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Magazine FeaturesWhy the image of the crucifixion should still shock Christians
The early Christians found the crucifixion so shocking that they didn’t make an image of it for 200 years. Historian Martyn Whittock charts how the Church has depicted the cross since then
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Regular Columnists
Archaeologists are divided on David’s Kingdom. The Bible contains the clue they’re looking for
Archaeologists have long claimed that David and Solomon’s kingdoms were just exciting myths. David Instone-Brewer explains why we can trust the Old Testament’s version of history
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Opinion
We should give thanks for the angel armies that helped win the first world war
German prisoners said they saw large forces behind the British lines
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Reviews
Did God give Britain victory in past wars because we prayed? This book says so, but its sources are flawed
Britain fought amazingly well in the great wars of the twentieth century. In Beyond the Odds, John Scriven provide engaging and detailed accounts of incredible bravery, luck, and courage by British soldiers and generals during the First and Second World Wars and the Falklands War. In two ...
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Magazine Features
What has Christianity ever done for us?
That was the challenge levelled at historian Tom Holland by AC Grayling, one of Britain’s leading atheist philosophers. The answer, it turns out is: quite a lot
