Database

Visualizing Countryside: Syriac Orthodox Architecture of Northern Mesopotamia

Visualizing Countryside: Syriac Orthodox Architecture of Northern Mesopotamia is a digital archive of photographs of medieval churches and monasteries in the Tur Abdin region in northern Mesopotamia (modern day south-east Turkey). It includes images of buildings, decorations, architectural details, and landscapes. Although most of the buildings photographed were built in the medieval era (roughly from … Read more

China Historical Christian Database

The China Historical Christian Database (CHCD) is a new digital tool for the study of Chinese Christianity from 1550 to 1950. The CHCD is hosted by the Center for Global Christianity and Mission at Boston University. The CHCD quantifies and visualizes the place of Christianity in modern China (1550-1950). It provides users the tools to … Read more

Library of Appalachian Preaching

The historical images in the International Mission Photography Archive come from Protestant and Catholic missionary collections held at a number of centers in Britain, Europe, and North America. The photographs record missionary endeavors and reflect the missionaries’ experience of communities and environments abroad.

ThEMA: Thesaurus Exemplorum Medii Aevi

A thesaurus of 11538 exemplary anecdotes from the Middle Ages: a multimedia, multilingual database of exemplary stories giving special insight into the imagination of men and women in the Medieval West and beyond, from Russia and the Middle East to China and Japan.

International Mission Photography Archive (IMPA)

The historical images in the International Mission Photography Archive come from Protestant and Catholic missionary collections held at a number of centers in Britain, Europe, and North America. The photographs record missionary endeavors and reflect the missionaries’ experience of communities and environments abroad.