T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/series-2-episode-6-exiles-in-amsterdam-transcript-added","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889","url":"https://shaughanholt.captivate.fm/episode/exiles-in-amsterdam","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/f9a0b49b-b3d4-47a3-89e4-caf0d68d70ce.mp3","summary":"Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 6 • Series 2 Episode 6 - Exiles in Amsterdam (Transcript added). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. Artwork • The Canons of Dort, or Canons of Dordrecht . Formally titled The Decision of the Synod of Dort on the Five Main Points of Doctrine in Dispute in the Netherlands, is an exposition of orthodox Reformed soteriology against Arminianism, by the National Synod held in the Dutch city of Dordrecht in 1618–1619. Music • Be Still for the Presence of the Lord. Text & Melody by David J. Evans. Both the words and the music for ‘Be Still for the Presence of the Lord’ were written in 1985 by a piano teacher called David Evans. Born in Dartford in Kent in 1957, he grew up in Winchester and studied Social Sciences at the University of Southampton. Hymn, sung by the congregation and choir of Beverley Minster. Beverley Minster, otherwise known as the Parish Church of Saint John and Saint Martin, in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, is a parish church in the Church of England. It is one of the largest parish churches in the UK, larger than one-third of all English cathedrals and is regarded as a Gothic masterpiece © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. \" All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced, translated, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the copyright holder, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law\" . Requests regarding translation, licensing, or republication should be directed to: sholt@nashcom.co.uk Your feedback matters,send me an em…","meta_description":"Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 6 • Series 2 Episode 6 - Exiles in Amsterdam (Transcript added). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaugh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2169,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/episodes/series-2-episode-6-exiles-in-amsterdam-transcript-added/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/series-2-episode-6-exiles-in-amsterdam-transcript-added.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}