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6–9 HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN HISTORY (CH)

Chris R. Armstrong is senior editor of CH and has been associated with the magazine since 2002. William K. (Bill) Curtis is executive editor of CH and has been associated with it since its founding.

10–12 CHURCH HISTORY IN BRIEF

Bruce L. Shelley (1927–2010) was professor of church history and historical theology at Denver Seminary. He wrote or edited over 20 books.

13–15 MISSIONS AND MARTYRS

Edwin M. Yamauchi is emeritus professor of history at Miami (Ohio) University. William G. Bixler is a licensed psychologist with a degree in theology living in North Carolina. J. Warren Smith is professor of historical theology at Duke Divinity School.

16 NEGLECTED HISTORY OF WOMEN

Catherine Kroeger (1925–2011) was an American writer, professor, and New Testament scholar.

17–19 CHRISTIAN EMPIRE

David F. Wright (1937–2008) was emeritus professor of patristic and Reformation Christianity at the University of Edinburgh. Timothy S. Miller is emeritus professor of history at Salisbury University (Maryland). Dan Graves does layout for CH and writes for Christian History Institute (CHI).

20 JERUSALEM

Robert Louis Wilken is emeritus professor of the history of Christianity at the University of Virginia.

21–24 CHRISTIAN MIDDLE AGES

G. R. Evans is emeritus professor of medieval theology and intellectual history at the University of Cambridge. Ann K. Warren was an adjunct associate professor of history at Case Western Reserve University. George T. Dennis (1923–2010) was emeritus professor of history at Catholic University of America in Washington. Daniel V. Runyon is a retired university professor of English and communications and a former journalist and magazine editor.

25 FORCED CONVERSIONS

Richard Fletcher (1944–2005) was a professor of history at the University of York, England.

26–27 EDITOR’S CHOICE

Elesha Coffman is associate professor of history at Baylor University. Bill Curtis: see History of CH. David Neff is former editor-in-chief of Christianity Today and director of music at the Church of the Nativity and Holy Comforter. James D. Smith III is a professor at Richmont Graduate University and Pacific Theological Seminary; emeritus professor at Bethel University; and associate pastor at La Jolla Christian Fellowship. He has been associated with CH since 1989. Jennifer Woodruff Tait is senior editor of CH and has been associated with the magazine since 2003.

28–31 AGE OF REFORMATION

Brian H. Edwards is a Christian minister, author, and editor; this article is adapted from his book God’s Outlaw. Scott H. Hendrix is emeritus professor of Reformation history at Princeton Seminary. Peter Matheson is emeritus professor at Knox Theological College, Dunedin, New Zealand.

32 IGNATIUS

Katie M. Benjamin directs the Divinity School Library and teaches church history at Duke University.

33–35 AGE OF REASON AND REVIVAL

E. Beatrice Batson (1920–2019) was emerita professor of English at Wheaton College (Illinois). J. D. Walsh (1927–2022) was emeritus fellow in history at Jesus College, Oxford. Aubrynn Whitted interned with CH and is a writer, a freelance editor, and an administrator at Christian Counseling & Education Foundation.

36 HYMN WRITERS

Vinita Hampton Wright retired in 2021 from a 32-year career as a book editor and was a frequent early author for CH.

37–39 AGE OF PROGRESS

James E. Johnson (1927–2019) was emeritus professor of history at Bethel University. Patricia Stallings Kruppa (d. 2024) was associate professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin. Timothy George was founding dean of Beeson Divinity School and is executive editor at Christianity Today.

40 RELIGION OF THE ENSLAVED

Albert J. Raboteau (1943–2021) was Henry Putman Professor of Religion Emeritus at Princeton University and author of Slave Religion, from which his article is adapted.

41–43 AGE OF IDEOLOGIES

Lyle W. Dorsett is an author and was the second director of the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College, serving from 1983 to 1990. Matt Forster is a communications professional and freelance writer. Kaylena Radcliff is managing editor of CH and has been with VV/CHI since 2012.

44 RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

Andrew Sorokowski is a retired lawyer, government historian, and academic specialist on the modern history of Ukraine.

45 WHY STUDY CHRISTIAN HISTORY?

Chris R. Armstrong: see History of CH

46–50 GALLERY

Dan Graves: see Christian Empire. 

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