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Jennifer Trafton is associate editor of Christian History & Biography magazine, a quarterly, thematic publication devoted to connecting contemporary Christians to their spiritual heritage by communicating church history in an engaging, accurate, and visual way.

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Christian History Corner: Iraqi Christians' Path of Persecution
"Not heresy hunters, nor Islamic purges, nor even Mongol hordes could wipe Christianity from Iraq"

Collin Hansen | posted 3/01/2003 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Saint J. R. R. the Evangelist
Tolkien wanted his Lord of the Rings to echo the Lord of Lords—but do we have ears to hear?

Chris Armstrong | posted 3/01/2003 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Top Ten Reasons to Know Christian History
War reports deluge us every hour. Why should we read old news?

Chris Armstrong | posted 3/01/2003 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Top Ten 'Starter Books'
Get rooted in the Christian past with these riveting reads of primary sources

Chris Armstrong | posted 3/01/2003 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Iraq's Christians Caught in the Middle, Again
If the looming war breaks out, 350,000 Iraqi Christians will be caught in a West-East conflict eerily similar to 4th-century events

Collin Hansen | posted 2/01/2003 12:00AM

Play Me That Hot Puritan Love Song
A little-read book of the Bible reminds us of the astonishing intimacy we enjoy with Christ

Chris Armstrong | posted 2/01/2003 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Hajj, Feasts, and Pilgrimage
Why Muslims, Jews, and Christians still yearn for their holy places.

Steven Gertz | posted 2/01/2003 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Heresy, Salvation, and Jack the Ripper
Why heresy trials will have to do, until something better comes along

Chris Armstrong | posted 2/01/2003 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: From Oratorios to Elvis
Pop culture has been coming to a church near you for hundreds of years

Chris Armstrong | posted 1/01/2003 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Caveat Gyrator (Elvis Priestly, Part II)
So you've got an evangelistic pop-culture act ready for prime time. Here's a historical pause for reflection.

Chris Armstrong | posted 1/01/2003 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Sex, Politics, and the Bible
Some words just don't mean what they used to …

Chris Armstrong | posted 1/01/2003 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Finding God in a Box
Have archaeological discoveries like the James ossuary served or obscured the quest to verify the Bible?

Steven Gertz | posted 1/01/2003 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Advent—Close Encounters of a Liturgical Kind
'Tis the season when even the free-ranging revivalist pulls up a chair to the table of historic liturgy

Chris Armstrong | posted 12/01/2002 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: 'Tell Billy Graham the Jesus People Love Him.'
How evangelism's senior statesman helped the hippies tune in, turn on to God.

Chris Armstrong | posted 12/01/2002 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: No Humbug
A Christmas Carol remains the quintessential holiday story, but why?

Elesha Coffman | posted 12/01/2002 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: I'm Dreaming of a Victorian Christmas
An ageless story reminds us of the values the Victorians can still teach us

Chris Armstrong | posted 12/01/2002 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: The Christian DNA of Modern Genetics
Though open to frightening ethical abuse, genetics has been a Christian vocation since Gregor Mendel did his famous pea-plant experiments in the mid-nineteenth century

Chris Armstrong | posted 12/01/2002 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: An 'Ordinary Saint' in Wartime
William Wilberforce saw two long charitable campaigns through, even in war's distracting shadow

Chris Armstrong | posted 11/01/2002 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: From Swamped Creatures to Separated Brethren
Non-Catholics' spiritual status improved dramatically from Unam Sanctam to Vatican II, but where are we now?

Elesha Coffman | posted 11/01/2002 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Dig that Billy Graham Cat!
How the grand old man of evangelism helped create Christian youth culture in the zoot-suit era

Chris Armstrong | posted 11/01/2002 12:00AM

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The Impossibility of Thanksgiving
Why gratefulness is more gift than duty.

Mark Galli | posted 11/25/2009 10:45AM

My Top 5 Movies on Thankfulness

Annie Young Frisbie, CT Movies critic and blogger at SuperFastReader.com | posted 11/25/2009 11:14AM

The Green Baptist
Jonathan Merritt seeks a renewed approach to American society.

Tim Stafford | posted 11/24/2009 11:31AM

What Does the Manhattan Declaration Really Mean?
Also: advocacy groups gear up for the Christmas shopping season with politics and compassion.

Tobin Grant | posted 11/24/2009 12:16PM

'A Voice for Sanity'
J. Lee Grady doesn't want your gold. The journalist wants a 'Holy Ghost housecleaning' of the charismatic movement.

Sarah Pulliam Bailey | posted 11/23/2009 01:11PM

Modern-Day Mordecai
When he's away from his day job, Charisma editor J. Lee Grady is probably working on a project to empower women and confront abuse.

Sarah Pulliam Bailey | posted 11/23/2009 01:06PM

The Next Redesign
Look for Christianity Today's new and improved presence online.

Ted Olsen | posted 11/23/2009 01:43PM

Trees Of Life
How Floresta integrates development discipleship, and creation care overseas.

Deann Alford in the Dominican Republic | posted 11/20/2009 10:56AM

A Grounded Faith
Mexican ministry branches out beyond tree planting to bring healing to souls in a barren land.

Jeremy Weber in Oaxaca, Mexico | posted 11/06/2009 01:56PM

Will Abortion Derail Health Care Reform?
The Senate moves closer to a vote on health care reform, groups argue over presidential appointments, and the Family Research Council issues a correction.

Tobin Grant | posted 11/20/2009 11:05AM

Cleaning Up After Others
A&E's The Cleaner is about tough love and redemption.

Todd Hertz | posted 11/19/2009 10:19AM

'O, Evangelicos!'
We need not abandon our name—just live up to it.

Philip Yancey | posted 11/18/2009 10:31AM

An Edwards-ian Thanksgiving
In November 1739, Jonathan Edwards preached not freedom from want, but freedom from demons.

Elesha Coffman | posted 11/26/2009 07:58AM

Poll: Will you do something for Thanksgiving with people from your church?

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