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and Documents | More Helpful Sites | Lists of Christian Links
Archaeology.
Pompeii
Virtual Tour. Colorful look at the city that was destroyed by a volcano
in the 1st century.
Virtual
Pilgrimage. Let the Franciscans show you through the Holy Land.
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Biography Collections.
Celtic
Saints. Brief bios of Celtic saints and prayers for the day.
Christian
Hall of Fame. Lots of pictures with a little text.
Dictionary of African Christian
Bio. Brief bios of African Christian leaders by nation.
Feasts
and Saints. Orthodox site.
Heritage. 50 biographies of Christian giants by Victor Shepherd from Fellowship
Magazine.
History's
women. Some of the greatest were Christians.
Keifer's
Christian hagiographies. Not just official saints, either.
Papal
Biographies. Short biographies of the popes.
Saint of the Day.
Orthodox site with a useful search option.
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Biography and Writings of Individuals.
Alcuin of York. We know Alcuin as churchman, this describes him as mathematician.
Alfred the Great. A comprehensive overview of the life of Alfred
the Great.
Anselm of Canterbury. The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy on Anselm
of Canterbury. Anselm also appears in the Catholic Encyclopedia. You can read
his essay On
the Existence of God in the Medieval Sourcebook.
Aquinas, Thomas. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy on Thomas
Aquinas. Aquinas also can be studied at the Catholic Encyclopedia.
Asbury, Francis. Victor Shepherd's life of Francis
Asbury appeared in Fellowship Magazine. Interesting site
is Francis
Asbury watercolors, which tells his story through paintings.
Athanasius of Alexandria. Icon of Athanasius. Athanasius On
the Incarnation.
From Anglican Resources a biographical sketch of the life of Athanasius. Encyclopedia Britannica's life of Athanasius appears at Christian Classics Ethereal Library.
Augustine of Canterbury. The Mission
of St. Augustine of Canterbury is thorough.
Augustine of Hippo. The Catholic Encyclopedia's biography
and assessment of Augustine. You can also read the Augustinian
Rule online.
Bach, Johann Sebastian. Baroque Composers and Musicians has a bio of Bach.
The J. S. Bach Home Page has a full site of pages for the composer.
Backus, Isaac. Because of his influence on the U.S. Constitution,
Backus is often featured on the web. Baptist Cameos has a short
biography of Backus.
The Baptist Page also features Isaac Backus, son of their denomination.
Basil the Great. A Prayer
of St. Basil the Great. A lengthy article on Basil
the Great appears in the Catholic Encyclopedia.
Baxter, Richard. A full length biography of Baxter with links to other resources and books.
Bede of Harrow. Anglican Resources has a page on Bede.
Beza, Theodore. Philip Schaff devotes a chapter to Theodore
Beza.
Boniface (Winfrith). Of course, there is the Catholic Encyclopedia account of Boniface.
From the Medieval Sourcebook comes St.
Boniface and the Conversion of Germany.
Brainerd, David. Missionary
to Native Americans.
Calvin, John. Calvin's Five
Points with pages summing up his life, character and last days.
Carey, William. The Baptist Page, as you would expect,
presents a portrait
of William Carey. Wholesome Words tells the tale of William
Carey -- English Baptist Missionary to India. A sixteen chapter life
of William
Carey, Shoemaker and Missionary by George Smith.
Chalmers, James. Wholesome Words has a short biography
of James
Chalmers.
Clement of Rome. Anglican Resources has a full page on Clement
of Rome.
Columba. Adamnan's
life of St. Columba appears in the Medieval Sourcebook as does Columba's
Rule.
Columbanus. Medieval Sourcebook has a Life
of St. Columbanus by brother Jonas. Catholic Encyclopedia also has a fairly extensive article on Columbanus.
Comenius, John Amos. Moravian Roots of the covenant churches has
a short biography of Comenius.
Cranmer, Thomas. Victor Shepherd's life of Thomas
Cranmer appeared in Fellowship Magazine.
Crosby, Frances "Fanny" Jane. Fanny is honored at the
New York school she attended:Fanny
Crosby, American Hymnwriter. For a longer biography
of Fanny Crosby click here. For the texts of many of Crosby's hymns,
visit cyberhymnal.
Cyprian. Catholic Encyclopedia has a lengthy article
on St.
Cyprian of Carthage
Edwards, Jonathan. Yale has a great Edward's
site.
Erasmus. Texts by Desiderius Erasmus.
Eusebius. New Advent carries his Ecclesiastical
History
Fox, George. A short video about George
Fox.
Francis of Assisi. Read the Little
Flowers of St. Francis.
Graham, William "Billy." The Home
Page for Billy Graham.
Gregory the Great. Read the Venerable Bede's account of St.
Gregory the Great. The Catholic Encyclopedia has a lengthy
article on St.
Gregory the Great. Also, read his Commentary
on Job.
Grenfell, George. Wholesome Words on George
Grenfell, missionary trailblazer in Africa.
Grenfell, Wilfrid. Adrift on an Ice Pan.
Hild of Whitby. Bede's World devotes a page to Hild,
Abbess of Whitby. See also Hilda
of Whitby.
Hildebrand (Gregory VII). Sketches of Church History presents
the life of Pope
Gregory VII.
Hildegard of Bingen. See Life
and Works of Hildegard for a biography. Other Women's Voices has a short biography of Hildegard
of Bingen with links.
Hus, John. The Significance of Jan
Hus to Czech History. Jan
Hus, Priest and Martyr from the James Keifer.
Ignatius of Antioch. Catholic Encylopedia's article on Ignatius
of Antioch. His Epistle
to the Smyrnaeans.
Innocent III. Catholic Encyclopedia has a lengthy article
on notable Innocent
III. Popes through the Ages also carries a story on Pope
Innocent III. Patron Saint Index titles their article Pope
Innocent III. The Medieval Sourcebook has his Summons
to a Crusade, 1215.
Joan of Arc. View a sequence of high-quality pictures at Ben Kennedy's site.
Judson, Adoniram. The Baptist Page covers the life of Adoniram
Judson, Baptist mission hero. Wholesome Words has World
Wide Missions Biography.
Kempis, Thomas á. Catholic Encyclopedia has a full
article on Thomas
á Kempis. Read his Imitation
of Christ in a new translation.
Lewis, C. S. Many sites cater to interest in apologist and fantasy
author C. S. Lewis. One of the best known is Into
the Wardrobe. Another is Narnia.
Or look at C.
S. Lewis, 20th Century Christian Knight.
Livingstone, David. Wholesome Words on the life of David
Livingstone.
Lull, Raymond. A short profile of Raymond
Lull.
Loyola, Ignatius. Loyola University has a short Life
of St. Ignatius. Or read his famed Spiritual
Exercises.
Luther, Martin. Believe Religious Information Source on
reformer Martin
Luther. See also Selected
Works of Luther. Or visit Melanchthon's Life
of Luther.
McAuley, Jerry. A readable life of Jerry McAuley, founder of the first U. S. rescue mission.
MacKay, Alexander. Wholesome Words presents a fine biography
of Alexander
MacKay.
McKillop, Mary. Blessed
Mary MacKillop is an account tracing McKillop's life. Works of
Peace and Justice presents Mary
MacKillop, Foundress.
Marsden, Samuel. Wholesome Words presents Samuel
Marsden, Greatheart of the Maori.
Melanchthon, Phillip. 500
Years of Phillip Melanchthon. Read his Augsburg
Confession.
Moody, Dwight L. The
Life and Work of Dwight Lyman Moody from the pen of Wilbur Chapman.
Muhlenberg, Henry Melchior. Virtual American Biographies takes a good look at Muhlenberg.
Nestorius. The Catholic Encyclopedia has a fairly extensive
article on Nestorius.
To read a blast against Nestorius, see Proclus of Cyzicus's Against
Nestorius. The Epistle
of Cyrus to Nestorius appears at Christian Classics Ethereal Library. But for a recent attempt at rehabilitation of the bishop, see the Lynching
of Nestorius.
Newton, John. The author of the hymn Amazing Grace is well represented
on the web. To get started you might look at Wholesome Words' account
at John
Newton; English hymnwriter of Amazing Grace. The complete Olney
hymnbook that he and Cowper compiled is available through Christian
Classics Online. Fire and Ice has indexed many of Newton's
letters has excerpts from many of his letters.
Nicholas, St. St.
Nicholas, Discovering the Truth about Santa Claus. A colorful site
with information about the real St. Nicholas and customs associated with
his remembrance world wide.
Origen. The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy has an
account of Origen. Or read the Catholic Encylopedia's Origen
and Origenism. Peruse a Letter
from Origen to Africanus.
Palestrina, Giovanni P. Giovanni
Pierliugi da Palestrina is a zippy account.
Paton, John. Wholesome Words presents a biography of
Pacific island missionary John
Paton.
Patrick of Ireland. Life of Patrick of Ireland. Or for an account in his own words, the Confession
of St.Patrick. Also, his Breastplate in two versions.
Paul, Vincent de.Vincent
de Paul, helper of the poor. The Patron Saint Index has a
short biography of St.
Vincent de Paul with some of his sayings.
Ricci, Matteo. Read Ricci's comments on Chinese
government. Chinese Cultural Studies offers Matteo
Ricci and his Contribution to Science in China.
Sattler, Michael. Martyrs' Mirror Michael
Sattler.
Slessor, Mary. Mary
Slessor, missionary biographies, worldwide missions. Dundee library
features the daughter of their city, Mary
Slessor.
Studd, C. T. Wholesome Words offers C.
T. Studd, Missionary to China, India and Africa.
Tertullian. The Tertullian
Home Page is easily followed and thorough.
Tyndale, William. William
Tyndale, Bible Translator, Reformer and Martyr is a lovely site.
Veniaminov "Father Innocent". A short biography of Veniaminov.
Watts, Isaac. The
Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts can be viewed in full. The Anglican
Resource Collection devotes a page to Isaac
Watts.
Wesley, John. Read his Journal online.
Whitefield, George. The
Essential George Whitefield includes links. This Letter
from George Whitefield to John Wesley shows that Whitefield considered
Wesley mistaken.
Williams, George. Sir George Williams and the YMCA. Or George
Williams and the Central YMCA.
Williams, Roger. The Roger Williams Family Association's basic Roger
Williams biography.
Wycliffe, John. Anglican Resources offers John
Wycliffe, Translator and Controversialist. The Christian Hall
of Fame has an article on Wycliffe.
The Medieval Sourcebook has the text of his Condemnation by Gregory XI. Read John Wycliffe on the Sacrament
of the Communion.
Xavier, Francis. Catholic Encyclopedia's article on Francis
Xavier. Catholic Information Network has another brief biography
of Xavier.
Zinzendorf, Count von. The Ambassador Journal account
of Count
von Zinzendorf.
Zwingli, Ulrich. World Civilizations presents several
hundred words on Ulrich
Zwingli.
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Denominational Histories.
Denominations
Directory. You'll find denominational histories at the end of some
links.
Disciples
of Christ. History and research resources of sites and events connected
with the church.
History
of Coptic Orthodox Church. A quick overview by Father Marcos Marcos.
Quakers
in Brief [pdf]. A booklet by David Murray-Rust.
Religious Society of
Friends. Gobs of Quaker links with a large historical section.
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History.
American
Christian History. Segments on American history with a home school
slant.
Bible in America.
Houston Baptist University's museum of rare and original Bibles.
Byzantine
and Medieval Studies. Vast collection of links to the Byzantine and
Medieval.
Christian
History Online. The people who do Christian History magazine.
Christianity
in America. A Library of Congress Exhibit.
Golden
Legend. Colorful Medieval Tales of Martyrs and more.
Hall
of Church History. Strongly slanted look at Christian varieties.
Historical
Sources Describe Jesus. The gospel writers, Josephus, Tacitus and
other early authors who mention Christ and Christians.
ICLnet;
A guide to Christian Literature on the Internet.
Medieval
Sourcebook. Not Christian history per se, but it offers useful
background.
Schaff's
History of the Church. A monument to research and erudition available
on line.
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References.
Believe
Religious Information. 700 definitions, biographies and other entries
by scholars.
Catholic Encyclopedia.
Well-researched encyclopedia with a strongly Roman Catholic slant.
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Texts and Documents.
Christian Classics Ethereal
Library. Many hard-to-find Christian classics.
Christian
Heritage Center. Christian Heritage Library and study center.
Creeds
and Confessions. Full texts of major historical statements of faith.
Early
Christian Writings. From very short to fairly lengthy with background
links.
EWTN
Library. Indexes and search engines find valuable documents and histories.
Fathers of
the Church. Scores of texts of the church fathers from New Advent.
Guide
to Early Church Documents. A treasure trove of early Christian writings
on the web.
Project Canterbury.
Anglo-Catholic texts.
Theology
Resources: Church History. Church history and historical theology
links.
Willison Politics
& Philosophy . Political theory by Christian notables of America's
past.
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Helpful Christian Pages.
• Apologetics • Inspiration • Ministries •
Apologetics.
DaVinci
Code. Responses to some untrue claims in the book.
Reasons to Believe.
Scientists with a testable creation model.
Star Course.
Apologetics and ethics debates.
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Inspiration.
Alcoholics Anonymous history.
Its astonishing success and Bible principles.
Cyberhymnal.
Find great hymn composers and hear tunes to some of their hymns.
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Ministries.
123
Greetings. Free e-cards with religious themes.
Internet Evangelism Day.
Gospel Com. Our
gracious hosts.
Guidance.
How to find peace in Christ.
Need-Him. Why are
we on earth?
Voice of the Martyrs.
Up-to-date information on those who suffer for Christ.
International Bulletin of
Missionary Research. Mission research with a definite historical component.
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Links to Lists of Christian
Links.
Abide Christian
Resources. Lists many other Christian Sites.
Best of the
Christian Web. Links to selected Christian web sites.
Christianity;
Religion and Spirituality Directory. Many links to Christian resources.
ChurchWorldDirect.com.
Resources and Products for Church Leaders & HomeSchoolers.
Gloriana's
Religious Links. Gloriana's highly personal links lead to fascinating
places.
Christian Computing.
Magazines to keep Christians abreast of computer technology.
Jesus Folk. Not
much history, but many links to Christian web sites.
Your Webmaster's Place.
dsgraves.com.
Personal web site of Dan Graves.
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