Learning from the past

Catherine MacKenzie  |  Reviews
Date posted:  1 Sep 2023
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Learning from the past

Gary Nation as Polycarp in the 2015 film of the same name | photo: imdb.com

Do you wish you could edit history? Understandably there are often some difficult realities to face in our personal and national past.

It might be more palatable to wipe it away, but in so doing we are at risk of not recognising the same problems should they reappear in a slightly different guise in the future. That’s one reason why history, and church history in particular, is essential for Christians and young Christians.

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