The Brethren in Christ and The Late Great Planet Earth
What impact did Hal Lindsey's 1970 bestseller "The Late Great Planet Earth" have on the Brethren in Christ?...read more
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The Brethren in Christ and The Late Great Planet Earth
Photo Friday: No Football Team? Maybe Your College Was Started By Pacifists.
Why has Messiah College -- started by the Brethren in Christ in 1909 -- never had a college football team? Might it have something to do with their peace position?...read more
Jesse W. Hoover on Explaining Brethren in Christ Nonresistance to Evangelicals
From an interview housed in the Billy Graham Center Archives....read more
Quote of the Day
A quote to brighten your morning, courtesy of twentieth-century Brethren in Christ church leader C.N. Hostetter, Jr....read more
“A Catalyst for Change”
Church historian E. Morris Sider describes a mid-century meeting of Brethren in Christ leaders that served as "a catalyst for change" in the conservative fellowship....read more
Photo Friday: In the Classroom with Professor Ira Miller
Today's Photo Friday installment captures a scene from the 1947-1948 academic year at Messiah Academy....read more
Education, Exasperation, and the Early Days of Messiah Bible School
How did early twentieth century Brethren in Christ church leaders defend the value of higher education to a fellowship of religiously conservative farmers?...read more
“Reflecting on Tragedy and Terror”
On the ninth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, tragedy, "the search for piety and obedience" offers this reflection on the events, penned by the Messiah College Department of Biblical and Religious Studies....read more
Photo Friday: The Death of Myron Taylor
Today's Photo Friday installment tells the tragic story of the death of Myron Taylor, a Brethren in Christ missionary who died while on the field in Northern Rhodesia (present-day Zambia)....read more
Another Word on Weddings in the Mid-Century Brethren in Christ Church
What can the comparison of three photos from the mid-twentieth century tell us about the form of Brethren in Christ wedding ceremonies?...read more
Quote of the Day
A quote to brighten your morning, courtesy of nineteenth-century minister Asa Bearss....read more
Photo Friday: “Here Rests an Old Patriarch”
Today's Photo Friday installment shows the gravestone of Jacob (Yokeli) Engel, the purported "founder" of the Brethren in Christ Church....read more
Photo Friday: At Home with Mary Zook
Today's Photo Friday takes readers inside the home of John and Mary Zook, vocal proponents of Holiness theology within the nineteenth-century Brethren in Christ Church....read more
Coercion, Dancing Dutch Children, and Brethren in Christ Nonconformity
Not sure what these three things have in common? They were all part of an usual event held on the campus of Messiah Bible College in 1942....read more
Why Study (Brethren in Christ) History?
Why do you enjoy studying, reading, or learning about Brethren in Christ history? Share your reasons with "the search for piety and obedience."...read more