Home > Christian History & Biography > CH Newsletter Archive
DECEMBER
Christmas Kettles
The history behind a Yuletide institution.
by Mary Ann Jeffreys
posted December 21, 2001
O, Christmas Tree
A truly "traditional" tree would be unrecognizable–and flammable.
by Elesha Coffman
posted December 14, 2001
Christmas Countdown
When does the holiday season really start?
by Elesha Coffman
posted December 7, 2001
NOVEMBER
Serving God with Mammon
By Elesha Coffman posted 11/30/01
John Wesley's wisdom for hard economic times: earn all you can, save all you can, and give all you can.
Where Are the Women?
The Christian tradition includes few female history-writers but plenty of female history-makers.
by Elesha Coffman
posted November 21, 2001
Eat, Drink, and Relax
Think the Pilgrims would frown on today's football-tossing, turkey-gobbling Thanksgiving festivities? Maybe not.
by Elesha Coffman
posted November 16, 2001
History: Behind the Scenes
To understand tales of the past, find out who wrote what—and why.
by Elesha Coffman
posted November 9, 2001
God Bless, More or Less
Irving Berlin's anthem captures America.
by Elesha Coffman
posted November 2, 2001
OCTOBER
Festival of Fears
What's scarier than Halloween? The anxieties that drive it.
by Elesha Coffman
posted October 26, 2001
Forget "Normal"
C.S. Lewis's warning against panic during World War II resonates in our new crisis.
by Elesha Coffman
posted October 19, 2001
Apocalypse Not
As speculations mount regarding the significance of recent events in God's plan for the end of the world, voices from the past urge restraint.
by Elesha Coffman
posted October 12, 2001
War: A Muslim Perspective
Muslim response to the Crusades showed jihad in action, and while the grievances have changed, the rhetoric still echoes.
by Hadia Dajani-Shakeel
posted October 5, 2001
SEPTEMBER
"He Does Not War"
In the Anabaptist tradition, a Christian must never fight back.
by Hans Schnell
posted September 28, 2001
A Time for War?
Augustine's "just war" theory continues to guide the West.
by Robert L. Holmes
posted September 21, 2001
The House That Jack Built
C.S. Lewis and six of his literary friends open their doors to students and researchers at Wheaton College's impressive new Wade Center facility.
by Elesha Coffman
posted September 14, 2001
Raiders of the Lost R
Documentary on "School" skips religious history, giving a skewed account of American education.
by Elesha Coffman
posted September 7, 2001
AUGUST
Explaining the Ineffable
In Heaven Below, a former Pentecostal argues that his ancestors were neither as outlandish as they seemed nor as otherwordly as they wish to seem.
by Elesha Coffman
posted August 31, 2001
Eyewitness to a Massacre
The bloodbath that started on August 24, 1572, left thousands of corpses and dozens of disturbing questions.
by Elesha Coffman
posted August 24, 2001
Live Long and Prosper
Though a recent survey raises questions, the health benefits of faith have been documented for centuries.
by Elesha Coffman
posted August 17, 2001
Communion, Continued
Here's more information on Catholic and Orthodox traditions, as well as other reader feedback.
posted August 10, 2001
Divided by Communion
What a church does in remembrance of Christ says a lot about its history and identity.
by Elesha Coffman
posted August 10, 2001
Plus: Communion, Continued
Thrills, Chills, Architecture?
The most exciting adventure at St. Paul's Cathedral would be a time-traveling jaunt through its history.
by Elesha Coffman
posted August 3, 2001
JULY
Deep and Wide
A dive into Reformation imagery yields striking new insights, while a drive-by church history overview largely disappoints.
by Elesha Coffman
posted July 27, 2001
Shelling the Salvation Army
If William Booth's church could handle sticks and stones in the 1880s, it should withstand the recent barrage of hateful words.
by Elesha Coffman
posted July 20, 2001
Historical Hogwash
Two books—one new, one newly reissued—debunk false claims about the "real" Jesus.
by Elesha Coffman
posted July 13, 2001
Ghosts of the Temple
Soon after Jerusalem fell, the Roman Coliseum went up. Coincidence?
by Elesha Coffman
posted July 6, 2001
JUNE
Endangered History
The National Trust's list of imperiled places gives unnoticed gems a chance to shine.
by Elesha Coffman
posted June 29, 2001
The Communion Test
How a "Humble Inquiry" into the nature of the church cost Jonathan Edwards his job.
by Elesha Coffman
posted June 22, 2001
Mega-ministers
If they figured out a way to meet, Bill Hybels and fourth-century preaching star John Chrysostom would have a lot to talk about.
by Elesha Coffman
posted June 15, 2001
Visiting the Other Side
The Israelites spent time on both sides of the Jordan. Now tourists can, too.
by Marshall Shelley
posted June 8, 2001
Beyond Pearl Harbor
How God caught up with the man who led Japan's surprise attack.
by Elesha Coffman
posted June 1, 2001
Plus: Read Fuchida's testimony, "From Pearl Harbor to Calvary".
MAY
Rivers of Life
In Africa, survival depends on open waterways. Missionary explorer David Livingstone believed that salvation did, too.
by Elesha Coffman
posted May 25, 2001
PROFILES
Intro to the Inklings
Meet C.S. Lewis's coterie of close friends and sharp critics.
by Elesha Coffman
posted May 18, 2001
How Not to Read Dante
The Divine Comedy is so much more than the sum of its puzzling images and pesky footnotes.
by Elesha Coffman
posted May 11, 2001
If My People Will Pray
Patriotic prayer has a long history in this country, but not quite the type of history the National Day of Prayer Task Force tends to promote.
by Elesha Coffman
posted May 4, 2001
APRIL
Mutiny and Redemption
The men who seized the Bounty nearly destroyed themselves while trying to create an earthly paradise. Then one of them discovered the Bible.
by Elesha Coffman
posted April 27, 2001
Book Notes
A quick look at recent history-themed tomes, travel guides, and a timeline.
by Elesha Coffman
posted April 20, 2001
A Primer on Paul
A new documentary for The History Channel explores the apostle's tumultuous life and fantastic legacy—without skepticism.
by Elesha Coffman
posted April 12, 2001
Image Is Everything
A quick overview of iconoclasm, from the early church to the Taliban.
by Elesha Coffman
posted April 6, 2001
MARCH
Christian Education for All
Before Sunday school became the instructional hour for believers' children, it was an edgy, faith-based social-service movement in the slums of eighteenth-century England. And the public loved it.
by Elesha Coffman
posted March 30, 2001
Oil and Water
In third-century Rome, baptism was high drama.
by Elesha Coffman
posted March 23, 2001
The Sport of Saints?
Long before March Madness, basketball was invented by a man who sought "To win men for the Master through the gym."
by Elesha Coffman
posted March 16, 2001
Digging in China
Christianity has a long history in China, but much of it lies buried by time, dirt, and false assumptions.
by Elesha Coffman
March 9-15, 2001
Food for the Soul?
Though Lent is supposed to be about the heart, not the stomach, the season is famous for provoking culinary creativity.
by Elesha Coffman
March 2-8, 2001
FEBRUARY
The Radical Kirk
The Church of Scotland may be in for some major changes soon—but major change is nothing new for this 450-year-old institution.
by Elesha Coffman
February 23 - March 1, 2001
Marching to Zion
The origin of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is a story of slow, steady separation.
by Elesha Coffman
February 16-22, 2001
Innovating with the Flow
By combining some of the best religious ideas of their day into a cohesive movement, John and Charles Wesley became just the pioneers England was looking for.
by Elesha Coffman
February 9-15, 2001
Dangerous Myth-conceptions
These six claims that undermine the church are so common they seem convincing—until you look at the facts.
by Elesha Coffman
February 2-8, 2001
JANUARY
1,700 Years of Faith
Through centuries of warfare and persecution, Armenian Christians have clung to one thing—the oldest national church in the world.
by Elesha Coffman
January 26 - February 1, 2001
This Is Your Life
Evangelicals may not remember their fundamentalist heritage, but that doesn't mean it isn't there—or that it isn't valuable.
by Elesha Coffman
January 19-25, 2001
Singing the Old, Old Story
Today's churches have a wealth of tradition in their hymnals—if only they'd open them.
by Elesha Coffman
January 12-18, 2001
Church vs. Galileo
From 131 Christians Everyone Should Know, by Mark Galli and Ted Olsen.
by Elesha Coffman
January 5-11, 2001
Browse More Christian History & Biography
Home | Archives | Contact Us
FROM THE MAGAZINE
Early Church | The American Experience | Movements & Traditions
Heroes & Leaders | World Christianity | Special Interests
BEHIND THE NEWS
News | Reviews | Profiles | Holidays
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
Subscribe to Christian History & Biography Free!
|
 |
|
No credit card required. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Offer valid in U.S. only. Click here for International orders.
If you decide you want to keep Christian History & Biography coming, honor your invoice for just $24.95 and receive three more issues, a full year in all. If not, simply write "cancel" across the invoice and return it. The trial issue is yours to keep, regardless.
Give a gift subscription | Buy past issues
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
| | |
Free Newsletter
Sign up for the Christian History & Biography Newsletter, delivered via e-mail every Friday. Experience the issues that challenged the Church but could not defeat it:
|
|
|
|
 |
|
