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Edith Stein: Philosopher Became a Martyr
Germany/Netherlands/Polandยท 1921
Jewish philosopher Edith Stein found Christ through reading Teresa of Avila's autobiography in one night, converted instantly, became a Carmelite nun,...
Simone Weil: Waiting for God
Franceยท 1937
Brilliant French philosopher Simone Weil experienced profound encounters with Christ in 1937, describing how 'Christ himself came down and took...
Justin Martyr: Philosopher Found True Wisdom
Samaria / Romeยท AD 130
A Greek philosopher in 2nd century Rome searched through Stoicism, Platonism, and other philosophies before encountering Christianity.
Soren Kierkegaard: The Leap of Faith
Copenhagenยท 1838
Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard experienced profound spiritual transformation in 1838, moving from doubt to faith through what he called an...
George Muller - The Night Everything Changed
Halleยท 1825-11
George Muller was a thief and cheat studying divinity for easy money when a friend invited him to a prayer meeting in November 1825. Seeing believers kneel in prayer for the first time, he felt he had found what he had been seeking all his life. From that night, God began transforming him into a man of extraordinary faith.
Jerome: The Dream That Changed Everything
Syrian Desertยท 374
Jerome of Stridon received a life-changing vision where Christ confronted his divided loyalties between classical literature and Scripture.
Agnes Ozman - First to Speak in Tongues
Topekaยท 1901-01-01
In 1901, Agnes Ozman became the first person to speak in tongues at Bethel Bible School in Topeka, Kansas, launching the global Pentecostal movement...
Nicholas Ridley: Steadfast to the End
Oxfordยท 1500
Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, remained faithful to his Reformed beliefs and was martyred by burning at the stake in Oxford in 1555 during Queen...
Out of a Far Country
Federal Prisonยท 2001
Chinese-American man finds faith in federal prison after drug dealing leads to arrest.
Rosaria Butterfield: Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert
Syracuseยท 1999
A Syracuse University professor studying queer theory found faith through unlikely friendship with a pastor and deep Bible study, transforming her life...
Faith and Science in Harmony: Kenneth Miller
Providenceยท 1981
Christian biologist Kenneth Miller discovered faith and science work together through Thomas Merton.
John Lennox: Faith and Reason at Oxford
Cambridgeยท 1960s
Oxford mathematician John Lennox's faith deepened when challenged by a Cambridge professor. He later debated Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens.