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Free Radicals

Free Radicals

Written by: William Loewen
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Free Radicals is a historical story-telling podcast highlighting events from the radical fringes of church history, redeeming them from the unforgiving lens of orthodoxy.

Season Two is a look into the reformation process in Zürich and the stories of Anabaptists within it that happened 500 years ago.

Season One was a look into the events in Münster, Germany from 1534-35 and their social, political, and theological precedents.

William Loewen 2025 Christianity Ministry & Evangelism Spirituality World
Episodes
  • S2E8 - St. George the Unflappable

    S2E8 - St. George the Unflappable
    Jan 21 2026

    After the debate doesn't go the way they hoped, the Bible study group switches to another location to discuss their way forward, and their lives and the Christian church would never be the same again.
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    27 mins
  • S2E7 - God of Wild Donkeys

    S2E7 - God of Wild Donkeys
    Jan 20 2026

    This is a sermon episode. This sermon was preached at Trinity Mennonite Church on January 18, 2026. Building on creation texts of Genesis 1 & 2, Psalm 104, and Job 38-40, there are mentions of God's care and provision for wild donkeys. The Anabaptist story in Zurich and other places could not have happened without the role of wild donkeys.
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    35 mins
  • S2E6 - The Castelberger Joint

    S2E6 - The Castelberger Joint
    Dec 4 2025

    Disssatisfied with the way things are going, a group of reform minded scholars in Zurich start studying without the main reforming priest in the city. They fight about new theological issues, welcome new members, and deal with new crises.
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    24 mins
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