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December
GRATEFUL TO THE DEAD: THE DIARY OF A CHRISTIAN HISTORY PROFESSOR
#3: Sharing Stories from the Heart
By Chris Armstrong
posted 12/08/05
November
Eat, Drink, and Relax
Think the Pilgrims would frown on today's football-tossing, turkey-gobbling Thanksgiving festivities? Maybe not.
By Elesha Coffman
posted 11/16/01
September
From Mutual Aid to Global Action
How the Anabaptist emphasis on practical acts of love led a tightly knit enclave to reach out to the world.
By Gari-Anne Patzwald and William Kostlevy
posted September 22, 2005
Indian Pentecost
How a "Holy Ghost revival" among child widows in India became an international sensation and a local wellspring of Christian outreach.
By Edith Blumhofer
posted September 8, 2005
Reformation Reoriented
Mark Noll and Carolyn Nystrom evaluate the Catholic/evangelical detente in Is the Reformation Over?
Reviewed by Collin Hansen
posted September 1, 2005
August
Liberating Faith
When Korea threw off Japanese rule in 1945, it was as much a victory for the church as for the nation.
By Madison Trammel
posted August 11, 2005
Where Wesley's Followers Went Awry
Three new books by scholars of American Methodism explain why Methodists flourished in the 19th century and faltered in the 20th.
By Jennifer Woodruff Tait
posted August 5, 2005
July
5 Christian History Books for the Beach
Christian History & Biography staff suggest books for your summer reading list.
Compiled by Collin Hansen
posted July 15, 2005
When Theology Comes Alive
Living theology: that's what the 17th-century Pietists wanted to see. And so they invented church history.
By Chris Armstrong
posted July 8, 2005
June
The Rise of the Evangelicals
Evangelicalism was once a tiny reform movement, one that was amazingly successful, says Mark Noll.
posted June 9, 2005
One Last Gotham Visit for Billy Graham
The evangelist's upcoming New York crusade recalls his historic confrontation with segregation, fundamentalism, and mainline theology nearly 50 years ago.
By Collin Hansen
posted June 17, 2005
May
Preaching Augustine
The Christian Classics Ethereal Library came to my rescue in a homiletical emergency.
By David Neff
posted 05/27/05
Victorian Skeptics on the Road to Damascus
Former atheist Antony Flew's admission of the existence of God shocked believers and skeptics alike, but such a turnaround is far from unique. In the 19th century, many leading intellectuals who had once lost their faith ended up reconverting.
By Timothy Larsen
posted 05/20/05
In Search of the Real Balian
In Kingdom of Heaven, Sir Ridley Scott turns Balian of Ibelin into an agnostic, but what do we know of the Balian of history?
by Steven Gertz
posted 5/12/05
April
Mapping the Christians of the Middle East
If you've been unable to sort out just who the Christians of the Middle East are, this book is for you.
by Steven Gertz
posted 4/29/05
Ignore History at Your Own Peril
UPI religion columnist decries the shallow Christianity of those who neglect the past.
Interview by Collin Hansen
posted 4/15/05
Signs of the Reformation's Success?
Reformation scholar Timothy George discusses Pope John Paul II's historical significance and this 'momentous' era of Catholic-evangelical dialogue.
Interview by Collin Hansen
posted 4/7/05
March
'Hymn for Easter Day'
Charles Wesley's 'Christ the Lord Is Risen Today' brings alleluia's historical significance to modern audiences.
By Collin Hansen
posted 3/24/2002
FEBRUARY
Still Fighting Over Nicaea
The Anglican Communion dusts off and debates some of the Council of Nicaea's forgotten canons.
By Ted Olsen
posted 2/18/2005
Dostoyevsky's Disregarded Prophecy
The famous Russian author shows us what's to fear in a world without God.
By Collin Hansen
posted 2/11/2005
Losing Jesus' Language
The Assyrians, Iraq's main Christian population, struggle to keep their heritage and their ancient language.
Interview by Rob Moll
posted 2/03/2005
JANUARY
Tsunami Catastrophe: "Let My Heart Be Broken…"
World Vision has changed much over the years, but the vision and compassion of its founder, Bob Pierce, continues to give it heart and soul.
By Steven Gertz
posted January 28, 2005
Football's Pious Pioneer
Amos Alonza Stagg instilled in football Christian values that remain apparent today.
By Collin Hansen
posted January 14, 2005
"Be Not Conformed"
Why have American Anabaptists lived in protest against the modern world?
By John D. Roth
posted January 05, 2005
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