Results tagged “church history”
Giving Himself Willingly (09/27/09 - 6 Comments)
I have (slowly) been reading Bruce Gordon's new biography of Calvin (titled simply Calvin) and recently came to a chapter describing the situation in France during Calvin's ministry in Geneva. As a Frenchman, Calvin's influence spread beyond Geneva and into his native land. There Protestants, some connected to Calvin and others not, were being killed as part of a systematic effort to root out the seditious faith. Many were hunted down, tortured and executed. This...
A Visual History of the English Bible (11/17/08 - 3 Comments)
I wanted A Visual History of the English Bible to be a standout. A book that I spied in a catalog and knew I just needed to read, it deals with a topic I love and in a way that is fresh and compelling. Few readers of the English Bible really understand the history of their Bible and fewer still understand the countless sacrifices that were made to bring it to us. A book like...
That Shall Be Known... (11/15/08 - 10 Comments)
Yesterday, while reading a book about the history of the English Bible, I came across the story of John Rogers, a Bible translator who worked first with Tyndale and then independently after Tyndale's death. It's a story I've read before and one that is so powerful. Rogers was eventually arrested, tried, and found guilty of heresies against the Roman Church and against the sacrament. Such heresy carried with it the penalty of death and Rogers...
Seven Reasons To Study the Church's Past (06/16/08 - 15 Comments)
Though I work primarily as a web designer, and despite receiving training in another area of the computer field (network administration, for those who may be interested), my most significant education was in history. It was history that I studied while in college and it is, in many ways, still my first love. As much as I love reading Christian living and spiritual growth books, I’m always eager to dive into my next history book....
The 2007 Reformation Day Symposium (10/31/07 - 24 Comments)
Today is Reformation Day--the 490th anniversary of the day Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of Wittenberg's Schlosskirke. That small act triggered a series of events that forever changed the world. It stands as one of the most important events in all of history--though an event that has been largely forgotten. Today we remember that day and express our gratitude to God for raising up men such as Martin Luther. As...