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Martyn Whittock
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The Baptist preacher on Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth
Most people in the UK today will not previously have heard of John Chilembwe, but his history is intimately intertwined with that of British colonial rule in Africa and, also, with the impact of the First World War on that continent and its peoples.
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John Nelson Darby: the man who popularised dispensationalism
John Nelson Darby is known as the 'father of dispensationalism' but others helped to forge this theological framework of salvation history.
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What we can learn about the early church from Pliny the Younger
Writings from the suspicious Pliny are an important source in understanding what the early church was like.
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What do Old Testament kings, the title of Christ, and the most sacred part of the coronation service have in common?
The answer, of course, is anointing with oil.
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Why is the coronation service set within the order of the Eucharist?
In many ways, it is Communion, rather than crowns, that is the most important and counter-cultural aspect of the coronation service. That is a very challenging message.
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Why Westminster Abbey? 1,000 years of coronation history
Westminster Abbey has reflected the changing history of both the monarchy and the nation over one thousand years. Its stones have echoed to the great events of history.
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Lessons for today from the Salem Witch Trials
In its origins, witch hunting is inextricably connected with a particularly troubled period of Christian history.
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Daddy Sharpe and the Baptist War in Jamaica
One of the key leaders of what has variously been called "the Baptist War," "the Christmas Uprising" and "the Great Jamaican Slave Revolt" was Samuel Sharpe.
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Medieval Christian women – voices that we need to hear
Women's voices are often muted or marginalised in history. This was more so in the Middle Ages than today, even though huge numbers of women, as well as men, played an active part in the life of the medieval Christian community.
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The Archbishop who challenged violence and corruption - and paid with his life
When El Salvador was being torn apart by a vicious civil war, Archbishop Oscar Romero y Galdamez refused to be silent even though he knew his life was in danger.
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When Christmas was banned
The biggest direct challenge that the celebration of Christmas has ever faced in Britain occurred in the 1640s and 1650s. And it occurred at the hands of believers who passionately believed that their conflict with it represented the will of God in purifying the church and nation.
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Will the real Mary Magdalene please stand up?
It is time we cleared away the guesswork and the fantasies, and let the real Mary Magdalene stand up.
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How apocalyptic beliefs played into Catholic revolutions in the Philippines
A complex relationship between Filipino Christians and colonial rulers (first the Spanish and then the Americans) led to two extraordinary revolutionary uprisings by Catholic Filipinos who felt marginalised by their colonial co-religionists.
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When a Viking warrior died for Christ
Today, most people's mental image of Vikings is of pagan marauders who destroyed Christian churches and ransacked monasteries. There is a lot of truth to this image and yet, as with so much in history, the reality was more complex.
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The role of Christianity in British coronations
Christianity is hard-wired into the history and practice of the British monarchy and its coronations, explains historian Martyn Whittock.
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