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The History of Recorded History: Did You Know?
Interesting facts about the history of recorded history.
History - Behind the Scenes: From the Editor
Elesha Coffman
The Problem of Eusebius
His work became the foundation for centuries of Christian scholarship. Was that foundation firm or hopelessly flawed?
Everett Ferguson
What a Difference a Reign Makes
Eusebius traces the Christian saga: from abuse to esteem in less than a decade.
Taken from Eusebius: The Church History © 1999 by Paul L. Maier. Published by Kregel Publications, Grand Rapids, MI. Used by permission of the publisher. All rights reserved.
Eusebius's Ancestors
First-century rivals for the title Father of Church History.
Elesha Coffman
In God's Country
Those who believe that God rewards righteous nations have Orosius to admire and Augustine to dispute.
Elesha Coffman
When God Came to England
In Bede's view, the history of the English church—like the history of redemption—begins in Genesis and ends in Revelation.
Frank A. James III
Oswald and Aidan
How an English king and a Scottish bishop teamed up to spread the gospel.
Bede
Wide Angles and Zoom Lenses
Medieval chronicles showed Christians their place in God's world, from Creation to the end.
James D. Smith III
Great Lessons From Bad History
Hagiography may not be factual biography, but it captures the practices and ideals of pre-modern Christianity perfectly.
Thomas Head
Maggie, the Dragon Slayer?
Sometimes even hagiographers wondered if their stories were too good to be true.
Elesha Coffman
The Best of History
Selected by our editorial advisers
Church History's Biggest Hoax
Renaissance scholarship proved fatal for one of the medieval papacy's favorite claims.
Peter E. Prosser
Battle For the Past
As traditions clashed during the Reformation, history became hotly disputed territory.
Timothy George
Model Martyrs
A feisty English Protestant and a meek Dutch Anabaptist take their faith to the flames.
Modern Pioneers: Philip Schaff
Father of American church history
Stephen R. Graham
Modern Pioneers: Kenneth Scott Latourette
Historian of six-continent Christianity
Andrew F. Walls
Modern Pioneers: Christopher Dawson
Champion of Christian culture
Caroline T. Marshall
Modern Pioneers: Herbert Butterfield
Scientific and Christian
C.T. McIntire
How Could You Forget…
More notable names from the field's recent past.
The Link: Christian History Today
Combining Christian convictions and scholarly conventions, two historians create very different blends.
editors
Huguenots and the Wars of Religion: Did You Know?
Interesting & unusual facts about the Huguenots—and their enemies.
Huguenots and the Wars of Religion: From the Editor - Fracas Francais
Elesha Coffman
Escape from Babylon
As repression became a way of life in France, Huguenots faced three choices: convert, go underground, or risk everything to reach le Refuge.
Bertrand Van Ruymbeke
The Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Suspicious and scared, the king of France ordered a political assassination. Then the real killing began.
Scott M. Manetsch
Order in the Church
Reforming doctrine was just the beginning of a vigorous campaign to restructure Christian life—at church, at home, and in each believer's heart.
Raymond A. Mentzer
Getting Serious About Sin
No misdeed went unpunished in Calvin's Geneva.
Reformation on the Run
Lacking political protection or religious freedom, French Reformed thinkers forged a unique expression of faith.
Martin I. Klauber
Pleading the Cause of Christ
In the Prefatory Address to his Institutes, John Calvin defends both his doctrine and its battered believers.
John Calvin
The French Wars of Religion: Christian History Timeline
CH Timeline
Slaughter, Mayhem, & Providence
How one of France's greatest poets made sense of the Huguenot tragedies.
Alan D. Savage
Huguenots and the Wars of Religion: The Gallery - The Inner Circle
Huguenot intrigues swirled around a handful of key figures.
Emily Alger; Matt Donnelly
Forgotten Reformer
As obscure now as his tiny native village, Pierre Viret once captured the hearts of the Huguenots.
Robert D. Linder
The French Wars of Religion: Christian History Interview - A New War of Religion?
Pluralism and evangelicalism collide in contemporary France. A conversation with Sébastien Fath.
conversation with Sebastien Fath
The Huguenots: Recommended Resources
The Huguenots
Dante and the Divine Comedy: Did You Know?
What a famous painting suggests about Dante's life, legend, and legacy.
Dante and the Divine Comedy: From the Editors - How Not to Read Dante
American literary education absolutely mangles the Divine Comedy.
Elesha Coffman
A Polysemantic Country Song?
If you still can't grasp what Dante meant to say in the Comedy, this may (or may not) help.
Dante
Divine Imagination
By describing a pilgrimage through the realms of death, Dante shares his vision of how Christians should live.
Rolland Hein
The Rest of the Stories
Dante's other books further illuminate his medieval mindset and shed light on the Comedy.
Oscar Kuhns
I Still Don't Know How He Does It
Dorothy Sayers discovers Dante.
Dorothy Sayers
A Poet Without Honor
Banished from his hometown, Dante became lonely, bitter, and inspired.
Bonnie C. Harvey
Dante in Love
The poet's feelings for Beatrice far exceeded a childhood crush.
Charles Williams
A Cathedral of Ideas
From elements of many traditions, Dante fashioned a towering new theology.
Hans Urs von Balthasar
Dante's Turbulent World: Christian History Timeline
CH Timeline
The Root of All Kinds of Evil
The Inferno is crammed with greedy Florentines receiving their due.
Elesha Coffman
The Pilgrim's Way
The dream of reaching heaven by visiting holy sites inspired millions of medieval Christians—including Dante.
Jeanetta R. Chrystie
Dante's Guide to Heaven and Hell: The Gallery - Walk of Fame
Star sightings in the Comedy highlight Dante's religious and political views.
Steve Gertz; Janine Petry
Goodness, Gracious(ness), Great Balls of Fire
Visions of eternity just aren't what they used to be.
Jeffrey Burton Russell
What About Purgatory?
The doctrinal grounding of Dante's mysterious mountain.
Dennis Martin
Dante's Guide to Heaven and Hell: Christian History Interview - Classics of Common Memory
Why Dante's medieval masterwork continues to thrive in translation.
conversation with Robert Pinsky
Dante and the Divine Comedy: Recommended Resources
Dante and the Divine Comedy
The Wesleys: Did You Know?
Interesting and unusual facts about John and Charles Wesley.
The Wesleys: From the Editors - Innovating with the Flow
From the Editor
Elesha Coffman
A Tale of Two Brothers
Like many siblings, John and Charles Wesley often clashed— and the Methodist movement profited.
Richard P. Heitzenrater
Wesleys in America: What Went Wrong?
What went wrong?
Kenneth O. Brown
Like Mother, Like Son
John Wesley's parents, especially his mother, profoundly influenced his character and career.
Charles Wallace, Jr.
Family Ghost?
John Wesley's parents, especially his mother, profoundly influenced his character and career.
Charles Wallace, Jr.
Attack of the Bible-Moths
From the way Oxford scorned the Holy Club, you would think the Wesleys had created a monster.
Elesha Coffman
The Matchmakers
When the Wesley brothers agreed to help each other find wives, they never guessed their deal would lead to disaster.
Janine Petry
The Wesleys: Christian History Timeline
The Christian History Timeline
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Church
Though Methodism thrived on big crowds, its survival depended on the discipline of small groups.
Charles Edward White
Be Ye Perfect?
The evolution of John Wesley's most contentious doctrine.
Randy L. Maddox
Two Views on Perfection
John and Charles disagreed on the measure of holiness a Christian might expect on earth, but both longed for it. From Christian Perfection (Sermon 40)
John Wesley
O Come and Dwell in Me
John and Charles disagreed on the measure of holiness a Christian might expect on earth, but both longed for it. From Christian Perfection (Sermon 40)
Charles Wesley
Start the Presses
No Protestant leader in the eighteenth century made better use of print media than John Wesley.
Charles Yrigoyen, Jr.
The Wesleys: A Gallery - The Leadership Team
These early converts supported, strengthened, and spread the Methodist movement—whether John Wesley agreed with them or not.
Charles W. Christian
The Wesleys: Christian History Interview - Weeds in the Garden
The Methodist pursuit of holiness has, over 200 years, branched off in some startling directions. A conversation with Tom Oden.
conversation with Tom Oden, professor of theology at Drew U
The Wesleys: Recommended Resources
The Wesleys
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