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George MacDonald
The Victorian poet, pastor, and storyteller who inspired C.S. Lewis.
Issue 86, Spring 2005
John Newton
And the story of Amazing Grace.
Issue 81, Winter 2004
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Man Behind the Myth.
Issue 78, Spring 2003
Jonathan Edwards
The warm-hearted genius behind the great awakening.
CH, Issue 77, Winter 2003
G.K. Chesterton
Orthodoxy on the loose
CH, Issue 75, Fall 2002
Thomas Aquinas
The mind that saved the medieval church.
CH, Issue 73, Winter 2002
Dante's Guide to Heaven and Hell
Why the Divine Comedy still haunts and enchants us.
CH, Issue 70, Spring 2001
The Wesleys
Their struggle for perfection strained their relationship and sparked revival on two continents.
CH, Issue 69, Winter 2001
To Build a Fire
Jan Hus hoped his incendiary preaching and heated rebukes would purify a tainted church, but the flames consumed him first.
by Thomas A. Fudge
CH, Issue 68, Jan Hus
Jan Hus
The Incendiary Preacher of Prague
CH, Issue 68, Fall 2000
Augustine
Sinner, Bishop, Saint
Through inner and outer turmoil, he forged a vision for the church that remains influential to this day.
CH, Issue 67, Summer 2000
The Ten Most Influential Christians of the Twentieth Century
Selected by Scholars, Readers, and the CH Editors
As the calendar begins a new millennium, the Christian church is larger and stronger than ever—thanks in part to the ten people profiled here.
CH, Issue 65, Winter 2000
St. Antony & the Desert Fathers
Extreme Faith in the Early Church
Find out what drove Christians to monasteries, how the movement affected the church, and what we can learn from these nearly forgotten spiritual giants.
CH, Issue 64, Fall 1999
The Life & Times of Jesus of Nazareth
Walking with Jesus
Christians and non-Christians alike have argued over the "real" Jesus since the first century. And despite earlier failings, the quest for the historical Jesus still matters.
CH, Issue 59, Summer 1998
The Paradox of David Livingstone
Failed Missionary, Lost Explorer, and One of the Monumental Figures of the 1800s
After Livingstone opened Africa, Western missionaries moved in by the thousands. So did the colonial powers of Europe. What did these foreigners find, and what marks did they leave on the continent?
CH, Issue 56, Fall 1997
William Wilberforce
The Century of Reform
His efforts, and those of his associates, led to the abolition of the slave trade in Britain, urban renewal, education for poor children, restrictions on child labor, and more.
CH, Issue 53, Winter 1997
Hudson Taylor & Missions to China
Braving a New World
In 1854, some 380 million in the vast China interior had never seen a Westerner nor heard the name of Christ. That spring, a young Englishman landed in Shanghai determined to change that.
CH, Issue 52, Fall 1996
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REFORMERS & PIONEERS:
Martin Luther: Later Years
Issue 39
Martin Luther: Early Years
Issue 34
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Issue 32
John Calvin
Issue 12
John Wesley
Issue 2
PREACHERS & MISSIONARIES:
Apostle Paul and His Times
Issue 47
John Chrysostom
Issue 44
George Whitfield
Issue 38
D.L. Moody
Issue 25
Zinzendorf and the Moravians
Issue 1
WRITERS & MYSTICS:
Bernard of Clairvaux
Issue 24
C.S. Lewis
Issue 7
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