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Of Mass Baptisms, National Churches, and the Great Commission
Can a king-ordered mass baptism of his nation's citizens really bring about their genuine conversion to Christ? What are we to make of Christ's command to "make disciples of all nations"?
David M. Kemmerer is the editor of Touchstone, a journal produced by B'rith Christian Union, a Chicago-based organization that encourages a re- examination of the continuity of historic Christian orthodoxy.
Some Places and Dates of Finney's Revivals & Travels
That Which God Hath Lent Thee
The Puritans and Money
Leland Ryken is professor of English at Wheaton College. This article and sidebar are taken from chapter 4, Money, in his book Worldly Saints: The Puritans As They Really Were, Academie/Zondervan, 1986.
Charles Grandison Finney: A Gallery of Critics, Friends, Sweethearts, and Acquaintances
The Puritan Critique of Modern Attitudes Toward Money
Puritans are often charged with having been the origin of modern attitudes toward money. Upon scrutiny, the things ascribed to Puritans turn out to be secularized versions of something that the Puritans only accepted in a context of supreme allegiance to God and obedience to Christian moral standards.
What is Eastern Orthodoxy Anyway?
It's being much-mentioned and much-lauded during all the millennial celebrations, but what, really, is this "Christian" faith that's so unfamiliar to most Western Protestants? Here's an introduction.
Dr. Alexander Melnyk is a professor of bio-chemistry at Vanier College in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and is also currently a candidate for a master of divinity degree at St. Andrew's College, a Ukrainian Orthodox theological school attached to the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.
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
A Glossary of Terms
Money in Christian History (II): A Gallery of Good Examples Not to Follow
This issue's Gallery could more aptly be called the Christian History Rogues Gallery. These unhappy tales from the past present good examples not to follow.
DAN RUNYON AND THE EDITORS
Paula: A Portrait of 4th Century Piety
This close friend of the scholar Jerome, known for her scholarship and her extreme piety and generosity, was one of the most noteworthy people—women or men—in all the 4th-century church.
NANCY A. HARDESTY Nancy A. Hardesty, a church historian who lives in Atlanta, Ga., is the author of Great Women of Faith (Abingdon) and Women Called to Witness (Abingdon). Her most recent book is Inclusive Language in the Church (John Knox).
The History of Russian Christianity: Christian History Timeline
Charles Grandison Finney: Christian History Timeline - Finney Against a Backdrop of 19th Century America & the World
Finney against a backdrop of the 19th Century America & the World
Money in Christian History (II): Christian History Timeline - Dates and Events Regarding Money
The Early Controversies Over Female Leadership
KAREN TORJESEN Dr. Karen J. Torjesen is an assistant professor of early Christianity and women's studies at Claremont Gradual School in Claremont, Calif. She has written a book on Origen's writings, plus numerous other articles for magazines and journals.
The Rich Heritage of Eastern Slavic Spirituality
Though practically unknown to most Westerners, the history of Orthodox spirituality among the Eastern Slavs of Ukraine and Russia is a deep treasure chest of spiritual exploration and discovery.
LOUIS BOUYER [Louis Bouyer was a priest of the Oratory in Paris, France, and a professor of spiritual theology at the Institut Catholique. A freguent contributor to French periodicals, he is widely known in the U.S. and Great Britain for his speaking and writing. His works translated into English include The Spirit and Forms of Protestantism; The Meaning of Sacred Scripture; Word, Church and Sacraments in Protestantism and Catholicism; and An Introduction to Spirituality.] AND THE EDITORS
Four Lessons on Money
From One of the World's Richest Preachers
Dr. White, assistant professor of Christian Thought and History at Spring Arbor College in Michigan, is the Author of The Beauty of Holiness (Zondervan, 1986), a biography of revivalist Phoebe Palmer.
Russian Christianity and the Revolution: What Happened?
Russia and the surrounding Slavic countries were at one time considered among the "most Christian" of nations. So where was the church during the revolution that made the USSR atheistic?
Andrew Sorokowski, having both a degree in law and a master's degree in Soviet studies from Harvard, is now completing a doctoral dissertation in history at the University of London School of Slavonic and East European Studies. From 1984–87 he was in Kent, England, working with Keston College, a research institute that specializes in reporting on religious life in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
Sailing for the Kingdom of God
Finney and 19th-Century Trans-atlantic Revivalism
Garth Rosell is professor of church history and director of the Ockenga Institute at Gordon- Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. Dr Rosell has written numerous articles on Finney, and along with Richard A G Dupais, has prepared a new critical edition, with the complete restored text, of Finney's Memoirs (Academie/Zondervan, 1988, 704pp).
Women and the Church Orders: Christian History Timeline
Bread and Silver
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