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A Devoted Life: Did You Know?
Interesting and little-known facts about Benedictine monasticism.
FROM THE EDITOR
Christian History & Biography Celebrates 25 Years
Jennifer Trafton
Gnostics: Did You Know?
Interesting and Little Known Facts about the Gnostics
Compiled by Jennifer Trafton and Rebecca Colossanov
The Gospel According to J.S. Bach: Did You Know?
A Musical Vocabulary for Budding Bach Fans
Compiled by Calvin Stopert and Jennifer Trofton
FROM THE EDITOR
A Devoted Life: From the Editor - Rediscovering Benedict
Jennifer Trafton
A Joyful Noise
Jennifer Trafton
From the Editor
It Only Takes a Spark (to keep a heresy going)
Jennifer Trafton
Love Amidst the Brokenness
The fall of Rome was the 9/11 of the ancient world; Alaric, its Osama bin Laden. As the "eternal city" crumbled, Augustine of Hippo pointed Christians to the City of God—the eternal church on pilgrimage through a world that is not our home.
Timothy George
Defining the Faith
Gnosticism emerged during a time when Christians faced an identity crisis.
Everett Ferguson
Radical Christians
Alone or in community, early monks and nuns sought to follow Christ in a whole-hearted and vividly countercultural way.
Jennifer Hevelone-Harper
The Starving Body of Christ
We live in a world of vast economic injustice, crippling poverty, and wealthy churches. So did "golden-mothed" preacher John Chrysostom.
Bradley Nassif
To the Glory of God Alone
Fueled by his Lutheran faith, J. S. Bach devoted his life to creating music for refreshment, proclamation, and praise.
Calvin R. Stapert
Caffeine and Counterpoint
The coffee craze unleashed Bach's whimsy.
Elesha Coffman
Contagious Compassion
Deadly epidemics and social traumas haunt the news and test the limits of our kindness and courage. How should Christians respond, when the church itself is so divided? Perhaps we need another Catherine of Siena.
James D. Smith III and Kimberly Dawsey-Richardson
In the Know
The Gnostics believed that knowledge is the key to salvation--for a select few.
David M. Scholer
The Blessing of Benedict
The "Father of Western Monasticism" spent his life teaching spiritual beginners about kindness, community, and prayer.
Carmen Acevedo Butcher
A Life of Listening
Benedict's Rule became the gold standard of monastic life.
Hugh Feiss, OSB
Setting the Captives Free
Oppressed women around the globe await those willing to carry on the legacy of Pandita Ramabai.
Robert Eric Frykenberg
Singing the Word of God
Protestant reformer Martin Luther planted the seed that grew into a rich musical tradition culminating in Bach.
Mark Noll
The Secret is Out
The discovery of the Nag Hammadi collection brought ancient Gnostic writings to light.
David M. Scholer
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