Rediscovering the Sabbath, Part 2 The Sabbath is the most challenging—and necessary—spiritual discipline for contemporary Christians. Dorothy C. Bass
Christianity and the Civil War: A Gallery of Fighters of Faith These Christian generals helped wage the Civil War, and their faith affected how they did it. Dr. Jeffery Warren Scott is pastor of Broadman Baptist Church in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Mary Ann Jeffreys is editorial coordinator of Christian History.
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).
Repeating the Unrepeatable by AIDAN KAVANAGH Dr. Aidan Kavanagh is professor of liturgics at Yale Divinity School and author of On Liturgical Theology (Pueblo, 1984).
The Place of Prayer What exactly took place in a synagogue service? John McRay
No Rest for the Weary Few pioneers possessed strong enough resolve to keep the Sabbath on the Overland Trail. Winton U. Solberg
Tested On All Sides Excerpts from a wagon train diary reveal that traveling overland was much more than a physical challenge. Mary Richardson Walker
Forty-Niner Faith Traditional Christianity didn't stand much of a chance in the California gold fields. Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp