A More Demanding Faith Christian history is full of attempts to lead a more radical faith.
by David Neff | September 2, 2005
The New Monasticism A fresh crop of Christian communities is blossoming in blighted urban settings all over America.
by Rob Moll | September 2, 2005
Remonking the Church Would a Protestant form of monasticism help liberate evangelicalism from its cultural captivity?
A Christianity Today Editorial | September 2, 2005
The Pagan-Buster How a brilliant monk laid the groundwork for Christian Europe
By Chris Armstrong | June 1, 2004
The Quest Christians have long desired to live lives unmarred by sin—and have walked many roads on the quest.
Elesha Coffman | April 1, 2004
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 | March 1, 2004
Scripture Saturation To achieve holiness, believed the early monks, you must soak in the moral sense of the Word.
Patrick Henry Reardon | October 1, 2003
Three Wise Men from the East The Cappadocian Fathers brought the best gift of all: a powerful scriptural defense of the Trinity and Christ's divinity against the Arian heretics.
Edwin Woodruff Tait and Chris Armstrong | October 1, 2003
Bishop Before His Time Samuel Ajayi Crowther's consecration as the first African Anglican bishop looked like a great leap forward for the church. But the talented ex-slave collided with the roadblock of racism
Ted Olsen | July 1, 2003
Holy Johnson and the Ethiopian Church Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God, said the Psalm. Yet racism in the mission churches clouded that vision. James Johnson (1836-1917) offered a solution.
Ted Olsen | July 1, 2003
The Prospect Terrified Me Apolo Kivebulaya, a convert from Islam, bravely preached to witch doctors, hostile chieftains, and Pygmy tribes.
July 1, 2003
Good Habits Benedictines, Franciscans, and Dominicans all sought to live by high ideals, but only one order matched Thomas's love for both spirituality and intellect.
Steven Gertz | January 1, 2002
The Dazzling 'Dumb Ox' His family thought he was throwing his life away. His classmates thought he was stupid. They didn't understand.
Ralph McInerny | January 1, 2002
Great Lessons From Bad History Hagiography may not be factual biography, but it captures the practices and ideals of pre-modern Christianity perfectly.
Thomas Head | October 1, 2001
When God Came to England In Bede's view, the history of the English church—like the history of redemption—begins in Genesis and ends in Revelation.
Frank A. James III | October 1, 2001
Learning the Ancient Rhythms of Prayer Why charismatics and evangelicals, among others, are flocking to communities famous for set prayers and worshiping by the clock
Paul Boers | January 8, 2001
