Articles in this Issue
The Emperor’s New Religion
The story of early Christianity’s most famous—and most controversial—convert.
Evangelism in the Early Church: Did You Know?
Little known or remarkable facts about church growth in the ancient pagan world.
Evangelism in the Early Church: From the Editor – Hodgepodge Evangelism
Hodgepodge Evangelism
The Empire Within the Empire
Setting the context.
Defending the Cannibals
How Christians responded to the sometimes strange accusations of their critics.
Ordinary Saints at First Church
It wasn’t revivals or eloquent preachers that most influenced pagan society but everyday Christians doing everyday evangelism.
The Exile and the Slave Girl
Two of the least known but most effective early evangelists.
Evangelism in the Early Church: A Gallery of Key Converts
Rejecting paganism, these five Christians helped evangelize an empire.
Evangelism in the Early Church: Christian History Timeline – The Growth of Early Christianity
Christian History Timeline
Live Longer, Healthier, & Better
The untold benefits of becoming a Christian in the ancient world.
Evangelists to the Death
It took centuries for Christian martyrs to impact pagan society.
The Competition
When Christianity came to town, the religious marketplace was already crowded.
From Black Magic to Mystical Awe
Glimpses of many-sided Roman paganism—from engravings, parchments, and tablets of the ancient world.
The Emperor Strikes Back
How the once illegal religion became the law of the empire.
Evangelism in the Early Church: Christian History Interview – Roman Redux
Today’s evangelistic challenge is not all that different than it was for the early church.
Evangelism in the Early Church: Recommended Resources
Evangelism in the Early Church