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2026-07-25T12:21:13-04:00

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The Best Books for Understanding Christian History in 2026

Last updated on: July 25, 2026 at 12:21 pm By Jacob Randolph

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Reading the History of Christianity in 2026 Over the last two years, the faculty at my institution, Saint Paul School of Theology, undertook a curriculum revision for our master’s students that is set to roll out this fall. As part of that revision, we replaced our former two-semester intro to Christian history with a single semester of intro and a required upper-level history course to be taken at some point in the degree program. I’m honestly bummed about having to... Read more

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2026-08-01T09:13:16-04:00

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Forging Spirituality in Renaissance Europe

Last updated on: August 1, 2026 at 9:13 am By Philip Jenkins

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We have all heard of the modern rediscovery of ancient scriptures, and we all know the standard stereotypes of how they are found – think of the Dead Sea Scrolls, or the Nag Hammadi library. Although such spectacular finds are not common, rediscoveries on a smaller scale are in fact quite a regular fact of scholarship, and of religious life. Moreover, that has been true for several centuries, certainly dating back to the Renaissance. In my next several posts, I... Read more

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2026-06-26T15:27:12-04:00

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Is Revivalism Anti-Modern?

Last updated on: June 26, 2026 at 3:27 pm By Alex Mayfield

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Author’s Note: Amid a move to a new institution with two kiddos and a VERY surly cat, this is going to be a short musing of sorts. It might rehash some themes in better researched pieces. I’m trying to work out a framework here. There is a strange incongruity in being Pentecostal at times. Any visitor to a charismatic service would quickly spot the professional lighting, projectors, television screens, and high-definition sound systems. At the same time, they would hear... Read more

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2026-07-20T06:11:45-04:00

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Candles in the Darkness: Ephrem on the Incarnation

Last updated on: July 20, 2026 at 6:11 am By Adam Renberg

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It is release day! Lynneth and I are thrilled that Candles in the Darkness: Experiencing Advent with the Early and Medieval Church has made its way into the world—and hopefully into your hands. To give you a taste of what you might find in this book, we thought we would share an excerpt which includes one of our favorite readings from Ephrem the Syrian. You can find more from Ephrem and other figures in the book. Christmastide Day 10: January... Read more

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2026-07-20T23:21:21-04:00

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The Sunday School Democrats: Carter and Talarico

Last updated on: July 20, 2026 at 11:21 pm By Guest Contributor

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A Tale of Two Jimmys With the 250th anniversary of American independence, there have been many comparisons between 1976 and 2026 in recent days. However, one area of similarity between the two years that has gone relatively uncommented on is this: Both years feature a high-profile white Democrat running an overtly religious campaign. In ‘76, it was presidential candidate Jimmy Carter, and in 2026, it’s the U.S. Senate candidate from Texas, James Talarico. While there are significant differences between the... Read more

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2026-07-23T14:43:39-04:00

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They Attacked the Resurrection 300 Years Ago

Last updated on: July 23, 2026 at 2:43 pm By Philip Jenkins

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The Deists’ Revolution I have been working on the discovery of alternative scriptures and ancient heretical movements in the Early Modern period, with an opening couple of posts here about the early Enlightenment, between about 1690 and 1740. Central to this phenomenon were a group of philosophers and thinkers generally called the Deists, who were a loose network rather than any kind of organized movement. For modern audiences, what is shocking about them is just how very daring and skeptical... Read more

2026-07-11T22:05:19-04:00

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Heralds of Heaven: Hummingbirds on a Hillside

Last updated on: July 11, 2026 at 10:05 pm By Verónica A. Gutiérrez

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Florentine Codex, Book 11, chapter 2, image 62 There is a tree outside my sons’ window that taps its leaves against the glass in the morning breeze as if in greeting. Ever since my dad died in January – 6 months to the day that I am writing this post – a hummingbird has been visiting this tree and gazing in at us. At times it hovers briefly before darting between the branches, daring us to follow its blur of... Read more

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2026-07-09T21:15:42-04:00

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How the Enlightenment Discovered the Alternative Scriptures

Last updated on: July 9, 2026 at 9:15 pm By Philip Jenkins

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I have long worked on what we might call alternative Christianities and especially the scriptures they produced. In the modern world, we are well used to the idea of early systems that get labeled heresies, but which actually (many believe) conveyed many of the authentic teachings of the early church. As we know from the work of Elaine Pagels, Bart Ehrman, Karen King, and so many others, there were entire gospels that were somehow excluded from the emerging canon. Based... Read more

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2026-07-08T20:11:36-04:00

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Goodbye, New York

Last updated on: July 8, 2026 at 8:11 pm By Michael Jimenez

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When this post appears I should just be back from my first trip to New York. We planned this trip over a year ago at the request of my youngest son. We did not originally plan to be there on the 4th of July but then thought that might be a memorable time for this trip especially with it being the 250th birthday of the US. We also did not realize the World Cup and Taylor Swift’s wedding would also... Read more

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2026-07-03T14:50:50-04:00

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Christmas in July: Candles in the Darkness Release

Last updated on: July 3, 2026 at 2:50 pm By Lynneth Renberg

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It’s book release month for the Advent devotional that my husband and colleague Adam and I co-wrote– a sort of Christmas in July, as it were. We’re so excited that this book is now out in the world to be shared with you all. Now, as an Advent and Christmastide devotional, you may be wondering why it is releasing now, months before Advent begins. Some of the timing is practical: people have to hear about the book in time to... Read more

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