Issue 35. Columbus & Christianity in the Americas


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Summary
"In fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. He had three ships and left from Spain; He sailed through sunshine, wind and rain."

These lines begin a grade-school poem recited by young Americans across the country. Exploration, trade, and happy sailors comprise the bulk of plotline, teaching children that a "new world" was the object of Columbus' travels. Christian History & Biography provides a more accurate historical recounting of this childhood tale. In this issue, you will learn of Columbus' spiritual calling to explore, encounter heated debates over evangelistic techniques in the new world, and enter a delicate discussion of the relationship between the Cross and the sword.

Inside this issue you'll find:
  • Why Did Columbus Sail?
    What your history textbooks may not have told you
  • Also: When Two Worlds Met
    The historic moment from Columbus's journal
  • Columbus's Signature
    What does it mean?
  • The Clamor over Columbus
    On this hotly debated anniversary, what should Christians think?
  • Also: Voices in the Controversy
  • How Did Native Americans Respond to Christianity?
    A collection of eyewitness accounts
  • Also: Tying Their Own Hands
    How Christian missionaries sometimes thwarted their own evangelism
  • The Great Debate
    How should the church evangelize the Americas? Two strong leaders faced off over the question
  • Christianity Comes to the Americas
    Early Spanish Expansion and Missions
  • Cross and Sword
    When Christianity came to the Americas, why did faith join hands with warfare?
  • Lights in the Darkness
    As sincere believers marched to subjugate a continent, other Christians had to oppose them
  • The Gallery: Champions for the Oppressed
    Courageous Christians who worked on behalf of "the least of these" in the Americas
  • Also: The Christian Conquerors
  • The Father of California
    Junipero Serra launched a remarkable enterprise on Spain's final frontier
  • Also: Highlights of the California Missions
  • Protestantism Explodes
    Why is a traditionally Catholic region turning Protestant?
    Departments
  • Did You Know?
  • From the Editor
  • CH Timeline
  • Recommended Resources


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