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Sam Leanza Ortiz

  1. August Hermann Francke: A Practical Pietist

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    06/09/25
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    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Though several generations removed from Luther’s generation, Francke came of age right on time for a new wave of spirituality to collide with the Reformation in the movement known as Pietism.

  2. The Weathervane of the Eastern Church

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    05/12/25
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    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    On its journey from Byzantium to Constantinople to Istanbul, this special place helps us understand the broader arc of Christian history, which goes on until Christ's return.

  3. A Look at Epiphany Traditions: Sacred and Secular

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    01/06/25
    1 min read
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Epiphany continues the work done at Christmas, bringing light and life to a dying world desperate for hope.

  4. A Church Divided: The East-West Schism of 1054

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    07/16/24
    1 min read
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Surely a division now called the "Great Schism" should command our attention, but it is vital that we do not impute similar significance to all modern disagreements in the church.

  5. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Power: How Charles V’s Imperial Burnout Aided the Reformation

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    09/21/23
    1 min read
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Charles V, for all his power, his lands, and his riches, was ultimately unable to hinder the spread of the precious Gospel.
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