In this special episode of The Puritan Pulpit, host Nick Reddin moves beyond the 17th-century perspective to trace the long, turbulent history of the encounter between Christianity and Islam. From the desert sands of seventh-century Arabia to the besieged gates of Vienna, this episode explores the fundamental theological and historical wedges that have defined thirteen centuries of conflict.

Join us as we pull back the curtain on the garbled gospel of the East, the mechanics of stealth oppression, and the brave spiritual warriors who sought to win the soul of the Sultan with the Word rather than the sword. It is a journey through shadows and light, ultimately pointing toward the only Truth that offers a certain hope.

In this minicast episode of The Puritan Pulpit, host Nick Reddin explores the sophisticated and often apocalyptic worldview of the 17th and 18th-century Puritans regarding the global rise of Islam.

Far from seeing it as a mere political force, figures like John Owen and Jonathan Edwards integrated the Ottoman power into a meticulous "History of the Work of Redemption." Join us as we examine how the Puritans used the lenses of Trinitarian theology and the "Historicist" interpretation of prophecy to navigate a world in upheaval, viewing every geopolitical shift as a landmark on the road to a final, divine conclusion.

What happens when the "priesthood of all believers" meets the "Law of Nature"? On this episode of The Puritan Pulpit, host Nick Reddin explores the meticulously constructed world of conservative Puritan ecclesiology. We’re moving beyond modern soundbites to examine how figures like Thomas Goodwin and Jonathan Edwards reconciled the absolute spiritual equality of the soul with a strictly gendered pastoral office. From the "extraordinary" exceptions of the biblical record to the radical social upheavals of the 17th century, we uncover why the Puritans viewed the pulpit not as a seat of power, but as a boundary of creation itself. Discover the theology behind the order in an episode that asks: is the church a reflection of a divinely ordered cosmos, or merely a product of its time?