Open Debate in the Openness Debate
It's been centuries since Luther nailed his theses to a church door, but the Internet is reintroducing theological debate to the public square.
Elesha Coffman

A Glossary of Terms

T.U.L.I.P.

"Religious Freedom Can Be Ethnically Limited, Utah Judge Rules"
"Forgiving McVeigh, England's murdered vicar, and other stories from media around the world."
Ted Olsen

The Wesleys: Christian History Timeline
The Christian History Timeline

You Must Not Kneel Here
One April Sunday, Richard and fellow black Methodists decided they wouldn't stand for prejudice anymore.
Will Gravely

Looking for Bach
The mystery of the missing years
John Ito

Who Killed Classical Music?
And can marketing magic bring it back to life?
Lionel Basney

Illinois Pastor on Fatal Flight
"Jeffrey Mladenik, 43, was involved in workplace ministry, international adoption."
LaTonya Taylor

Jesus and Mama
The intercessor par excellence in country music
by Sam Torode

Salvation Inflation?
A conversation with Alan Wolfe.
Interview by Michael Cromartie

The Christianity Today News Wrap
"Recent deaths, promotions, and other tidbits from the religion world"
CT Staff

Christian History Corner: I'm Dreaming of a Victorian Christmas
An ageless story reminds us of the values the Victorians can still teach us
Chris Armstrong

The American Puritans: Christian History Timeline
Dr. Francis J. Bremer is professor of history at Millersville (Pennsylvania) University. He is author of The Puritan Experiment: New England Society from Bradford to Edwards (St. Martin's, 1976).

Can Spiritual Maturity Be Taught?
An interview with Roberta Hestenes
Marshall Shelley and Larry Weeden

From the Editor: Ten Years, Thanks to You
Kevin A. Miller

Between Hus and Herrnhut
This article was a collaboration of Bernard Michel, and the editor, working from notes by Eve Bock and Josef Smolik, whose work appears elsewhere in this issue.

Jan Amos Comenius: Did You Know?

The Search for Redemption
Confession without remorse.
By Bruce Kuklick

Evasive Maneuvers
Can Protestant historians play by the rules of the secular academy without giving the game away?
by Bruce Kuklick

Weblog: Oh Who Are the Evangelicals in Your Neighborhood?
U.S. News examines the movement and its founder Jonathan Edwards. Plus: Salon.com on Lewis and Tolkien.
Ted Olsen

Jonathan Edwards and John Wesley and 300-A Plentiful Harvest
Douglas Sweeney

Jonathan Edwards and John Wesley and 300-Revival Reconsidered
David Bebbington

Be Always Ready
Mark Noll

The West That Wasn't Won
Protestant missions to Native Americans had few shining moments.
Bonnie C. Harvey

The American Puritans: Christian History Timeline
Dr. Francis J. Bremer is professor of history at Millersville (Pennsylvania) University. He is author of The Puritan Experiment: New England Society from Bradford to Edwards (St. Martin's, 1976).

The American Puritans: A Gallery of Gifted Founders
The first generation of American Puritans was extraordinarily talented. Here are five leading examples.
Mark Galli is managing editor of Christian History.

The Pentecostal Tradition
A sampling of ecstatic experiences reported in different eras of church history
Stanley M. Burgess

Jan Amos Comenius: Christian History Timeline

John Bunyan and Pilgrim's Progress: Christian History Timeline

An Authentic Narrative of Some Remarkable and Interesting Particulars
Mark Noll delivers the first installment of a five-volume, multiauthor history of evangelicalism.
by David Hempton

Christian History Corner: 300-Year-Old Man Returns to Lead His Church
Evangelicals need this grandfather-figure more than ever
Chris Armstrong

Jonathan Edwards and John Wesley and 300-A Plentiful Harvest
Douglas Sweeney

Huguenots and the Wars of Religion: The Gallery - The Inner Circle
Huguenot intrigues swirled around a handful of key figures.
Emily Alger; Matt Donnelly

Huguenots and the Wars of Religion: Did You Know?
Interesting & unusual facts about the Huguenots—and their enemies.

Huguenots and the Wars of Religion: From the Editor - Fracas Francais
Elesha Coffman

Christian History Corner: Timeline of the Spirit-gifted
Before Moody, Finney, Edwards, and Mather came a long line of Catholic and Orthodox believers reputed to enjoy the promise of the Father.
Chris Armstrong

Heart of Truthfulness
African Methodists provide hope to a troubled church.
By Kathleen K. Rutledge in Pittsburgh

Jonathan Edwards and John Wesley and 300-A Plentiful Harvest
Douglas Sweeney

Jonathan Edwards and John Wesley and 300-Revival Reconsidered
David Bebbington

Human Rights Groups Criticize Beijing as Choice for 2008 Olympics
"The challenge now is to use the games to press for improvements, advocates said."
Newsroom News Service

The Lord's Watch: the Moravians
A. Skevington Wood

Zinzendorf's Chronology

The Groves of Academe
A Pietist with a Ph.D.: Remembering Stanley J. Grenz
Roger E. Olson

Reformed, Reforming
Michael S. Horton

Christian History Corner: Breaking Down the Faith/Learning Wall
How the history of Christians in higher education has stacked the deck against Robert Sloan's new Baylor.
Collin Hansen

Durable Contempt
Why anti-Americanism thrives.
by Allen C. Guelzo

Christian History Corner: Resolutions Worth Keeping
"The origins of new years' resolutions, and one famous list"
Chris Armstrong

Reformed, Reforming
Michael S. Horton

Christian History Corner: When Pacifists Attack
"350 years ago, George Fox launched a powerful, peace-loving movement with an assault on established Christianity."
Elesha Coffman

Still Somebody
"Despite an embarrassing scandal and widespread irritation with his methods, Jesse Jackson continues to be an influential voice in the church. Should evangelicals listen?"
Edward Gilbreath

Bible Translation: Revised NIV Makes Its Debut
Translators alter 7 percent of the text to update style and gender issues.
Timothy C. Morgan

Eavesdropping: Open Door Policy Part 3
Gary Bauer's office problems signal a problem in our Christian understanding of both sex and work.

Eavesdropping: Open-Door Policy Part 2
The Bauer campaign's gender-in-the-workplace controversy speaks to our confusion about the role of Christians in society

Eavesdropping: Open Door Policy Part 3
Gary Bauer's office problems signal a problem in our Christian understanding of both sex and work.

The Germanic States Before the Seventeenth Century

The Hymn
How ordinary belivers found their voice through song
Mark Noll

The Triumph of the Praise Songs
How guitars beat out the organ in the worship wars.
Michael S. Hamilton

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.

Jonathan Edwards and John Wesley and 300-Revival Reconsidered
David Bebbington

Finding God in Small Groups
Tom Albin's doctoral research reveals why the Wesley's system worked so well
Tim Stafford

Weblog: 'Roe' Files Motion to Have 1973 Decision Annulled
Stephen Van Kuiken ousted as Presbyterian minister, John Wesley's 300th birthday, and many other stories from online sources around the world
Ted Olsen

Christian History Corner: Holy America, Phoebe!
It swept across church lines, transforming America's urban landscape with its rescue missions and storefront churches. Yet today, the holiness movement and its charismatic woman leader are all but forgotten.
By Chris Armstrong

Salvation Inflation?
A conversation with Alan Wolfe.
Interview by Michael Cromartie

Jonathan Edwards and John Wesley and 300-Revival Reconsidered
David Bebbington

Like Mother, Like Son
John Wesley's parents, especially his mother, profoundly influenced his character and career.
Charles Wallace, Jr.

Matters of Opinion: What Has Gender Got to Do with It?
Wesleyan-Holiness churches were led by women long before the rise of the modern women's movement.
By Rebecca Laird | posted 9/12/00

John Wesley and Women

An Authentic Narrative of Some Remarkable and Interesting Particulars
Mark Noll delivers the first installment of a five-volume, multiauthor history of evangelicalism.
by David Hempton

The Trouble with George
Edwards worried that the strong emotions raised by George Whitefield's preaching would produce not steady Christians by religious hypocrites.
Chris Armstrong

"Religious Freedom Can Be Ethnically Limited, Utah Judge Rules"
"Forgiving McVeigh, England's murdered vicar, and other stories from media around the world."
Ted Olsen

Be Always Ready
Mark Noll

Christian History Corner: Six 'Faith-based' Stories and a Moral
Are Christian social ministries worth fighting for?
Chris Armstrong

Christian History Corner: An 'Ordinary Saint' in Wartime
William Wilberforce saw two long charitable campaigns through, even in war's distracting shadow
Chris Armstrong