Show Notes
Coming this week on the History of the Papacy! You can learn more about the History of Papacy and subscribe at all these great places: email: [email protected] Join Us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacy Connect on Social Media: https://www.youtube.com/@historyofthepapacy https://www.facebook.com/groups/atozhistorypage https://facebook.com/atozhistorypage Get Your History of the Papacy Podcast Products Here: https://www.atozhistorypage.com/products Help out the show by ordering these books from Amazon! https://amzn.com/w/1MUPNYEU65NTF Music Provided by: "Danse Macabre" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Virtutes Instrumenti" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Virtutes Vocis" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Funeral March for Brass" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "String Impromptu Number 1" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Agnus Dei X - Bitter Suite Kevin MacLeaod (incomptech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Image Credits: By Ariely - Own work, CC BY 3.0, ttps://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4533576 By Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9124089 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
More from History of the Papacy Podcast
This Papal Vault episode looks at Meletius of Lycopolis, the Egyptian bishop whose power struggle with Alexandria helped create one of the major administrative problems addressed at the First Council of Nicaea. Steve explains how Meletius’ unauthorized ordinations, hardline position toward lapsed Christians, and accidental connection to Arius turned a local church dispute into a council-level crisis. The episode shows that Nicaea was not only about theology, but also about authority, church order, and the growing overlap between Christian politics and imperial power.
Steve is joined by Dr. Andrew Sidwell to examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping education, work, ethics, and religious life. They discuss AI as an augmentation tool, the risks of intellectual dependency and fabricated information, the value of human judgment and practical experience, and why embodied community and faith cannot be replaced by digital systems.
Steve is joined by Patrick Young of Forgotten Christianity to examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping religious content, research, and public trust. They discuss deepfakes, AI hallucinations, online discernment, the limits of digital community, and why human judgment and personal connection remain essential in an increasingly automated world.
Coming this week on the History of the Papacy!