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Indian Pentecost
How a "Holy Ghost revival" among child widows in India became an international sensation and a local wellspring of Christian outreach.
Edith Blumhofer
Grateful to the Dead: The Diary of Christian History Professor
#1: Emergents, Meet Saints!
Chris Armstrong
Reformation Reoriented
Mark Noll and Carolyn Nystrom evaluate the Catholic/evangelical detente in Is the Reformation Over?
Reviewed by Collin Hansen
Grateful to the Dead: The Diary of Christian History Professor
#2: "All things to all men" or "Be ye separate"?
Chris Armstrong
From Stealing Bases to Saving Souls
Two recent books give unconventional glimpses into Chicago ballplayer-turned-evangelist Billy Sunday's unconventional career.
Reviewed by Sarah Johnson
Preaching Augustine
The Christian Classics Ethereal Library came to my rescue in a homiletical emergency.
David Neff
Victorian Skeptics on the Road to Damascus
Former atheist Antony Flew's admission of the existence of God shocked believers and skeptics alike, but such a turnaround is far from unique. In the 19th century, many leading intellectuals who had once lost their faith ended up reconverting.
Timothy Larsen
In Search of the Real Balian
In Kingdom of Heaven, Sir Ridley Scott turns Balian of Ibelin into an agnostic, but what do we know of the Balian of history?
Steven Gertz
LENT & HOLY WEEK
'Hymn for Easter Day'
Charles Wesley's 'Christ the Lord Is Risen Today' brings alleluia's historical significance to modern audiences.
Collin Hansen
The Man Behind the Missions
A. T. Pierson who? Dana Robert's biography sheds light on a forgotten ancestor of the modern evangelical missionary movement.
Reviewed by Sarah Johnson
The Rise of the Evangelicals
Evangelicalism was once a tiny reform movement, one that was amazingly successful, says Mark Noll.
One Last Gotham Visit for Billy Graham
The evangelist's upcoming New York crusade recalls his historic confrontation with segregation, fundamentalism, and mainline theology nearly 50 years ago.
Collin Hansen
When Theology Comes Alive
Living theology: that's what the 17th-century Pietists wanted to see. And so they invented church history.
Chris Armstrong
5 Christian History Books for the Beach
Christian History & Biography staff suggest books for your summer reading list.
Compiled by Collin Hansen
Tsunami Catastrophe: "Let My Heart Be Broken…"
World Vision has changed much over the years, but the vision and compassion of its founder, Bob Pierce, continues to give it heart and soul.
Steven Gertz
Football's Pious Pioneer
Amos Alonzo Stagg instilled in football Christian values that remain apparent today.
Collin Hansen
Losing Jesus' Language
The Assyrians, Iraq's main Christian population, struggle to keep their heritage and their ancient language.
Interview by Rob Moll
The Jewishness of the Nicene Creed
It was the Bible, not Greek philosophy, that shaped the theology of the Nicene bishops.
Reviewed by David Neff
Still Fighting Over Nicaea
The Anglican Communion dusts off and debates some of the Council of Nicaea's forgotten canons.
Ted Olsen
Dostoyevsky's Disregarded Prophecy
The famous Russian author shows us what's to fear in a world without God.
Collin Hansen
Grateful to the Dead: The Diary of Christian History Professor
#3: Sharing Stories from the Heart
Chris Armstrong
Where Wesley's Followers Went Awry
Three new books by scholars of American Methodism explain why Methodists flourished in the 19th century and faltered in the 20th.
Reviewed by Jennifer Woodruff Tait
Liberating Faith
When Korea threw off Japanese rule in 1945, it was as much a victory for the church as for the nation.
Madison Trammel
Signs of the Reformation's Success?
Reformation scholar Timothy George discusses Pope John Paul II's historical significance and this 'momentous' era of Catholic-evangelical dialogue.
Interview by Collin Hansen
Mapping the Christians of the Middle East
If you've been unable to sort out just who the Christians of the Middle East are, this book is for you.
Reviewed by Steven Gertz
Ignore History at Your Own Peril
UPI religion columnist decries the shallow Christianity of those who neglect the past.
Interview by Collin Hansen
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