The Narrative of Parthenius (Ageev) on the Accession of the Kyrgyz Steppe to Russia: from the History of Christianization of Central Asian Peoples by Irina Yu. Smirnova

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Interview with Professor Philippe Denis by Helené van Tonder

“…Philippe Denis is a Senior Professor in History of Christianity at the University of Kwazulu?Natal. …”
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The spirit that moves. A new society and its first publication by Pieter G. R. de Villiers

“… From text: As will become evident in this journal (cf. contributions of Kees Waaijman and Celia Kourie), the academic study of spirituality at institutions of advanced learning, is a major new development in the field of theology and religion, although writings about and the practice of spirituality are part of the oldest traditions in the history of Christianity. In addition, it is something that is found across boundaries of faith and denominations. …”
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Para uma compreensão da Clausura Monástica e Emparedamento enquanto fenómenos históricos e religiosos by Paula Barata Dias

“…In this article we seek the relations between the enclosure and the walling in as parts of a universal religious language and we explore the manifestations of self closure and desired walling in which took place in a particular moment of increasing ascetic and monastic mouvements of the history of Christianity. Far from being exhaustive in enumerating concrete cases of closure and walling in, we intent to present reasons for the progressive feminization of this phaenomenon well documented in the medieval world.…”
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Appropriating the closure of Jesuit missions: Fritz Hochwälder's Das heilige Experiment by F. Hale

“…Though almost completely ignored in histories of the Society of Jesus, this work vividly illustrates how a dramatic event in the history of Christianity can speak to subsequent issues. …”
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Med det förflutna för ögonen by Samuel Rubenson

“…As a church historian, I have realized that the image of the church as a tree with a common root and branches that eventually divide us is historically false. The history of Christianity rather reveals there is a constant ongoing process of unification in which differences and divisions constantly emerge from the periphery, often from changing circumstances, and that they gradually become assimilated. …”
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Stand firm by Mipo Ezekiel Dadang

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“I Pine for True Closeness”: Muḥammad Iqbāl’s Uneasy Relationship with Christianity, and the Islamic Social Ideal by Marjorie L. Corbman, Jan-Peter Hartung

“…Iqbāl mobilized his interpretation of the history of Islam (in which devotion to the tawḥīd or Oneness of God led to egalitarianism, justice, and unity) against that of the history of Christianity (in which a stark division between heaven and earth resulted in inequality, violence, and sectarianism) to explain the failures of Christian nations and to develop a basis for his contrasting ideal of a Muslim state. …”
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Dialectics of “Satanic technologies” through the lens of Mountain of Fire and Miracles ministry, Nigeria by Babatunde Aderemi Adedibu, Adeleke Olujobi Adeyemo, Oluyomi Jude Akanbi

“…Pentecostalism in Africa, particularly in Nigeria, has brought a new chapter in the history of Christianity. However, one of the conspicuous peculiarities of the kind of Pentecostalism that has emerged, especially in Nigeria, is the spiritual warfare and rituals of the movement. …”
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Christian Zionism and Its Impact on USA Politics by Servet Doğan, Mahmut Aydın

“…When we look at the history of Christianity, although we see extreme anti-Semitism and, within the framework of this enmity, severe oppression and persecution of Jews, in recent years, significant Christian groups, especially American Evangelicals, have not only renounced the oppression and genocide of Jews but have decided to support Jews under all circumstances and even seem to be filled with sympathy for Jews. …”
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The Russian Orthodox Church and Moscow-the Third Rome Concept by Ş. Muhammed Duali

“… In 988, under the leadership of Kinyaz Viladimer, Russians accepted Christianity through the Patriarchate of Constantinople and entered a new phase in their history. With Christianity, the Russians were introduced to writing and, most importantly, to religious texts. …”
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THE DOCTRINE OF THE VIRGIN BIRTH IN CHRISTIANITY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF COMPARATIVE RELIGION: APPROACHES AND INTERPRETATIONS by Yuri V. Sobolev

“…These articles can be used in the research activities of philosophers-religionists on the history of Christianity. The practical value of the study lies in the possibility of incorporating the results into classes in philosophy, religious studies and theology, as well as directly in missionary activities.…”
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The Catholic Church: a history of the present-day institutional crisis by Boris Filippov

“…It is the end of the Constantinian era in the history of Christianity And the cultural (in Western terminology, anthropological) crises and technological revolutions of the late 60s and mid-70s XX century led to a crisis of all institutionally organized Christianity. …”
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Ekologia w programach nauczania religii dla I klasy gimnazjum by Julisław Łukomski

“…The article includes characteritc of additional materials for catechists and teachers, especially ecological examination of conscience and analysis of the following issues: revealed law and natural law, ecological balance, rule of general destiny of goods, celebration in connection with ecology, ecological intuitions in saints’ opinions and attitiudes, histories of Christian ecological intuitions.…”
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La caridad en la historia del cristianismo: algunas manifestaciones en la Andalucía bajomedieval by Juan Carlos Arboleda Goldaracena

“…In this paper we aim to analise one aspect which normally goes unnoticed when studying the history of Christianism: charity. During the end of the Middle Ages, Andalusian fraternities were institutions which carried out an intense activity for social welfare amongst the inhabitants of the places where they resided. …”
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The Imagination in the Life and Thought of John Henry Newman by Terrence Merrigan

“…This understanding of the imagination is at work in Newman’s discussion of the ‘idea’ of Christianity and its progress (or lack thereof) through history. The Christian ‘idea’ can only be discerned to the degree that it comes to expression in a variety of historical forms. …”
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Christian-Muslin co-operation in a secular age. Areas of collaboration by ks. Janusz Balicki

“…In recent years, the Muslim population in Europe has increased in a significant way due to the large inflow of immigrants from Muslim countries caused by the war in Syria and the activity of the Islamic State. In the long history of Christian-Muslim relations, these two religions, with their respective political powers, were involved in many conflicts. …”
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