A historian considers the evidence of the Crusades and the Inquisition

His 300th birthday should be a red-letter day on this side of the ocean. After all, we're all Wesleyans now

Anglican liberals are fretting, conservatives rejoicing, and all are scrambling to their history books: whence this new evangelical force on the world scene?

How America got its favorite summer tradition

Tony Blair's spin-doctors worried when he recently outed himself as a Christian. But what impact has Christianity really had on our leaders?

Some observers are upset with Tony Blair's recent public avowal of faith. But what impact has Christianity really had on our leaders?

A gripping new book details the first American missionary hostage crisis, over 100 years ago

Some enjoyable ways to get the most out of the work of church historians

An unhappy celebration—isn't that an oxymoron?

"The modern Anglican mission to Iraq met with initial success, but its story sounds a cautionary note"

"The roots of a resurgent practice, plus 14 books for further study"

"Not heresy hunters, nor Islamic purges, nor even Mongol hordes could wipe Christianity from Iraq"

Tolkien wanted his Lord of the Rings to echo the Lord of Lords—but do we have ears to hear?

War reports deluge us every hour. Why should we read old news?

Get rooted in the Christian past with these riveting reads of primary sources

If the looming war breaks out, 350,000 Iraqi Christians will be caught in a West-East conflict eerily similar to 4th-century events

A little-read book of the Bible reminds us of the astonishing intimacy we enjoy with Christ

Why Muslims, Jews, and Christians still yearn for their holy places.

Why heresy trials will have to do, until something better comes along