Church history
What happened to the faith after the Bible was written.
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- Church history
Arians vs Homoousians: The Fight That Defined What Christian Means
In the early 4th century, a single theological question tore the Christian world apart: Is Jesus God, or did God create Jesus?
John 1:1-14 - Church history
Catholics vs Protestants: The Split That Tore Europe Apart and the Huguenot Massacre
Then a German monk nailed a piece of paper to a door, and within a generation, Christians were killing each other across an entire continent.
Romans 1:17 - Church history
Did Constantine Really Convert? Faith, Politics, and the Most Consequential Religious Decision in History
In 312 CE, the Roman emperor Constantine reportedly converted to Christianity before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.
Acts - Church history
The Huguenots and South Africa: How French Refugees Built the Cape Winelands
After Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes in 1685, between 200,000 and 400,000 Huguenots fled France.
- Church history
What Is Methodist? John Wesley and the Heart That Was Strangely Warmed
Methodist is a Protestant denomination that broke off from the Church of England in the 1700s.
Romans - Church history
What Type of Christian Was Constantine? Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant - Why the Denominations Split
When people ask "was Constantine Catholic or Orthodox or Protestant?" the answer is: none of them. All modern denominations postdate Constantine by centuries.
- Church history
Why Catholics Killed Protestants: Theology Was the Spark, Power Was the Fuel
The surface answer is theology. The real answer is power.
Matthew 6:24