My Top 5 Books on Desert Spirituality
Bishops in Fact If Not in Name
Lisa Bitel introduces us to two medieval women who transcended traditional roles.
Truth in Stone and Marble
The early church developed a visual language to express their faith in art.
Translating the Gospel in Eastern Europe
Early missionaries Cyril and Methodius gave the Slavic people an alphabet and a chance to worship God in their own language.
Tracing the Footsteps of Jesus
A fourth-century pilgrim left behind a vivid eyewitness account of the Land of the Bible and how Jerusalem Christians celebrated Holy Week.
Radical Christians
Alone or in community, early monks and nuns sought to follow Christ in a whole-hearted and vividly countercultural way.