Rebecca H. Weaver is Professor of Church History at Union Theological Seminary and the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia.
Many Christians have a notion that the Church in the Middle Ages struggled or barely survived until its revitalization in the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century. Yet reality shows a very different church, one that was remarkably resilie...
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When Presbyterians think of important moments in the history of the church, the events and people who shaped both the content of our belief and the practices by which we live, we turn first, of course, to the New Testament. From there we tend to ju...
Paul tells us that there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, but all were one in Christ (Gal. 3:28). But what did this mean for the distinction between Jew and gentile in the early church? This Leader Reader, by Union Presbyte...
This Leader Reader, "Hw the Early Church Understood Grace,"continues our study of the teachings and context of the early church. This Leader Reader examines what is called the "wo Ways,"or the Way of Life and the Way of Death, as well as how grace w...
Presbyterians learn about God's Word through both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, but much of the emphasis of preaching and worship in our churches is centered on the New Testament. We know that the Old Testament should be important to us, ...
The doctine of the Trinity grew out of centuries of thought and debate concerning the true nature of God. In order to help us gain a full understanding of the nature of the triune God, this newsletter focuses on the history and formation of the doct...
In the last few decades more study has been devoted to understanding the various roles of women in the early church and how they exercised authority and power. This Leader Reader, "Women in the Early Church," continues our study of the early church ...