Christianity and history

Penance and plague: How the Black Death changed one of Christianity’s most important rituals

By Nicole Archambeau — April 11, 2022
(The Conversation) — Churches’ struggles to respond to the plague and constant warfare in the 14th and 15th centuries helped shape the kinds of Christianity in the world today.

Black Catholics’ history: Will US Catholic schools teach it?

By David Crary — July 27, 2020
(AP) — Top leaders are encouraging Catholic schools to place a new emphasis on teaching about racial justice, as well as the history of Black Catholics.

On avoiding manic-depressive Christian engagement with culture

By David P. Gushee — September 20, 2016
For faithful Christian witness regardless of circumstances and with a more humble reading of God's actions in history.
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