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Ordering Their Private World
What Puritans did to grow spiritually
Dr. Charles E. Hambrick-Stowe is pastor of Church of the Apostles (United Church of Christ) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and adjunct professor of church history at Lancaster Theological Seminary. He is author of The Practice of Piety: Puritan Devotional Disciplines in Seventeenth-Century New England (North Carolina, 1982), from which portions of this article have been adapted.
Preaching to Dread and Panic
ROBERT PAYNE (d. 1983) was the author of highly praised histories and biographies, including Fathers of the Western Church (1951) and The Holy Fire: The Story of the Early Centuries of the Early Christian Churches in the Near East (1957), from which this article is adapted with permission.
The Fiery Man Behind the First English Bible
Stephen Miller
Francis of Assisi 1181-1220: Christian History Timeline
Joanne Schatzlein, O.S.F., is congregation administrator at Sisters of Saint Francis of Assisi in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
John Chrysostom: A Gallery of Politicos, Pagans, and the Pious
by JOHN O. GOOCH John Gooch is an editor at the United Methodist Publishing House in Nashville, Tennessee. He is author of The Doctrine of Holiness in Tertullian (University Microfilms, 1983).
New England Dynasty
The lives and legacies of the Mathers, America's most influential Puritan family.
Dr. George W. Harper is professor of church history and theology at Alliance Biblical Seminary in Manila.
The Bible on our Lips
Francis's Troubled World
In that day, it took extreme measures to live for peace: a photo-essay.
The Editors
John Chrysostom: Christian History Timeline
by GERARD H. ETTLINGER Gerard H. Ettlinger is professor of theology at St. John’s University in Jamaica, New York. He is editor of a critical edition of the Greek text of Saint Jean Chrysostome: A’ une Jeune Veuve Sur le Mariage Unique (Sources Chrtiennes, 1968), and of Theodoret of Cyrus: Eranistes (Clarendon, 1975).
What the English Bible Cost One Man
Tyndale's comfort to persecuted Bible readers
Mark Galli is managing editor of CHRISTIAN HISTORY.
When the Sermon Reigned
No activity shaped Puritans more than their "plain" preaching. Here's what it was like.
Dr. Allen C. Guelzo is associate professor of history at Eastern College in St. David's, Pennsylvania. He is the author of Edwards on the Will: A Century of American Theological Debate (Wesleyan, 1989<).
Reading a Banned Book
Tyndale's comfort to persecuted Bible readers
The American Puritans: Christian History Timeline
Dr. Francis J. Bremer is professor of history at Millersville (Pennsylvania) University. He is author of The Puritan Experiment: New England Society from Bradford to Edwards (St. Martin's, 1976).
The Case for Downward Mobility
Why did Francis insist that his followers live in absolute poverty?
William S. Stafford
The Genius of Chrysostom's Preaching
by CARL A. VOLZ Carl A. Volz is professor of church history at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is author of Pastoral Life and Practice of the Early Church (Augsburg/Fortress, 1990).
A Time to Be Poor
In Francis's day, abandoning possessions was seen as a key to holiness
Dr. William S. Stafford is professor of church history at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia. He is author of Domesticating the Clergy: The Inception of the Reformation in Strasburg, 1522–1524 (Scholar's Press, 1994).
Cured by the Master of Angels
A Sermon on the healing of the paralytic
John Chrysostom From Homily XII in St. John Chrysostom: On the Incomprehensible Nature of God, translated by Paul W. Harkins (Catholic University of America Press, 1982). Used with permission.
The American Puritans: A Gallery of Gifted Founders
The first generation of American Puritans was extraordinarily talented. Here are five leading examples.
Mark Galli is managing editor of Christian History.
The Difference a Translation Makes
Early attempts to capture Psalm 23.
Wycliffe Bible (Purvey Edition, 1388)
Francis's Tenacious Lady
Gentle Clare of Assisi had to defy family and church to follow in Francis's way.
Ingrid Peterson, O.S.F., is a lecturer at the Tau Center, Sisters of Saint Francis, in Winona, Minnesota. She is author of Clare of Assisi: A Biographical Study (Franciscan Press, 1993).
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