Issue 72. How We Got Our History


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Summary
What lies behind the scenes of Christian history? Who were our most influential historians? When and where did they live? Who was their immediate audience? What were their political agendas, personal worldviews, and theological biases? These questions open the door to historiography, the investigation into how history has been written.

This unique issue of Christian History & Biography embarks on such an investigation, offering you an informative look at many of the great historians from the Roman, Medieval, Renaissance and Modern eras.

We all take accounts of the past on faith. With history, as with rumors and recommendations, it's crucial to consider the source.

Inside this issue you'll find:

  • The Problem of Eusebius
    His work became the foundation for centuries of Christian scholarship. Was that foundation firm or hopelessly flawed?
  • What a Difference a Reign Makes
    Eusebius traces the Christian saga: from abuse to esteem in less than a decade.
  • Eusebius's Ancestors
    First-century rivals for the title "Father of Church History."
  • The Best of History
    100 book titles to expand your historical horizons.
  • In God's Country
    Those who believe that God rewards rightous nations have Orosius to admire and Augustine to dispute.
  • When God Came To England
    In Bede’s view, the history of the English church–like the history of Redemption–begins in Genesis and ends in Revelation.
    Also: Oswald and Aiden
  • Wide Angles and Zoom Lenses
    Medieval chronicles showed Christians their place in God's world, from Creation to the end.
  • Great Lessons form "Bad" History
    Hagiography may not be factual boigraphy, but it captures the practices and ideals of pre–modern Christianity perfectly.
    Also: Maggie, the Dragon Slayer
  • Church History's Biggest Hoax
    Renaissance scholarship proved fatal for one of the medieval papacy's favorite claims.
  • Battle for the Past
    As traditions clashed during the Reformation, history became hotly disputed territory.
    Also: Model Martyrs
  • The Link: Christian History Today
    Combining Christian convictions and scholarly conventions, two historians create very different blends.
    Conversations with George Marsden and John Woodbridge
Modern Pioneers
Historians continue to explore the territories these four scholars homesteaded: American church history, missiology, Christian culture, and the crossroads of faith and learning.
  • Philip Schaff
    Father of American church history
  • Kenneth Scott Latourette
    Historian of six–continent Christianity
  • Christopher Dawson
    Champion of Christian culture
  • Hebert Butterfield
    Scientific and Christian
  • How Could You Forget…
    More notable names from the field's recent past.
    Departments
  • Did You Know?
  • From the Editor


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