Christian History

Issue 49

Everyday Faith in the Middle Ages

Originally published in 1996

Christian History magazine was published by Christianity Today from 1982 to 2008.

Articles in this Issue

Everyday Faith in the Middle Ages: Did You Know?

Little-known or remarkable facts about everyday faith in the late Middle Ages

Religion With a Human Face

One woman’s extraordinary faith reveals much about the ordinary faith of the Middle Ages.

Everyday Faith in the Middle Ages: A Gallery of Unexpected Companions

Four Pilgrims in Canterbury Tales show the startling mix of medieval faith.

An Inkeeper’s Faith

Christianity in one Spanish village—a historical re-creation.

Parenting With Mother Church

In the medieval world, what you taught your children was not just your business.</

Scripture-Drenched Life

Medieval monasteries were Bible schools extraordinaire.

The Word Made Visible

Christians in the Middle Ages may have been largely illiterate, but they were not ignorant of the Bible.

When a Third of the World Died

During the Black Death, the greatest catastrophe in human history, how did Christians respond?

Warrior Spirituality

Princes and knights were expected to be men of noble character, military prowess, and deep Christian faith.

Orthodoxy Wasn’t Always Good Enough

The two most widespread medieval heresies

Carrots and Sticks

How the Catholic Church responded to heresy

God’s Glory in Wood and Stone

Intriguing facts behind one of medieval Christendom’s magnificent legacies: The Cathedral.

Everyday Faith in the Middle Ages: History in the Making – Pentecost at Prime Time

Early religious TV presented huge challenges, which Pentecostals met better than most.

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