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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).
The Bulletin
The global aftershock of military action in Venezuela, California churches rebuild one year after LA fires, and the possibility of revival in America.
The gaming platform poses both content concerns and safety risks that put minors in “the Devil’s crosshairs.” The company says tighter restrictions are coming.
Three books on politics and public life to read this month.
Analysis
Is America’s appetite for power in Venezuela bigger than its ability to handle it?
News
Working in the Gulf States promises better pay, but pastors say the distance harm marriages and children.
Silence from Scripture on new technologies and the ethical questions they raise is no excuse for silence from the church.
More believers from China and Taiwan are finding Eastern Christianity appealing. I sought to uncover why.