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Christian History Magazine—Issue 9: Heritage of Freedom: Dissenters, Reformers, & Pioneers is unavailable, but you can change that!

The history of the church is filled with movements that have helped Christians define their faith against cultural and political movements which run contrary to the spirit of the Gospel. From the theological changes of the Reformation, to the political resistance of Nazism in Germany, this issue introduces readers to the key figures who have articulated the Gospel message against prevailing...

three major movements which shared that goal: the Waldensians, the Lollards and the Czech Brethren. These movements differed in various ways, but they had significant similarities. Each of them reacted against a church which through wealth, privilege and power had moved far from the teachings of Jesus and the dynamic simplicity of the early Christians. Each of them emphasized preaching from a Bible in the language of the people. Each of them owed its strength to the dedicated involvement of laymen