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Brewer's: Weak-kneed Christian

or Politician (A). Irresolute; not thorough; a Laodicean, neither hot nor cold. “If any weak-kneed Churchman, now hesitating between his […

Brewer's: Animals in Christian Art

The ant symbolises prudence the ape, malice, lust, and cunning the ass, sobriety, or the Jewish nation the asp, Christ, or Christian faith the bee, industry the camel, submission the cock…

Stott, John Robert Walmsley

(Encyclopedia) Stott, John Robert Walmsley, 1921–2011, Anglican clergyman influential in 20th-century evangelical Christianity, b. London. He attended college and theological school at Cambridge and…

Olaf I

(Encyclopedia) Olaf I (Olaf Tryggvason)Olaf Iōˈläf trügˈväsōn [key], c.963–1000, king of Norway (995–1000), great-grandson of Harold I. His early life of exile and slavery is surrounded with romantic…

Milman, Henry Hart

(Encyclopedia) Milman, Henry Hart, 1791–1868, English clergyman, poet, and historian, dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, from 1849. He was the author of several dramatic poems as well as some…

pontifex maximus

(Encyclopedia) pontifex maximuspontifex maximuspŏnˈtĭfĕks măkˈsĭməs [key], highest priest of Roman religion and official head of the college of pontifices. As the chief administrator of religious…

miracle

(Encyclopedia) miracle, preternatural occurrence that is viewed as the expression of a divine will. Its awe and wonder lie in the fact that the cause is hidden. The idea of the miracle occurs…

Jens Christian Hauge 2006 Deaths

Jens Christian HaugeAge: 91 leader of Norway's underground army in World War II. As a politician and business leader after the war, he helped steer the country toward a pro-West but…

Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030

Here are the dates of the most important (moving) Christian holidays through 2030. Many holidays move in the calendar year based off of the date of Easter, which is tied to the lunar Jewish calendar…