{"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":"Trailer, series 2  • What to expect (updated).","slug":"trailer-series-2-what-to-expect-updated","published_at":"2025-05-01T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/trailer-series-2-what-to-expect-updated","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889","url":"https://shaughanholt.captivate.fm/episode/series-2-what-to-expect-and-why-listen","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/04897ff3-c173-49a3-bc07-91e586dc0b62.mp3","summary":"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…","meta_description":"Regular episode • Trailer • Trailer, series 2 • What to expect (updated). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. Welcome, and thank…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":276,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/episodes/trailer-series-2-what-to-expect-updated/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/trailer-series-2-what-to-expect-updated.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}