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Catherine Booth
Compelling preacher and co-founder of the Salvation Army
Billy Graham
Evangelist to millions
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German theologian and resister
Ten Things You (Probably) Don’t Know About C. S. Lewis
Unusual facts and common misunderstandings that take your knowledge beyond Narnia.
Five Ways We Misunderstand American Religious History
From religious liberty to religious violence, it helps to get our facts straight.
Martin Niemöller
Confessing pastor and repentant nationalist
The First Mexican Protestant Loved the Bible
How Ambrosio Gonzales encountered the Word of God and blazed the trail for future Latino converts.
Why Putting Christ Back in Christmas Is Not Enough
The history of American holiday cheer obscures the difficult details of the nativity narrative.
Jesus Befriended Prostitutes. So This Victorian-Era Woman Did Too.
Josephine Butler’s faith prompted her to challenge the status quo of her day.
How Sunday School Sparked Revival in Egypt’s Oldest Church
Inspired by Western missionaries, a humble Coptic cleric gave new life to the ancient church through education.
The Anti-Racism Activist That History Forgot
In the Jim Crow era, an African-American newspaper owner made a biblical case against racism.
The Remarkable Story of China’s ‘Bible Women’
The history of Christianity in the world’s largest country can’t be told without acknowledging the female evangelists and pastors who built its church.
Reprint of Ex-slave’s Theology Book Opens ‘Underexplored Vista’
Charles Octavius Boothe’s ‘Plain Theology for Plain People’ is a glorious recovery of African American theological heritage.