Winter 2007 William Wilberforce: The Persevering Parliamentarian Michelle Steel Confronted with the evidence of the inhumanity of slavery, William Wilberforce’s hope was to abolish it throughout the British Empire.
Spring 2006 John Maynard Keynes: Capitalism’s Savior? William Welch This issue’s Bio Vision looks at one of the most influential economists of all time, John Maynard Keynes.
Winter 2006 Adam Smith: Capitalism’s Founding Father Best known for An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith is credited with establishing the discipline of political economics.
March 22, 2005 Polycrates: Unity or Truth Ivor C. Fletcher Peter Nathan Early Church leader Polycrates was not afraid to hold fast to his beliefs in the face of persecution.
January 22, 2005 Polycarp: The Apostolic Legacy Ivor C. Fletcher Peter Nathan Personally taught by the apostle John, Polycarp remained totally faithful to the teaching of the apostles.
Fall 2004 Max Weber: A Compulsion for Work David F. Lloyd Author of The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Max Weber had a significant role in shaping 20th-century political and social concepts.
June 22, 2004 Eusebius Pamphilus: Father of Church History Ivor C. Fletcher Peter Nathan Eusebius played a significant role in the doctrinal debates and disputes that troubled the Catholic church during the early fourth century.
March 22, 2004 Origen: Platonic Christian Ivor C. Fletcher Peter Nathan Origen blended the truth of the Bible with Greek philosophy and has produced centuries of confusion on the subject of life after death.
January 27, 2004 John Wycliffe: Setting the Stage for Reform Donna Butler David F. Lloyd Wycliffe set the stage for the great work of translation from the original languages that would be undertaken by William Tyndale.
Winter 2004 J.R.R. Tolkien: Speaker of Footnotes Donald R. Hornsby Tolkien’s knack for stepping outside the box later enabled him to create not only a gripping story but an entirely new world for his readers.