Bright lights, glorious sky, clouds, harps and song, choirs of angels, dancing, a garden, a pasture, walls and ladders, gates, a temple, living waters...Christians through the centuries have pictured heaven in many ways through art, music, literature, and theological writings. They have debated who goes to heaven, when and how we go, and whether we stop off in purgatory on the way. Read about it all in this issue of Christian History on Heaven in the Christian Imagination.

Seven Christian authors who gave us cheerful hobbits, wise old women, sharp-witted detectives, and one memorable lion gave us something more: a vision for all of life. Meet George MacDonald, G. K. Chesterton, J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Dorothy L. Sayers, Charles Williams, and Owen Barfield in Christian History magazine 113: Seven Literary Sages.

Dynamic worship, energetic circuit-riding preachers, and a close-up, personal style of leadership made Methodism a movement perfectly suited to bring the word of God to the new nation of America. And Francis Asbury led the way, rising from unremarkable working-class metalworker to bishop of a denomination stretching over a continent.

The first issue of Christian History magazine's series of four on the Reformation explores the roots and fruits of reform. On a quiet October Wednesday in 1517, a young Augustinian monk and theology professor, with one nail to the Wittenberg Castle door, struck a death blow to medieval Catholicism. That’s the story we think we know of Martin Luther, his 95 Theses, and the beginning of the Reformation. But is it the whole story?

The Bible is the most important Christian book (collection of books actually), but it’s not the only Christian book. This issue of Christian History features the fascinating stories behind the top 25 writings in Church history, selected by more than 70 past writers of the magazine. From Augustine and Aquinas to Bonhoeffer and Barth, this is a veritable primer on what to read, why to read it, and how we got it.

Quakers are known for their silent meetings and simple living, but we’ll uncover surprising stories of charismatic leaders, fervent social activism, and even a few bold Quakers who went naked as a prophetic sign in this issue of Christian History magazine.

Christian History Magazine featuring Caspar Schwenckfeld: Forgotten Reformer

Christian History Magazine featuring Christianity and the Civil War

Christian History Magazine featuring Wesleys: Charles and John

Christian History Magazine featuring St. Benedict & Western Monasticism

Christian History Magazine featuring Healthcare and Hospitals in the mission of the Church

This issue of Christian History magazine discusses Christians and the prison experience. Why, when, and where have Christians been imprisoned? How has faith been revealed behind bars and how have Christians sought to minister to those who are incarcerated? Christian History magazine #123 Captive Faith features the voices of prisoners through the ages, including some who are currently serving sentences.

Christian History Magazine #37 covers Worship in the Early Church.

Step into the crowded, smelly cities of the ancient Roman Empire and find how the first Christians lived, worked, played, and worshipped alongside their non-believing neighbors. We’ll uncover the first Christian communities in cities like Rome, Constantinople, Ephesus, and Corinth, where believers were the minority and Rome the authority.  Images of the art and architecture of the period help tell their story, and five modern interviewees connect us to modern urban ministry.  Order yours today!

Christian History Magazine #30 featuring Women in the Medieval Church

Christian History Magazine featuring Adoniram and Ann Judson

Christian History Magazine featuring John Calvin.

Discover the story of Latin American Christianity from the arrival of Catholicism and Columbus in the New World to the varied Protestant, Catholic, Pentecostal and syncretistic expressions of faith in the present day. Trace the colorful, complex, and conflicted history of faith in the Americas with this latest issue of Christian History. 

Includes three documentaries on Jesus: The Jesus Accounts; Jesus: Dead and Buried?; and Jesus: Son of God?

A comprehensive 53-page student workbook in PDF format to accompany the Tabernacle video. Discusses various aspects to the tabernacle; sanctuary, dwell, entrance, altar, wash, sacrifice, blood, examine the evidence, acknowledge your need, holy place, lampstand, light, bread, incense, curtain, most holy place, priests, covenant, and presence. Each section contains understanding, applying, exploring, meditating, and additional thoughts. PDF - digital file for viewing on screen or printing.

An aging military chaplain and a young girl from a broken home join forces to plant a miracle garden touched by God.

At 13, Jake (B. Bradenton Harper) thinks he has life all figured out. He would go to college on a baseball scholarship and be drafted into the majors. But Jake's dream vanishes when he inadvertently witnesses a hold-up at a Chicago convenience store. Wracked with concern for his family's safety, Jake's father decides to leave the city violence behind and move back to rural Minnesota. Despite Jake's angry protestations, the family moves to Providence River Campground to live and work as the site's caretakers.

Combat vet Simon motorcycles across the country, working odd jobs, helping those God puts in his path, and trying to atone for past sins in a biker club.