Introduction to New “Battles and Crusades” Rubric

It has been said that the history of the world can be characterized as a history of war. The Christian era can also be defined in terms of the wars and battles that shaped the history of Western civilization and with that the world within which the Christian church existed. With this issue of the Beacon Lights and the article entitled “Not One Stone Shall Be Left Upon Another” we begin a new rubric entitled “Battles and Crusades.” In this rubric we will have articles on battles, wars, and...