Today in Christian History

Plus additional current events from Christian history | [View online]( [ChristianityToday.org]([Donate]( [Christian History Newsletter]( Thursday, July 06, 2017 On this day - July 6 July 6, 1054: Church legates of the Roman pope march into the church of Michael Cerularius, Patriarch of Constantinople, and place a bull on the altar, excommunicating him. So began of the Great Schism between the Catholics and the Orthodox. (See [issue 54: Eastern Orthodoxy]() July 6, 1415: Jan Hus, Bohemian preacher and forerunner of Protestantism, is burned as a heretic in Constance, Germany (see [issue 68: Jan Hus](). July 6, 1535: Sir Thomas More (b. 1478), who had recently resigned as Lord Chancellor ... [Read More]( Trending on CT [How to Woo People into God's Story]( [How to Woo People into God's Story]( Step down from the stage and guide them in the learning experience. Scottie May [3 Ways to Prevent Bible Study Dropouts]( Beginning of Wisdom [3 Ways to Prevent Bible Study Dropouts]( What really keeps us engaged with the discipline of studying Scripture. Jen Wilkin [What Does It Really Mean to Bear “Much Fruit”?]( evangelism, harvest [What Does It Really Mean to Bear “Much Fruit”?]( Paco Amador [What Young Black Women Need from Their Black Brothers—and the Church ]( [What Young Black Women Need from Their Black Brothers—and the Church]( African American women still face significant challenges in their relationships with men. Hope Ferguson Morgan [Ghost Towns and Small Towns: Church Planting in a Boom and Bust World]( rural church, small town [Ghost Towns and Small Towns: Church Planting in a Boom and Bust World]( representing God in places that have been burned by short booms and long busts Charlie Cotherman [The Robust Faith of George III]( [The Robust Faith of George III]( The “mad” ruler of England during the American Revolution led a life of impressive personal piety. Tyler Streckert [Why Christian Scholars Loved Peter Berger]( [Why Christian Scholars Loved Peter Berger]( His sympathetic treatment of faith made him a rock star among Christ-following academics. D. Michael Lindsay [Buffet Discipleship: Picking and Choosing in Unbiblical Proportions]( spiritual disciplines, discipleship [Buffet Discipleship: Picking and Choosing in Unbiblical Proportions]( The root of being a disciple is discipline. Wendy Martin and Karen Swanson Follow Us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [RSS]( [Subscribe to this newsletter]( IN THE MAGAZINE [Current Issue]( [How to Find Hope in the Humanless Economy]( [Immigrants Are Reshaping American Missions]( [How God Sent His Word to An Iraqi Interpreter]( [View Full Issue]( [Subscribe Now]( [Today in Christian History]( Delivered via email to subscribers everyday. [Subscribe]( | [Email Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Advertise]( | [Subscribe to CT]( You are currently subscribed as: {EMAIL} Copyright ©2017 [ChristianityToday.org](, Christianity Today, 465 Gundersen Drive, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved.