The First Battle For the Bible A century after Christ's death, a literalist and a spiritualizer forced the church to choose how it would read the Scriptures it inherited from the Jews
Joseph T. Lienhard | October 1, 2003
Midwife of the Christian Bible Irenaeus identified the books of the New Testament, then showed the church how they fit with the Old.
John Behr | October 1, 2003
Anatomy of an Explosion It's an indelible image: the white missionary venturing into deepset Africa. But the real story is what happened when African converts relayed the gospel message in their own words.
Dr. Ogbu Kalu | July 1, 2003
A Leopard Among the Bannas Mahay Choramo faced down hardship and violent opposition to the murderous nomads of Ethiopia's southern frontier.
Aaron Belz | July 1, 2003
Eusebius's Ancestors First-century rivals for the title Father of Church History.
Elesha Coffman | October 1, 2001
Apocalypse Now Revelation says more about church life today than about how the world will end.
J. NELSON KRAYBILL | October 25, 1999
The Pursuing Father What we need to know about this often misunderstood Middle Eastern parable.
Kenneth E. Bailey | October 26, 1998
When God Declares War The violence of God can only be understood in the shadow of the Cross.
by Daniel G. Reid and Tremper Longman III | October 28, 1996
Religion With a Human Face One woman's extraordinary faith reveals much about the ordinary faith of the Middle Ages.
Joseph Lynch | January 1, 1996
