As the Roman Catholic patron saint of politicians, Thomas More is not quite a model for all seasons.

Donne's morbid tendencies were neither unfounded nor without an attendant hope.

The Mather men followed the faith-and career paths-of their fathers.

If only CBS had chosen a true heroine for Black History Month …

Mass suicides, like last week's in Uganda, may be a newer tactic, but the temptation to predict, even force, the coming of kingdom bliss is not.

A fellow resister of the Nazis, editor, and biographer dies half a century after his subject and companion.

The diaries of a frontier missionary couple reveal starkly differing perspectives.

While not for dummies or complete idiots, a new guide introduces church history to the beginner.

The month and day of Christ's birth have been hotly disputed for centuries.

The Church of England's current wrestling with divorce echoes its inception.

Chronicling the forgotten gender in the Bible and church history.

Want to know what's wrong with the Western church? Start with a list.

Many non- and semi-Christian groups laid claim to the West, but none more successfully than the Mormons.

George Whitefield was once the most famous man in America. Historian Thomas Kidd explains why the celebrity evangelist shouldn’t be forgotten.

When a bishop rebuked a Christian emperor, who had the final word?

In Tim Stafford's novel Stamp of Glory, the main character is a movement

Christianity and the Olympic Games were once competitors, but at other times have been on the same team.

Two historians tell why Christian thought went AWOL during the civil war.

Great figures from church history have much to teach about talking with God.