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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 Bible Alone? Not for John Calvin!
When we seek answers to churchly and societal issues in the Bible alone, citing the Reformation principle of sola scriptura, we are actually contradicting the Reformers.

By Chris Armstrong | posted 1/01/2004 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: When God—or Allah—Is in the Details
What do Islamic sharia law and the colonial Massachusetts' Puritan experiment have in common?

By Steven Gertz | posted 1/01/2004 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Would You Like to Super-Size Your Ministry?
Joan Kroc's $1.5 billion bequest to the Salvation Army promises to boost its admirable outreach, but history suggests new challenges and temptations lie ahead.

By Collin Hansen | posted 1/01/2004 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: 300-Year-Old Man Returns to Lead His Church
Evangelicals need this grandfather-figure more than ever

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

Christian History Corner: Can Anything Good Come Out of New England?
Evangelical revival in the land of the liberal Brahmins may not be as historically odd as we suppose

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

Christian History Corner: The Habits of Highly Effective Bible Readers
What we can learn from the church fathers that will enrich our own Bible study

Christopher A. Hall | posted 12/01/2003 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Resolutions Worth Keeping
"The origins of new years' resolutions, and one famous list"

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

Christian History Corner: Breaking The Da Vinci Code
So the divine Jesus and infallible Word emerged out of a fourth-century power-play? Get real.

Collin Hansen | posted 11/01/2003 12:00AM

"Thanks, Da Vinci Code"
Tbe book sends us back to Christianity's founding fathers—and the Bible we share with them

Chris Armstrong | posted 11/01/2003 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Good News to the Jew First
Critics of The Passion of the Christ assume the story embodies an anti-Semitic message. But does it?

Steven Gertz | posted 11/01/2003 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Thanksgiving in the Midst of Fear
"Seriously ill in the days of the Black Plague, poet John Donne still celebrated God's goodness"

Philip Yancey | posted 11/01/2003 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: When Denominations Divide
The two-century-old Unitarian controversy suggests a grim prognosis for the current crisis in the Episcopal Church

Collin Hansen | posted 10/01/2003 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Will the Next Pope Be an African?
"Sixty-four years ago, the Roman Catholic Church consecrated its first black African bishop. Is it time now for the next step?"

Chris Armstrong | posted 10/01/2003 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: John Paul II's Canonization Cannon
Why and how this pope has made over 470 saints

Steven Gertz | posted 10/01/2003 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Not a Mercy but a Sin
The modern push for euthanasia is a push against a two-millenniums-old Christian tradition

Chris Armstrong | posted 10/01/2003 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: The Lord of the Rings: What Harvest?
A reader's guide to the best of epic fantasy

"Aaron Belz, introduced by Christian History managing editor Chris Armstrong" | posted 9/01/2003 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Learning From the Other 9/11
"Words kill. So teachers, watch what you say"

Chris Armstrong | posted 9/01/2003 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Breaking Down the Faith/Learning Wall
How the history of Christians in higher education has stacked the deck against Robert Sloan's new Baylor.

Collin Hansen | posted 9/01/2003 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Six 'Faith-based' Stories and a Moral
Are Christian social ministries worth fighting for?

Chris Armstrong | posted 9/01/2003 12:00AM

"Christian History Corner: Our Brothers and Sisters, the Episcopalians"
The Episcopal Church needs our help. Here's why we should give it

Chris Armstrong | posted 9/01/2003 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 07:58PM

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

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