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The Uncensored Merton
Timothy Jones
Egypt: Church of the Martyrs
Copts thrive in the face of bloody carnage, legal restraint, anddiscrimination.
Timothy C. Morgan in Cairo with additional reporting by Kees Hulsman
Yancey: A Cure for Spiritual Deafness
Relevance, we have surely mastered. What would happen if we sought a little irrelevance?
Women of the Early Church: A Gallery
A few of the many
MARY L. HAMMACK Dr. Mary L. Hammack is a teacher with more than 29 years of experience at the elementary, high school and university levels. She currently works as a freelance writer and curriculum coordinator, and is the author of A Dictionary of Women in Church History (Moody Press, 1984). AND THE EDITORS
From the Archives: Egeria at Thecla's Shrine
Constantine's mother, Helena, traveled to Palestine, touring biblical sites and, with her imperial wealth, establishing churches and shrines. Thereafter, it was quite fashionable for Christians to visit the Holy Land. Late in the 4th century, a nun named Egeria made the trek from western Europe and kept a diary of her travels. Not far from Tarsus, she visited the shrine of Thecla, then considered a historical figure.
A 12th Century Man for All Seasons
The Life and Thought of Bernard of CIairvaux
Tony Lane is a lecturer in historical theology at London Bible College. Among his writings are contributions to Eerdman's Handbook to the History of Christianity, and to Great Leaders of the Christian Church (Moody Press).
A Brief Chronology of the Life and Works of Bernard of Clairvaux
The Search for a Holy Life
A Brief Overview of Medieval Monasticism
Thomas Kay is Professor of History at Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois.
540 Benedict Writes His Monastic Rule
His flexible, compassionate guidelines for Christian community forever shaped monastic life—and influenced Western society.
Dr. Bennett D. Hill is professor of history at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
Terms of the Religious Life
Inside the Convent
How did convents arise? Why did so many medieval women enter them?
Dr. Jo Ann McNamara is Professor of History at Hunter College, City University of New York, and author of Women and the Structures of Society (Duke, 1984).
Martin Luther's Early Years: Did You Know?
Little-known or remarkable facts about Martin Luther's Early Years
Dr. Herbert K. Jacobsen is pastor of Northwest Covenant Church in Mt. Prospect, Illinois. He serves as adjunct professor of theology at North Park College in Chicago, Illinois, and was formerly professor of biblical and theological studies at Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois.
Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation: Christian History Timeline
Rudolph Heinze is vice-principal and tutor of church history at Oak Hill College, London. He is author of The Proclamations of Tudor Kings (Cambridge, 1976).
Destroying the Monasteries
Where was Thomas Cranmer during this unscrupulous chapter in the English Reformation?
Paul Ayris is head of IT services at the Cambridge University Library. He is co-editor of Thomas Cranmer: Churchman and Scholar (Boydell & Brewer, 1993).
Eastern Orthodoxy: From the Editor - Exotic Orthodoxy
Exotic Orthodoxy
Mark Galli
The Fury of the Northmen
The Viking invasions destroyed the glory of Celtic monasticism.
Georgia Beaverson
Rooted in the Tradition
Celtic Christianity is not as theologically unique as many have supposed.
Gilbert Márkus
Ascetic Superstars
Irish monks and nuns are famous for their spiritual heroics.
Lisa Bitel
Iona's Tough Dove
Though named for a gentle bird, the ascetic Columba wielded enormous influence with chieftans and kings—even after he died.
Thomas Owen Clancy
The Festive Abbess
Legendary Brigit brought joy and the burning presence of God.
Kathy Mulhern
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