"Mark A. Noll" (born 1946) is a historian specializing in the history of Christianity in the United States. He holds the position of Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame. Noll himself is a Reformed evangelical Christian, and in 2005 was named by Time Magazine as one of the twenty-five most influential evangelicals in America.

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The gap has been narrowed so much, and the opportunities for friendly conversation have increased so dramatically. It's almost like a new world.

I think it's an excellent opportunity to help out, ... It's also going to be a learning experience. This is the largest mobilization of emergency personnel we've ever seen.

Historically, in unpredictable places and unpredictable times, you get real savvy leaders. I suspect that in Beijing, Nairobi or Cape Town, things will be very well along with innovation before Philadelphia, Chicago or London is aware of it.

When I'm thinking like a historian, I tend to be a little depressed. But when I'm thinking like a Christian, I tend to be optimistic.

[The changing relationship between evangelicals and Catholics is examined in a lengthy report] Is the Reformation Over? ... lumped Buddhism, Islam, and Catholicism together as non-Christian faiths.