Ethnic and religious tensions ran high in Jesus' day too.

The tragic economics of the slave trade.

Many devout Christians were deeply troubled by the drive for independence.

The two most widespread medieval heresies

Why, and how, everyone should read the Bible

Early attempts to capture Psalm 23.

Bernard of Clairvaux, who wrote the beautiful essay On Loving God, also urged Christians to fight for Christ. Here are some excerpts from a letter written in 1147.

Which are true? Which are not?

Key reasons advanced by southern church leaders

A 15th-century Waldensian poem

The Despising of Riches (c 1488) Based on the translation by Thomas Paynells, as it appeared in the Bethelet edition of 1533.

Augustine's Timeless Classic About the Timeless City

A Handbook for "Earthy" Christian Living

A Synopsis of the Imaginative Work by Comenius