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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: The Pagan-Buster
How a brilliant monk laid the groundwork for Christian Europe

By Chris Armstrong | posted 6/01/2004 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: For All the Saints
A new book reminds us to get our heads and hearts together, in the company of the cloud of witnesses.

By Chris Armstrong | posted 6/01/2004 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: To Spank or Not to Spank?
A 6th-century abbot and a group of 17th-century Calvinist divines weigh in on the issue

By Chris Armstrong | posted 6/01/2004 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Testify!
A glimpse inside the world of holiness testimony, through the story of an ex-slave woman evangelist.

By Chris Armstrong | posted 6/01/2004 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Holy America, Phoebe!
It swept across church lines, transforming America's urban landscape with its rescue missions and storefront churches. Yet today, the holiness movement and its charismatic woman leader are all but forgotten.

By Chris Armstrong | posted 5/01/2004 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Do Nigerian Miracle Ministries Discredit the Faith?
The spiritual dynamism of West African Christianity is now well known even in the West. Do credulity-stretching, highly publicized miracles discredit what God is doing in that region?

By Chris Armstrong | posted 5/01/2004 12:00AM

I Was in Prison and You Abused Me
What would Jesus do at Abu Ghraib?

By Steven Gertz | posted 5/01/2004 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Why does Easter's date wander?
And why the Eastern Orthodox Easter can differ from the Western by weeks.

by Farrell Brown | posted 4/01/2004 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Let Us Not Set Asunder
The threat of gay marriage challenges Christians to defend older, better definitions of marriage. But what are those definitions, and how did they develop?

By Collin Hansen | posted 4/01/2004 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: St. Mugg's Wrestling Prophets, Part II: The Weird Little Dane
How a struggling soul built a bridge to Christ for those caught in the world's snares.

By Chris Armstrong | posted 4/01/2004 12:00AM

Mel Gibson's Next Act: The Man of the Passion?
Thousands want Mel to make his next movie about a famous medieval friar.

By Chris Armstrong | posted 4/01/2004 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Is Christianity Oppressive to Women?
Sometimes our Christian heritage must be overcome, not celebrated.

By Linda Hartz Rump | posted 3/01/2004 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Rediscovering the Language Jesus Spoke
Millions of Americans have spent two hours listening to the characters in Mel Gibson's The Passion of The Christ speaking in an exotic, unfamiliar tongue. Yet not all find Aramaic so alien.

By Steven Gertz | posted 3/01/2004 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Patrick's Italian Brother
Lost amid the celebration of Patrick is the important story of Benedict, the father of western monasticism.

By Ted Olsen and Mark Galli | posted 3/01/2004 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: 'St. Mugg' and the Wrestling Prophets
A modern British journalist gives us timely words from yesterday's sinner-saints.

By Chris Armstrong | posted 3/01/2004 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: How Will It All End?
Left Behind is neither the first nor the last word on last things.

By Steven Gertz | posted 3/01/2004 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: The Blood-and-Fire Mission of the Salvation Army
Where did this tuba-playing, kettle-wielding social force come from, and what's it all about?

By Chris Armstrong | posted 2/01/2004 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: One Nation Under Secularism
France's peculiar aversion to public religiosity is rooted in a sordid history of sectarian violence.

By Collin Hansen | posted 2/01/2004 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Why some Jews fear The Passion
Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ gives Christians the chance to disavow a shameful history of anti-Semitism.

By Collin Hansen | posted 2/01/2004 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Just a Closer Walk … with the Historical Jesus
Mel Gibson's movie raises again the question: How much can we know historically about Jesus' life and times?

By Chris Armstrong | posted 2/01/2004 12:00AM

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'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

Christ at the Center
Michael Horton says we need to once again let our lives and churches be driven by the gospel.

Interview by Mark Galli | posted 11/19/2009 10:14AM

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

Wilson's Bookmarks
From the editor of Books & Culture.

posted 11/18/2009 10:33AM

The Best and the Worst New Tech: Mobile Smart Phones
Phones are on track to becoming the most promising—and paralyzing—technology.

Brad Abare, founder of the Center for Church Communication | posted 11/17/2009 09:19AM

The Best and the Worst New Tech: Online Video
The gospel was delivered in a way that people could visualize it.

Mark Kellner, author of God on the Internet | posted 11/17/2009 09:21AM

The Best and the Worst New Tech: What You Least Expect
Technology often brings a myriad of trade-offs.

John Dyer, web development director at Dallas Theological Seminary | posted 11/17/2009 09:22AM

Christ-Centered Cautions
How do we be good, be disciplined, and be like Jesus?

Collin Hansen | posted 11/16/2009 09:29AM

Readers Write
Your responses to the September 2009 issue of Christianity Today.

posted 11/16/2009 09:33AM

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