Church History

“The First Helvetic Confession of 1536 was an attempt to unite the Lutherans and Swiss Reformed. It was called for by seven Swiss leaders and was to be held in Basel. Many of the points of the confession could be agreed upon, but it was section 23 regarding the Eucharist that became a sticking point.” - P&D

“Few songs are still sung after 1,200 years. “Be Thou My Vision” is one of them. I love it deeply, but so have Christians from medieval Ireland to modern churches worldwide. Here’s why and where it came from.” - Josh Barzon

“It was John Wycliffe and his followers who translated the Bible into English from Latin in the late 1300s. This led to the Lollards, who comprised England’s first Evangelical movement. From that movement came a man called William Tyndale, who had the drive to translate the New Testament into English from Greek, using Erasmus’ printed Greek New Testament.” - CPost

“This video is going to be a history of infant baptism in the early church. It will have four sections. First, a summary of the argument. Second, I’ll explain the goal of this video. Third, we’ll look at the New Testament. Fourth, we’ll look at the early church data century by century.” - Gavin Ortlund

“While the Council of Nicaea did not specifically address the matter of military service, it nonetheless marks a critical transition point. After Nicaea, Christians were no longer simply tolerated within the empire but were instead increasingly integrated….The long-standing ambivalence about military service that marked the ante-Nicene period began to fade.” - Providence

“The Mosaic Church (2025) is an engaging new documentary film about an extraordinary archeological discovery of recent times.” - Imaginative Conservative

Why Creeds? Why Nicaea? Is Nicaea Biblical? Nicaea I vs. Constantinople I, The Structure of the Creed… and word by word explanation. - Gavin Ortlund

“DiPrima’s account is faithful to history, not speaking where God has not spoken, while reminding his readers of God’s sovereignty in saving sinners and enabling the work of ministry.” - Acton

“Caleb Morell’s A Light on the Hill takes the long view. This history of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., reminds us that the work is no less God’s work when we’re arguing about pandemic church closures, prohibition, or integration.” - Acton

“Most American Christians think of Easter as only a day and of Ascension Day as barely a blip on the calendar. However, in different times and places, Christians put a high priority on the Ascension. In the first few centuries of the Church, it was celebrated, along with Pentecost, as part of the Easter season.” - Breakpoint