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A Preaching Woman The remarkable story of a former slave sheds light on the origins of African American Christianity. Jonathon Kahn The More Things Change … Historical perspectives on worship. Mary Noll Venables The News from Rhosllanerchrugog On the exemplary fate of Nonconformity in Wales. David Bebbington more... Discerning God's Will "Quotations to stir the heart and mind from Van Gogh, Dante, Thomas Merton, and others" Richard A. Kauffman Digging in China Christianity in the world's most populous country may be a lot older than anybody imagined. Elesha Coffman Oil and Water "In third-century Rome, baptism was high drama" Elesha Coffman more... David Livingstone, Missionary Explorer Elizabeth Isichei David Livingstone, Missionary Explorer: Recommended Resources David Livingstone, Missionary Explorer editors Does Anyone Know What Creative Means? Fred Smith "Weblog: With Gay Bishop Consecration Days Away, D.C. Bishop Vows Same-Sex Blessing Rite" "Anglican commission named, Gen. Boykin story keeps going, church ad rejected after initial acceptance, and other stories from online sources around the world" Ted Olsen Christian History Corner: Festival of Fears What's scarier than Halloween? The anxieties that drive it. Elesha Coffman In Perspective: The Christian and the Jack-o'-Lantern The September 11 terrorist attacks force Americans to rethink Halloween—something Christians have done for a long time. Todd Hertz more... CT Classic: Frederick Buechner's Sacred Journey How one writer and minister has made a career of telling others about moments of holy insight Timothy K. Jones Christian History Corner: Saint J. R. R. the Evangelist Tolkien wanted his Lord of the Rings to echo the Lord of Lords—but do we have ears to hear? Chris Armstrong Editor's Bookshelf: Converting 'Amazing Grace' The story behind America's most beloved song shows the God-centered vision with which it was written David Neff more... The Return of Universal History Taking the long view. Donald A. Yerxa When the Sky Was Orange An environmental history of China. John Copeland Nagle Believing History An exchange featuring Bruce Kuklick, Mark Noll, and Richard Bushman more... 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 "After Much Debate, Dutch Churches Welcome Royal Engagement" Crown prince will wed daughter of leading official in Argentina's military junta. Ecumenical News International Christian History Corner: Good King Bad King How Christian was the king whose name is almost always associated with the Bible? By Elesha Coffman, Assistant Editor of Christian History magazine Inside CT: You Are What You Were Past events are still shaping our behavior today Mark Galli Reflections: Quotations to Stir Mind and Heart Quotations to stir heart and mind on the heritage of faith Richard Kauffman Reflections: Quotations to Stir Mind and Heart Quotations to stir heart and mind on the heritage of faith Richard Kauffman more... 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. The Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre Suspicious and scared, the king of France ordered a political assassination. Then the real killing began. Scott M. Manetsch more... The French Wars of Religion: Christian History Timeline CH Timeline CT Classic: Cosmic Combat Part 1 (Part 1 Philip Yance Early Church Heroines: Rulers, Prophets and Martyrs AIDA BESANCON SPENCER Dr. Aida Besancon Spencer is an associate professor of New Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, S. Hamilton, Mass. She is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., and author of Beyond the Curse: Women Called to Ministry (Thomas Nelson, 1986), which made Eternity magazine's 1986 Book-of-the-Year list Books & Culture's Book of the Week: Divine Numbers Can you say Christian and mathematics in the same sentence? Karl-Dieter Crisman
