Why I don't use Today in Christian History - an appeal for votes on suggestions
Today in Christian History is a serious gift to American Christianity which like much that is American lacks an in-depth understanding of history. However, it is hidden in the Home Page Explore section which I rarely have reason to view.
Clicking on it takes you to the Factbook entry for that event:
Alternatively, one can access Factbook by Day to view the possible entries for a day ... I chose tomorrow to show multiple possible entries.
My objections/suggestions?
- In contemporary times, I would like to see more emphasis on church history rather than what seems like a "cult of personalities." It takes some time to learn who actually made a lasting impact on church history.
- I have a favorite resource with a Verbum emphasis that I'd like to see added to the calendar See The American Catholic Almanac | Faithlife
- In the redesign of the Home Page when the Saints card was omitted, its reinstatement was not as a church sanctoral cycle but as a saints calendar book (like calendar devotional). Please restore the original purpose - both may be needed. See Default saints layout | Faithlife Yes, this is related in that a saint's day is, in theory, the day of their death/birth in new realm.
- In some manner, reinstate the liturgical ribbon of L7 in some format so that the date dependent items (lectionary/missal, prayer book, saints, day in history) are readily accessible on the work page. See Revive liturgical ribbon | Faithlife
Note that some of these requests illustrate how the suggestions themselves need revision as the application changes.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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I've used this tool before and largely agree with your points, especially about seeing more of church history rather than individuals (and that primarily their birth and death dates).
Question: is this curated from resources that are in your library with timeline tags, or does it come from a centralized source? I had assumed the former, but we both have the same three people for January 31. I'm sure you have more Verbum resources than I do, which would lead me to expect some differences, but such is not the case.
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I agree with the 'cult of personalities' comments, though this might simply be a result of attempting to have something worth mentioning for every day rather then selecting people over events etc.
Current MDiv student at Trinity Theological College - Perth, Western Australia
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Sean said:
Question: is this curated from resources that are in your library with timeline tags, or does it come from a centralized source?
I am not certain. I thought it was associated in some way with the day label but it seems to be driven solely by Factbook with some selection procedure.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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