This Week in Christian History: GK Chesterton, a Jesuit Death, Beatles Controversy

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Twitter
Tourists pose for photographs next to a statue of John Lennon in Liverpool northern England, Britain, August 16, 2015.
Tourists pose for photographs next to a statue of John Lennon in Liverpool northern England, Britain, August 16, 2015. | REUTERS

Christianity is a faith with a long and detailed history, with numerous events of lasting significance occurring throughout the ages.

Each week bring the anniversaries of great milestones, horrid tragedies, amazing triumphs, and everything in between.

Here are just a few things that happened this week, July 30-August 5, in Church history. They include a prolific writer's conversion, the death of the founder of the Jesuit Order, and a controversial remark by a Beatle.

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