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Why Wesley Still Dominates Our Hymnbook
Two centuries later, what's the secret of Charles Wesley's undiminished popularity?
The Right Reverend Timothy Dudley-Smith is Anglican Bishop of Thetford, Great Britain, and author of A Flame of Love: A Personal Choice of Charles Wesley's Verse (Triangle, 1987).
Bonhoeffer's Costly Theology
His controversial yet Christ-centered beliefs were formed not only in the classrooms of Tübingen, but also in the cells of Tegel Prison.
John D. Godsey
Terms of the Religious Life
The Hymn Explosion
In 1700, there were precious few English hymns. In 1800, there were hymnbooks galore. What happened?
Dr. Robin A. Leaver is Professor of Church Music at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, and teaches in the liturgical studies program at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. He is the author or editor of twenty-four books on hymnody and related subjects.
The Secrets of Spurgeon's Preaching
Why would thousands come to hear him speak?
Lewis A. Drummond
Barth and Bonhoeffer
What did Bonhoeffer think of this century's most influential theologian?
Dr. John D. Godsey is professor emeritus of systematic theology at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C., and author of The Theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Westminster, 1960).
Compel Them to Come In
An earnest evangelistic appeal from the Prince of Preachers
CHARLES HADDON SPURGEON
Life in a Medieval Village
From birth to death, a peasant woman's difficult life intersected the church.
Frances and Joseph Gies are the authors of many hooks on the Middle Ages including Life in a Medieval Village (Harper & Row 1990) from which this article is excerpted by permission.
Where Did We Get The Doxology?
The story behind what may be the world's best-known hymn.
Dr. James D. Smith III is Senior Pastor of Clairemont Emmanuel Baptist Church and Adjunct Professor of Church History at Bethel Seminary-West, both in San Diego. He is a member of the advisory board of Christian History.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Christian History Timeline
Information based upon timelines in Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Man of Vision, Man of Courage, by Eberhard Bethge (New York: Harper & Row, 1970) and A Testament to Freedom: The Essential Writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer edited by Geffrey Kelly and F. Burton Nelson (San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1990).
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).
The Anguish and Agonies of Charles Spurgeon
Debilitating gout, poisonous slander, recurring depression—Spurgeon suffered them all. What happened to his faith as a result?
Dr. Darrel W. Amundsen is professor of classics at Western Washington University and co-editor of Caring and Curing (Macmillan, 1988).
A Skeptic Inside the Nunnery
Spiritual vitality—and tensions—within a twelfth-century priory.
Charles H. Spurgeon: Christian History Timeline
Radical Resistance
Bonhoeffer took an early and active stand against the Nazis.
Dr. Richard V. Pierard is professor of history at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana. He has twice held Fulbright professorships in Germany.
The Golden Age of Hymns: A Gallery of the Hymn Writers' Hall of Fame
The poets who put words in our mouths.
Vinita Hampton Wright is Editorial Assistant for Harold Shaw Publishers. She has written previously for Christian History.
Exploring Bonhoeffer's Writings
Some of his works are little known. Some are fictional. But all are provocative. Here's a brief guide.
Dr. Clifford Green is professor of theology and ethics and director of the public policy center at Hartford Seminary. He is author of The Sociality of Christ and Humanity: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Early Theology, 1927–1933 (Scholars Press, 1975).
Other Important Hymn Writers
What Did Spurgeon Believe?
He insisted on thinking through his theology for himself—and often found himself out of step with his age.
Mark Hopkins is lecturer in church history at Theological College of Northern Nigeria.
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).
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