Christian History Corner: Case of the Missing Relic
A piece of Jesus' cross is stolen from a Toronto cathedral—or is it?
Elesha Coffman | posted 10/01/2000 12:00AM
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So it's OK to continue an old error—just don't steal it.
Elesha Coffman is associate editor of Christian History.
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The Toronto Star's article, "Relic Thief Likely Doesn't Know What He Has," is still available online.
The Catholic Encyclopedia has fascinating entries on relics and the True Cross.
The Christian History Institute, which founded Christian History magazine (it's now owned by Christianity Today International) also has an article about Helena and her search for the cross.
More on the True Cross is available from TemplarHistory.org (a site devoted to the Knights Templar) and Britannica.com.
Christian History Corner appears every Friday at ChristianityToday.com. Previous Christian History Corners include:
The Politicians' Patron | Is Thomas More a saintly model? (Oct. 13, 2000)
General Revelations | Reconsidering Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant. (Oct. 6, 2000)
Olympia Revisited | Christianity and the Olympic Games were once competitors, but at other times have been on the same team. (Sept. 29, 2000)
Weighty Matters | Gwen Shamblin's teachings sound an awful lot like some in the early church—and not in a good way. (Sept. 22, 2000)
In Errancy | Want to know what's wrong with the Western church? Start with a list. (Sept. 15, 2000)
"Kill Them All" | The medieval church was deadly serious about eliminating 'heretical' Cathars. (Sept. 11, 2000)
All Together Now | What qualifies as an ecumenical council anyway? (Sept. 1, 2000)
Soviets, Schism, and Sabotage | How the government manipulated division in the Russian Orthodox Church. (Aug. 18, 2000)
Sacrifice at Sea | The story that wasn't in James Cameron's Titanic. (Aug. 11, 2000)
Colonial Soul | The Cross and The Tomahawk series examines our nation's past from many perspectives. (Aug. 4, 2000)
The Fifth Evangelist | Johann Sebastian Bach was a musician "who lived the Bible." (July 28, 2000)
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