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Alone in the Desert?
Why thousands of early Christians took up the monastic way.
James E. Goehring
Columbus's Millennial Voyage
The famous explorer was driven across the Atlantic by more than a quest for gold and glory.
Excerpts from The End of The World?, by Reginald Stackhouse, Copyright © 1997 by Reginald Stackhouse. Paulist Press, Inc, New York/Mahwah, NJ Reprinted by permission of Paulist Press, Inc. www.paulistpress.com
From the Archives: Slavery Under Ideal Conditions
Henry Bibb
Why Trust the White Christ?
Besides spiritual solace, Vikings were attracted by Christianity's tangible blessings.
Birgit and Peter Sawyer
Black Moses
The mystical faith and no-nonsense tactics of the Underground Railroad's most famous leader.
Matt Donnelly
Diet For a Large Soul
What monks meant by fasting, and what they ate when they didn't.
Benedicta Ward
Reformation Amillennialism: Salvation Now, Salvation Forever
Luther and Calvin challenged the Catholic church on many key teachings—but not on the doctrine of last things.
John R. Franke
The Dead Still Speak
What runestones and graveyards reveal about the Vikings' conversion process
Birgit and Peter Sawyer
Antony and the Desert Fathers: Christian History Timeline
A Christian History Timeline
Black Christianity Before the Civil War: Christian History Timeline
A Christian History timeline
A. G. Miller
Reformation Apocalypticism: Münster's Monster
What began as prophetic fervor ended in dictatorship and blood.
Robert L. Wise
The Conversion of Scandinavia: Christian History Timeline
A Christian History timeline
Ascetic Agitators
The early monks not only prayed in the desert but sometimes rioted in the cities.
Kenneth Calvert
Denmark: Planting the Seed
How missionaries' modest beginnings eventually bore fruit in Denmark
J.R. Christianson
God's Avenging Scourge
Nat Turner's rebellion, the bloodiest in slave history, was driven by his prophetic visions.
Vincent Hardin
American Postmillennialism: Seeing the Glory
American Christians like Jonathan Edwards were optimistic about the end.
Steven R. Pointer
Conversion of the Vikings: The Gallery - Power Evangelism Checked
The stories of three Viking rulers and their encounters with Christianity.
Georgia L. Beaverson
The Expatriate Option
Some blacks, like George Liele, had to emigrate to live and minister freely.
Milton C. Sernett
Wordly Monk
Jerome was a disciplined ascetic who was on top of current affairs.
Kelvin Crow and Mark Galli
American Adventism: The Great Disappointment
When a New York farmer announced the date of Christ's return, thousands believed him.
Bruce Shelley
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