by Rachel Robertson | Feb 11, 2025 | Deeper Dive
Pope Innocent III, who reigned from 1198 to 1216, is often considered one of the most powerful and influential popes in the history of the Roman Catholic Church. His papacy marked a period of significant political and religious authority, as he sought to assert the...
by Rachel Robertson | Oct 28, 2024 | CHT
The conversion of Roman Emperor Constantine to Christianity is a major milestone in Christian history. While historians still argue if Constantine’s conversion was legitimate, his acceptance of Christ traditionally took place on October 28, 312. This was when he...
by Rachel Robertson | Oct 27, 2024 | CHT
Other than the Wesleys, no other person impacted Methodism in America more than Francis Asbury. A tireless circuit rider, Asbury landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 27, 1771. He would found churches and support congregations for decades. This is a statue...
by Rachel Robertson | Oct 26, 2024 | CHT
Christianity’s dominance in England can be given much credit to King Alfred the Great who died on October 26, 899. Alfred was not only a patron of education for his subjects, but he also saw the defeat of the Danes as a defining event of ridding England of pagan...
by Rachel Robertson | Oct 25, 2024 | CHT
The heresy of Nestorianism was dealt a major blow on October 25, 431 when the Council of Ephesus replaced Nestorius as the Bishop of Constantinople. Nestorius held the belief that Jesus Christ had two natures (divine and human) that existed separately instead of the...