Revisiting medieval Christian-Muslim relations: How a restored medieval depiction of the Crusades shows England embraced Islamic culture
MENACHEM WECKER, of Religion News Service, reports on how floor tiles from Chertsey Abbey in England, the subject of a new exhibition in the US, resemble Muslim and Byzantine silks that crusaders brought back as souvenirs…
ESSAY: THE HISTORY OF THE CROSS AND ITS MANY MEANINGS OVER THE CENTURIES
In an article first published on The Conversation, JOANNE M PIERCE, professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross in the US, looks at the history of the cross as a symbol of the Christian faith…
BILLY GRAHAM: OFFSTAGE AND ON, HIS MINISTRY WAS A TEAM EFFORT
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, looks at some of the other key figures involved in Billy Graham’s ministry…