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Civil Religion in America
Presidents have often served as chief pastors of the nation's shared beliefs.
Gary Scott Smith
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We Shall Answer to God
Every elected president has referred to God, providence, or a "higher power," in an inaugural address. Whether this says more about the president's personal faith or the expectations of the audience, such statements show the close connection between American politics and the public expression of religious belief.
Hot Words in the Cold War
In his controversial "Evil Empire" speech, Ronald Reagan sought to re-moralize America's conflict with the Soviet Union.
Paul Kengor
"I am Cyrus"
Harry Truman's support for the creation of the State of Israel was rooted in his interpretation of Scripture.
Paul Charles Merkley
The Most Democratic Book in the World
Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson were champions of both the Bible and progressive reform.
Mark Noll
A Nation on a Mission
William McKinley saw America's unexpected opportunity in the Philippines as a sign from God—and set the U.S. on a new course of global influence.
Richard V. Pierard
War and the Will of God
Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address pointed a grieving nation to the mystery of divine providence.
Ronald C. White Jr.
The Wall of Separation
The rancorous presidential election of 1800 brought religion to the forefront of public debate and had lasting repercussions for the relationship between church and state.
Daniel L. Dreisbach
The American Moses
In his 1796 Farewell Address, George Washington argued that religion and morality were essential pillars of the new republic.
Gary Scott Smith
From the Editor
"As God gives us to see the right"
Jennifer Trafton
Prodigal Son
A third-generation Chinese Christian describes his journey from persecution to Communism to faith.
Christianity Fever
Through a century of political turmoil and disillusionment, waves of Chinese intellectuals have come to Christ.
Stacey Bieler and Carol Lee Hamrin
To Every Tribe
Early missionaries laid the groundwork for mass movements to Christ among the minority peoples of China.
Ralph Covell
Caught Between Rome and Beijing
Chinese Catholics have endured devastating division in the past century.
Kim-Kwong Chan
As for Me and My House
The house-church movement survived persecution and created a surge of Christian growth across China.
Tony Lambert
Worshiping Under the Communist Eye
The birth of an "official" Chinese church helped Christianity thrive in public under political constraints.
Ryan Dunch
From Foreign Mission to Chinese Church
Missionaries in China were hampered by pressures from home, mistakes in leadership, and identification with the West, but they planted the seeds that would someday yield an astonishing harvest.
Daniel H. Bays
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The Race Marked Out For Us
A Palestinian Christian finds the path from hate to forgiveness.
Jennifer Trafton
Building a Holy City
The First Christian Emperor Inaugurated a New Era in Palestine
Peter Walker
The Land Belongs to God
A Palestinian Christian Finds the Path from Hate to Forgiveness
By Elias Chacour with Sue Ellen Johnson
The Holy Land: Recommended Resources
The Holy Land: Christian History Timeline
2000 Years in the Holy Land
When Jerusalem Wept
The holy city fell first to the Persians and finally to the Muslims. But Christianity in the Holy Land lived on.
Robert Louis Wilken
After the Temple
Palestine may have acquired a new Christian face, but to the Jews it was still the Land of Israel.
James Strange
The Ten Thousand Monk March
Monastic Christians in Palestine showed both a passion for orthodoxy and ecumenical sensitivity.
John Chryssavgis
The Living Desert
Thousands of monks and nuns sought to turn the Holy Land into a land of holy people.
John Chryssavgis
Battles over Christ's Tomb
The holiest site in Christendom has endured an unholy amount of destruction and violence.
Gary M. Burge, professor of New Testament at Wheaton College
The Holy Land: Did You Know?
Interesting facts about Christianity in the Holy Land.
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Two Thousand Camels
In the Byzantine era, 300 years before the Muslim conquest, the Holy Land bloomed into a center of Christian worship, pilgrimage, and monasticism.
Jennifer Trafton
Not One Stone Left Upon Another
The catastrophic fall of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 forever changed the face of Judaism—and the fate of Christians in the Holy Land.
Paul L. Maier
Tracing the Footsteps of Jesus
A fourth-century pilgrim left behind a vivid eyewitness account of the Land of the Bible and how Jerusalem Christians celebrated Holy Week.
Jennifer Hevelone-Harper
Looking Back and Moving Forward
Christian History & Biography magazine has come to an end. But our commitment to making history come alive for a new generation continues.
David Neff
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