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Constantine's Famous Emblem
The chi-rho symbol he adopted is now displayed in churches throughout the world.
David F. Wright is dean of the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh.
Dwight L. Moody (1837-1899) and His World: Christian History Timeline
The Army Under Siege
Early officers sometimes encountered brutal opposition.
CYRIL BARNES
1054 The East-West Schism
Long-standing differences between Western and Eastern Christians finally caused a definitive break, and Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox still remain separate.
Dr. George T. Dennis is professor of history at Catholic University of America in Washington. D.C., and author of several books on the Byzantine Empire.
How Moody Changed Revivalism
The evangelist converted mass evangelism.
Dr. David W. Bebbington is lecturer in history at University of Stirling in Stirling, Scotland.
Persecution in the Early Church: A Christian History Timeline
The Salvation Army: A Missionary Crusade
How a small, East London mission became one of the leading missionary organizations in the world.
Dr. E. H. McKinley is chair of the social science division at Asbury College, Wilmore, Kentucky, and the author of several books on The Salvation Army, including Marching to Glory: The History of The Salvation Army in the United States, 1880–1980 (Harper & Row, 1980).
1095 Pope Urban II Launches the First Crusade
Waves of pilgrims and soldiers embarked for the Holy Land, beginning an era of exploration, conquest, defeat, and folly.
How the Early Church Viewed Martyrs
Christians held a theology of martyrdom that gave them courage to endure.
William G. Bixler
What Is Revivalism?
Dr. David W. Bebbington is lecturer in history at University of Stirling in Stirling, Scotland.
William Booth Finds His Destiny
1272 Thomas Aquinas Concludes His Word on Summa Theologiae
The massive treatise set forth a theological system so influential it has been declared eternally valid.
The Booths' American Mentors
Three revivalists from across the Atlantic profoundly influenced the Booths' theology and mission.
Dr. John Coutts, us an author, broadcaster, and lecturer in religious studies at Avery Hill College in London. A Salvation Army officer for twenty years, he is currently a soldier in the Army's corps in Gravesend, Kent.
The Gallery: Martyrs and Confessors
by JOHN O. GOOCH Dr. John 0. Gooch is editor of youth/adult curriculum for The United Methodist Publishing House in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Popular Educator
Moody was not an educational theorist or systematizer, but he was a popular educator par excellence.
Virginia Lieson Brereton
1378 The Great Papal Schism
When two popes, and later three popes, vied for supremacy, the medieval church entered a dramatic, forty-year crisis of authority.
Dr. Francis Oakley is president of Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
Cowards Among the Christians
by JOHN O. GOOCH [JOHN O. GOOCH Dr. John 0. Gooch is editor of youth/adult curriculum for The United Methodist Publishing House in Nashville, Tennessee.]
The Northfield Schools
by VIRGINIA LIESON BRERETON [VIRGINIA LIESON BRERETON Dr. Virginia Lieson Brereton teaches history and writing at Harvard College. Her most recent book is The Formation of American Bible Schools, 1880–1940, A History (Indiana University Press, 1990).]
William Booth's Life
In His Own Words
1456 Gutenberg Produces the First Printed Bible
Using his revolutionary invention—printing from movable type—he made the Scriptures potentially accessible to every person.
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