What you will find with CH101, by Al Baker
I have great passion for early church history in general, the ancient Greek and Roman world, and the first three centuries of Christian history in particular. There is a real lack of knowledge and understanding of early church history, especially among Protestants. The early church was not perfect, even though they were closer to the apostolic age. To understand how the fathers faced the issues of their day should instruct us, at the very least to give us perspective, and help us know which issues are truly important.

I find that most Protestants attack anything "Catholic" without realizing how many "Catholic" teachings and traditions started before the "Catholic Church" was formed, thus some of these early traditions are ancient, and technically "Christian." At the same time, Catholics want to insist that the Catholic Church started with Peter as the first Pope and Orthodox Christians believe the various branches of the Orthodox Church represent the "true" Christian faith. These are not historically-based positions, but this is the reason for Church History 101 - to educate people on Christian history.

A good place to start if you want to understand how I approach all subject matter and historical data is to listen to my lecture on "Epistemology." How do I "know" what I know? How can I be certain of what I "know?"
This lecture is in two parts to keep the audio file from being too large:
Introduction to Epistemology and Uncertainty - Part I - and -
Introduction to Epistemology and Uncertainty - Part II

Meet Dr. R.A. Baker
Dr. Baker's Research.