"Re-introducing "Historia ecclesiastica"
A weekly reflection on the history of the Christian Faith
When blogging was all the rage about two decades ago, I began a blog that I entitled Historia ecclesiastica, which was based upon the Venerable Bede’s (c.673-735) famous work Historia ecclesiastica gentis anglorum (Church History of the English People). When blogging began to diminish in popularity, I switched to Facebook (FB), where I have regularly posted longer gobbets of historical reflection for quite a number of years now.
But while FB has the advantage of reaching a large audience, it has certain distinct disadvantages for a writer: it is not designed for writing (it lacks the ability to use italics, for example); posts are open to unwise comments that can quickly turn a post into a battlefield; and as such FB is subject to some of the worst aspects of social media. Finally, crafting some of these longer gobbets can take upwards an hour of my time (valuable time that could be spent on other projects).
Discovering Substack has provided me with an answer to these problems. It is specifically designed for writing; I can prevent the vitriolic nature of social media; and through a modest subscription time invested can be rewarded. What I am proposing then is that for a subscription of 5 USD/6 CAD a month, the subscriber will receive:
A weekly reflection of 500 words or so on an aspect of church history that has contemporary significance.
Each of these reflections will include resources for further reading on the subject of the post.
Thrice a year (autumn, winter, and spring) admission to a one-hour online discussion of an aspect of church history.
Opportunities to receive answers to questions on church history submitted to Michael A.G. Haykin or one of the research associates at The Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies.
Share about this new venture and seriously consider taking advantage of it.