Introductory historical summary of Christianity. Provides a discussion of Jesus and Rome, the old and new testaments, and different Christianities.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson in which students investigate several sources to determine why the Roman Empire persecuted Christians. Inlcudes downloadable lesson plan, PowerPoint, original documents, teacher and student...

This article provides a general overview of how Emperor Nero laid blame for the burning of Rome onto the Christians and put many to death.

A discovery by Hans Christian Orsted forever changed the way scientists think about electricity and magnetism. While preparing to perform an experiment during a lecture at the University of Copenhagen, he found that the magnetized needle...

"A Model of Christian Charity" is a 1630 sermon by Puritan layman and leader John Winthrop, who delivered on board the ship Arbella while en route to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It is also known as City upon a Hill and denotes the...

Do you know about the man who invented the diesel engine? This article will discuss the life and contributions of Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel.

Biography of influential French fashion designer, Christian Dior.

A short activity for students in celebrating the birthday of Hans Christian Andersen. Includes lesson plans, web links, and an annotated bibliography. From April 2, 2007.

Official homepage of the Christian Coalition of America.

The Ten Commandments were presented to Moses in the book of Exodus. Christians and Jews incorporate these into their faith, but with slight variations. This article sorts through the differences and beliefs.

The Christian Science Endtime Center provides an excellent, detailed biographical sketch of Mary Baker Eddy.

PBS FRONTLINE explores the life of Jesus and the rise of Christianity. Drawing upon new and sometimes controversial historical evidence and interviews with the nation's leading New Testament scholars, the website challenges familiar...

This site provides a Biblical perspective on feminism, roles for women in the family and the Church, equality, servanthood, and Christian submission.

This site provides a very detailed description of Epiphany.

The full text of the short "The Fisherman of Pass Christian" by Alice Dunbar. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.

The Prime Minister of the South African Union, Jan Christian Smuts (1870-1950), is profiled in this article. Smuts helped found the League of Nations.

Read the full text of the collection of essays by Mark Twain regarding his views about Christian Science.

An in-depth description of Christianity from a Catholic perspective. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around 1910.

This site contains information on two important religious edicts given by Roman emperors relating to Christianity and its role as a persecuted religion in ancient Rome.

This article describes the tension between Hindus and Christians in India. The Hindus argue that they are facing a conspiracy and a takeover by the Christian faith.

Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography of Mary Morse Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science.

A highly detailed look at the works and ideas of the Christian "Neoplationist who lived sometime during the early period of Christianity (5th-6th century C.E. His actual identity is still not known.

This article traces the dramatic conversion of Saul of Tarsus, a persecutor of Christians, to Paul, the disciple to the Gentiles.

Recreate the discovery by Hans Christian Oersted about the relationship between electricity and magnetism in this very simple experiment.