2009-10-23T19:27:47-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/christian+history+institute http://chitorch.org/index.php/in-context/benedict/ 2009-10-23T19:27:47-05:00 Benedict of Nursia was the greatest of the western founders of monastic orders. His rule's strength lay in pointing men to Christ. This is one of Christian History Institute's famous quotations "In Context." http://chitorch.org/index.php/in-context/boethius/ 2009-10-23T19:24:59-05:00 At first, when on death row, Boethius felt sorry for himself; but then he remembered his classical training, and took comfort in philosophy, penning a masterpiece of the Middle Ages. This is one of Christian History Institute's series of famous Christian quotations "In Context." http://chitorch.org/index.php/in-context/jerome/ 2009-10-23T19:21:42-05:00 In giving the wealthy widow Ageruchia his reasons against remarriage, Jerome frets over what it will mean if Rome falls to the barbarians in this quotation from Christian History Institute's "In Context" series. http://chitorch.org/index.php/in-context/basil/ 2009-09-24T12:30:20-05:00 Christian History Institute's "In Context" provides the background of bishop Basil the Great's remarks on conspicuous consumption. http://chitorch.org/index.php/in-context/augustine/ 2009-09-24T12:23:24-05:00 Christian History Institute's "In Context" provides the background of theologian Augustine of Hippo's famouse saying, "Our hearts are restless until they find rest in Thee." http://chitorch.org/index.php/in-context/cyprian/ 2009-08-26T17:00:57-05:00 Christian History Institute presents the story behind a famous saying by Cyprian, bishop of North Africa, on who has God for Father. This is number 10 in the In Context series. http://chitorch.org/index.php/in-context/constantine/ 2009-08-26T16:57:28-05:00 Christian History Institute provides the story behind Constantine's vision and one of the most famous quotations in church history. This is the eleventh of the In Context series. http://chitorch.org/index.php/in-context/athanasius/ 2009-08-26T16:54:14-05:00 Christian History Institute looks at a provocative quote by the ablest champion of Christ's divinity--the Alexandrian theologian and bishop, Athanasius. This is number 12 in the In Context series. http://chitorch.org/index.php/in-context/perpetua/ 2009-08-04T13:26:24-05:00 In this famous quotation from Christian History Institute's In Context series, Perpetua, a young Christian mother in Carthage, explains how her prison became a palace. http://chitorch.org/index.php/in-context/justin/ 2009-08-04T13:24:04-05:00 In this famous quote from Christian History Institute's In Context series, the Christian philosopher Justin Martyr, writing an apology to the emperor, declares Christians cannot be harmed.