To the ends of the earth

A series that looks at the history and development of Christianity in Britain, focusing on the stories of significant men and women of faith.

You will be my witnesses ... to the ends of the earth

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Jill Ball

I've decided to write about the campaign for the abolition of the slave trade in Britain, but researching this article I'm beginning to...

Jill Ball

When I started to research the inspirational stories of British missionaries, such as Hudson Taylor, Mary Slessor, William Carey, Gladys...

Jill Ball

During the turbulent years of the Tudors in England the country swung from being Protestant to Roman Catholic. There were Christians on...

Jill Ball

Let's start with some definitions of the word 'mystic'. Mystic - someone who attempts to be united with God through prayer Cambridge...

Jill Ball

Celtic Christianity spread first from Ireland to Scotland, then on to Northern England. Christianity also arrived in Southern England...

Jill Ball

Celtic Christianity spread first from Ireland to Scotland, then on to Northern England. Saint Columba sailed to Iona in Scotland in AD...

Jill Ball

At the limits of the known world lay some damp, cold islands, the northern edge of the Roman Empire. Beyond Hadrian's Wall was the land...