Introduction to the special issue. What story do social workers tell about their profession’s his-tory and who tells the story? Scholars of social welfare and social work history not only make pleas for historical content to be strengthened or maintained in social work education and social work scholarship, but more specifically urge that these histories take into account the experiences and perspectives of groups that have often been under-represented or marginalized. However, while much of the historical literature, especially in social welfare history textbooks, acknowledges the influence of Christi-anity on social work’s origins, this literature largely minimizes, or worse, distorts the role of Christians, Christian organizations, and the Christian world view. This special issue of Social Work & Christianity presents a collection of articles that portrays specific instances in social work’s history which consider more fully its Christian origins and influences. The purpose is to contribute to the literature on the history of the social work profession by disseminating rigorous historical research on Christianity and social work.