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Guardians of the Lost Ark
Ethiopia's Christians stake their identity on being heirs of Solomon and keepers of his treasure.
Wendy Murray Zoba
Tapping the Riches
Wesley set out to renew the church he loved and he was prepared to employ any appropriate material from the whole history of Christianity to do it.
DR. CHARLES YRIGOYEN JR.
From the Archives: Pietism and its Formidable Critics
The Wissahickon Hermits
From Robert Borneman, Fire Hymns from the Hymnbook of Magister Johannes Kelpius (1976). Used with permission of Fortress Press.
The Roots and Branches of Pietism
Experiencing the Christian Faith
Rome's Religious Ferment
The first-century Empire swirled with an exotic mix of religions.
Dr. Herbert Schlossberg, Project Director, Fieldstead Institute.
Catherine of Siena
She lived only 33 years, but her vibrant faith and writings were so influential she has been declared a Doctor of the Church.
Caroline T. Marshall is Professor of History at James Madison University in Harrisonburg Virginia, and a contributor to The History of Christianity (Lion, 1977).
A Skeptic Inside the Nunnery
Spiritual vitality—and tensions—within a twelfth-century priory.
Women in the Medieval Church: A Gallery of Christian Women Writers of the Medieval World
Dr. Katharina M. Wilson is Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Georgia and editor of Medieval Women Writers (Georgia, 1984).
The Mystics
Why did mysticism flower in the medieval world—and why did women often lead in it?
Dr. Elizabeth Alvilda Petroff is Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and author of Medieval Women's Visionary Literature (Oxford, 1986).
Voices of the Mystics
Writings from Women in the Medieval Church
Brief selections from four key books
Women in the Medieval Church: Recommended Resources
Worshiping Like Pagans?
How much did Christians borrow from Greek and Roman religions?
Dr. E. Glenn Hinson is professor of church history at The Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond (Virginia). He is author of The Evangelization of the Roman Empire: Identity and Adaptability (Mercer, 1981).
Inside Pagan Worship
The Strange Stigmata
Did Francis really receive the wounds of Jesus?
Dr. Lawrence S. Cunningham is professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author or editor of sixteen books, most recently Thomas Merton: Spiritual Master: The Essential Writings (Paulist, 1992).
From Child-Killing to Mysticism
Four examples of the pluralistic challenge that Paul faced
The Editors
Heresy in the Early Church: A Gallery of Malcontents for Christ
The mixed motives and odd teachings of four notorious heretics
Stephen Miller is a free-lance writer and former editor of Illustrated Bible Life. He is a member of CHRISTIAN HISTORY's editorial advisory board.
Why Bishops Should Be Trusted
When some early Christians said they had secret apostolic teaching, one church father said, "Not likely."
An Exercise in Wonder
Orthodox writers on the deep mysteries of the Christian faith.
various Orthodox writers
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