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First
issue of Christian History magazine.
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 his month is the 20th anniversary of Christian History Institute. We
were formed to provide Christians today with pathways into our past. Our
mission is to bring our heritage alive. We set out to provide materials
that are visually appealing while maintaining scholarly integrity.
Our first project was Christian History magazine. The
magazine is still published now by Christianity Today International.
In the inaugural issue of the magazine we set forth the basic assumption
behind all of our efforts:
Christians are handicapped by a lack of knowledge of the story of
those who have preceded us in generations past. The Scriptures continually
call us to remember God's work in ages past and this must now also include
the working of our Lord through the centuries since the Scriptures were
completed. We are too easily captive to the contemporary and become
unthinking assenters to our culture's seduction by the now, the latest,
the present moment. Understanding of Christian history will help us
in many ways. We will uncover precedents in the past of how God has
worked. We will gain perspective that will help us see our current situation
in a new light. We will develop a sense of continuity and see how the
unfolding of God's purposes transcends any single generation, century,
denomination, geography or ideology.
Glimpses was founded thirteen years ago and designed to reach
a much broader audience than the magazine. To read more Glimpses,
go to the Glimpses index page. The
first three Glimpses were reprinted in this 20 year retrospect
issue.
1. Perpetua and Felicitas
2. Blaise Pascal
3. Bach to the Future |
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