Fine-Tuning the Incarnation
A lot of mistakes were made before the church figured out how best to describe Jesus Christ.
Bruce L. Shelley|July 01, 1996
Is Christmas Pagan?Long before Constantine, Christians found ways to redeem local cultures and salvage those elements that naturally pointed to Christ.
Bruce L. Shelley|December 06, 1999
The Bishop at WorkAugustine saw himself not as a saint, but as a pastor with a job to do.
Bruce L. Shelley|July 01, 2000
The Emperor’s New ReligionThe story of early Christianity’s most famous—and most controversial—convert.
Bruce L. Shelley|January 01, 1998
A Pastor's HeartEven in the midst of his campaign for reform, Hus never forgot the faithful flock back home.
Bruce L. Shelley|October 01, 2000
Counter-Culture ChristianityA look at the radical utopian communities that sprang up across the early frontier.
Bruce L. Shelley|January 01, 1995
325 The First Council of NicaeaAt stake in the church's first general council was the simplest, yet most profound, question: Who is Jesus Christ?
Bruce L. Shelley|October 01, 1990
The Young and the ZealousHow do you change the course of the nation's future? Youth for Christ had the answer: Win over the next generation.
Bruce L. Shelley|October 01, 2006
