Christian History Almanac

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Monday, March 29, 2021 Mar 29, 2021

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The year was 1638. Today we remember the establishment of the Lutheran colony of New Sweden on the Delaware. The reading is from Swedish theologian Gustav Aulen. #OTD #1517 #thechristianhistoryalmanac

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Sunday, March 28, 2021 Mar 28, 2021

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The year was 1987. Today we remember "the real" Maria von Trapp. The reading is a Palm Sunday poem from G.K. Chesterton. #OTD #1517 #thechristianhistoryalmanac

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Saturday, March 27, 2021 Mar 27, 2021

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The year was 1329. Today we remember "In Agro Dominico" and the "problem" of Mysticism in the church. The reading is from Martin Luther. #OTD #1517 #thechristianhistoryalmanac

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Friday, March 26, 2021 Mar 26, 2021

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The year was 1861. Today we remember Uchimura Kanzo, a member of Japan's Non-Church movement. The reading is from N.T Wright. #OTD #1517 #thechristianhistoryalmanac

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Thursday, March 25, 2021 Mar 25, 2021

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The year was 1917. Today we remember the Georgian Orthodox Church and its call for independence. The reading is from Sergei Bulgakov.

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021 Mar 24, 2021

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The year was 1638 (and 1726). Today we remember the enigmatic latitudinarian Daniel Whitby. The reading is from a 4th-century hymn by Aurelius Prudentius.

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021 Mar 23, 2021

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The year was 1198. Today we remember the mysterious Waldensians and their expulsion from Spain. The reading is John Milton's reflection on them in his "On the Late Massacre in Piedmont."

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Monday, March 22, 2021 Mar 22, 2021

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The year was 1621. Today we remember the 17th century's "Most Interesting Man". The reading is from John Calvin's Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew. #OTD #1517 #thechristianhistoryalmanac

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Sunday, March 21, 2021 Mar 21, 2021

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The year was 1557. Today we remember Anne Howard (nee Dacre) and the Elizabethan persecutions. The reading is from Robert Southwell's "The Nativity of Christ". #OTD #ChristianHistory @1517

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Saturday, March 20, 2021 Mar 20, 2021

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The year was 1477. Today we remember Jerome Emser, a Reformation-era controversialist. The reading is "The Loving Soul's Jubilation" by Bernard of Clairvaux. #OTD #ChristianHistory #1517

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