2007
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TURNING POINT
"You have not labored in vain"
After a crushing political defeat, William Wilberforce nearly gave up his fight to abolish the slave trade. But a life-changing letter from John Newton sent this Daniel back into the lion's den.
Kevin Belmonte
FROM THE EDITOR
Christian History & Biography Celebrates 25 Years
Jennifer Trafton
A Joyful Noise
Jennifer Trafton
A Life of Listening
Benedict's Rule became the gold standard of monastic life.
Hugh Feiss, OSB
Bach & the Bible
His underlining and marginal comments give us a window into his personal faith.
Robin A. Leaver
Bach in Japan
With the help of conductor Masaaki Suzuki, Bach's music is bringing the message of Christian hope to a secular nation.
Uwe Simon-Netto
Caffeine and Counterpoint
The coffee craze unleashed Bach's whimsy.
Elesha Coffman
Contagious Compassion
Deadly epidemics and social traumas haunt the news and test the limits of our kindness and courage. How should Christians respond, when the church itself is so divided? Perhaps we need another Catherine of Siena.
James D. Smith III and Kimberly Dawsey-Richardson
Converting Europe
For centuries, monks were at the center of the Western missionary enterprise.
Glenn W. Olsen
Costly Love, Radical Forgiveness
What made African bishop Festo Kivengere rejoice in the face of monstrous evil?
Tim Stafford
Defining the Faith
Gnosticism emerged during a time when Christians faced an identity crisis.
Everett Ferguson
Did You Know?
Interesting and little-known facts about Benedictine monasticism.
Encounters with Islam
Few issues have more serious implications for Christian witness and global politics today than Christian-Muslim relations. We can learn much from Arab Christian apologist John of Damascus, eloquent Assyrian Church leader Patriarch Timothy 1, and tireless Protestant missionary Samuel Zwemer.
Andrew Saperstein
PEOPLE WORTH KNOWING
Faith of Our Mothers
The history of the church would have looked very different without these famous moms.
Elesha Coffman
Following Jesus in the Dark
The difficult choices of Dietrich Bonhoeffer show that, in extreme circumstances, the path to peace may not always be paved with clear ethical answers.
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
For the Glory of God Alone
Fueled by his Lutheran faith, J. S. Bach devoted his life to creating music for refreshment, proclamation, and praise.
Calvin R. Stapert
Freedom and Faith
Bach still speaks to the church today.
Paul Westermeyer
God's Image in Color
Racism continues to stain society and challenge the church's commitment to a color-blind gospel. Albert Lutuli's peaceful pursuit of justice in South Africa pointed a way forward for the generations to come.
Gerald J. Pillay and Carolyn Nystrom
CHANGED LIVES
Grace is in the Details
An 18th-century book gave Richard Foster new eyes for the present moment. The ordinary had never looked so extraordinary.
Richard J. Foster
Grace Notes
Luther's example inspired Christian composers to fill the church with the finest music they could create.
Carlos Messerli
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