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October 24, 1260: France’s Chartres Cathedral, the purest example of Gothic architecture, is consecrated.
October 24, 1648: The Peace of Westphalia ends central Europe’s Thirty Years War. Extending equal political rights to Catholics and Protestants (including religious minorities), the peace treaties also marked the first use of the term “secularization” (in discussing some church property that was to be distributed among the warring parties).
Public Theology Project
CT’s editor at-large recommends a handful of biographies—from Augustine to Robert Frost—along with sci-fi, Stephen King, social media, and more.
One Catholic and one Muslim, they disagree on the role of religion in their work in Lebanon, but are united in their aim.
News
The territory’s worst fire in decades claimed more than 150 lives.
The Russell Moore Show
N.T. Wright takes a listener’s question about the parable of the talents told in Luke 19, and why it’s not all that it seems.
Amid rising persecution, Indian Christians share Jesus’ love with friends and neighbors through delectable dishes.
Explore how the faith has flourished in Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, and other countries in this religiously diverse region.
Review
Classicist Nadya Williams argues for believers reading the Greco-Roman classics.