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Elias BoudinotNovember 22, 2021George Washington. Benjamin Franklin. Thomas Jefferson. The names of America’s founders resound through history. John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Elias Boudinot. Wait. I’ve never heard of Elias Bou ...
Andrew White in MarylandNovember 8, 2021Tucked away in the archives of Georgetown University is a unique five-page manuscript from the 1600s. It’s the only known writing in an extinct language used by Native Americans along the Atla ...
The Ethiopic Orthodox ChurchNovember 1, 2021In the late twelfth century, Jerusalem had reverted to Islamic control once again as the occupying European Crusaders lost the city to a Muslim army. Concerned that Jerusalem would become closed ...
The Coptic ChurchOctober 25, 2021The Christian movement quickly spread to Egypt and had a strong impact. The Coptic Orthodox Church is one of the oldest Christian churches in the world. Coptic tradition puts its founding someti ...
The Bible in Eastern OrthodoxyOctober 18, 2021The Bible is the most sacred text of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, but it has a somewhat different role than in Western Christian traditions. Eastern Orthodoxy tends to view the Bible as “the ...
Christianity in ArmeniaOctober 11, 2021Did you know that Armenia was the first country to officially adopt Christianity as a state religion? According to an early Christian historian, the king’s secretary, Gregory, was a Christian and re ...
Codex Valmadonna IOctober 4, 2021Codex Valmadonna I had its roots in a community that experienced great turmoil. It was produced within a Jewish community in England in the twelfth century. It is now one of a kind. Jewish commu ...
The Bible and FashionSeptember 27, 2021In the 1980s, the American singer Madonna made a fashion statement by wearing a large cross around her neck while performing, attracting controversial media attention. Crosses worn by rock music ...
The Pope and Workers' RightsSeptember 20, 2021The Industrial Revolution — it's been both celebrated and condemned. While it greatly increased productivity and access to consumer goods, it also led to long working hours in dangerous factor ...
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