The First Presbyterian Church of Jackson Mississippi

Historic First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Mississippi, USA (founded 1837) is the largest Presbyterian congregation in the State and one of the largest in the United States. A flagship congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), First Church played a significant role in establishing the PCA (the largest conservative Presbyterian denomination in the English-speaking world), Reformed Theological Seminary, and Reformed University Ministries (a nationwide campus fellowship).

Friday, September 09, 2005

Appreciating Christian History with Dr. Mark Noll

In our weekly radio interview for First Things today (Friday) I interviewed Dr. Mark A. Noll-- the McManis Professor of Christian Thought, and co-founder and Director of the Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals, at Wheaton College, Illinois. He is a widely recognized expert in American religious history, and the author of numerous books and studies on the history of Christianity. I asked him (among other things), what would he recommend to parents trying to cultivate in their children an interest in Christian history. He mentioned two things: First, the quarterly magazine Christian History (published by Christianity Today)

and, second, the series of books published by Inter-Varsity Press (IVP Histories series) such as, Francis of Assissi and his World, or Augustine and His World: