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July 2024

July 26, 2024

What Is Catholic Integralism?

Catholic Integralists believe that religious values – specifically Christian ones – should guide government policies....

March 2024

March 29, 2024

How Christians Hold Differing Views On The Resurrection

Resurrection of Christ depicted in 14th-century fresco in Chora Church, Istanbul, Turkey. LP7/Collections E+ via...

January 2024

January 10, 2024

Pope Francis called surrogacy ‘deplorable’

Surrogacy can exploit women, but others may choose to be involved for altruistic reasons. A...

January 05, 2024

How religion and politics will mix in 2024

The 2024 elections may see a more intense end-times rhetoric, claims of divine support and...

January 03, 2024

100 years ago, the KKK planted bombs at a US university

Most of the Klan’s victims were African American, but many other groups have been targeted...

December 2023

December 13, 2023

Mike Johnson represented a creationist museum in court

A scholar of American evangelicalism explains House Speaker Mike Johnson’s connections with Ark Encounter and...

September 2023

September 13, 2023

The History of the Cross and Its Many Meanings Over The Centuries

Sept. 14 is the the Feast of the Holy Cross celebrated by many Catholics and...

August 2023

August 23, 2023

What the pope’s visit to Mongolia says about his priorities and how he is changing the Catholic Church

Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to meet the tiny Catholic community of Mongolia is drawing considerable...

August 19, 2023

Images of Jesus have always been complex and contradictory − this class looks at how pop culture imagines him, from cartoons to musicals

Actor Dave Willetts as Jesus in a production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” in Zurich in...

August 07, 2023

Tourists search for Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia – but does a geographical location for pivotal Bible event even exist?

A scholar of the Hebrew Bible argues that very little is known about the location...

August 29, 2022

We praise people as ‘Good Samaritans,’ but there’s a complex history behind the phrase

Samaritans still live in Israel, where they are often caught between Israeli and Palestinian identities.

July 2022

July 22, 2022

Monsters are everywhere in the Bible – and some are even human

The field of ‘monster studies’ looks at how texts reflect ideas about what’s evil, weird...

July 21, 2022

What the Bible actually says about abortion may surprise you

Faith can inform opinions about abortion on both sides of the political debate, but the...

April 2022

April 21, 2022

Why the future of the world’s largest religion is female – and African

Women’s contributions to global Christianity are immense, but scholars’ understanding is hampered by limited data.

April 20, 2022

Who are the Jesuits?

The Jesuits are among the Catholic Church’s most influential religious orders but no strangers to...

April 16, 2022

Christians hold many views on Jesus’ resurrection – a theologian explains the differing views among Baptists

Christians have engaged in passionate debates over the meaning of the resurrection. Baptists may be...

April 15, 2022

Two Orthodox Christian countries at war – here’s an explanation of the faith tradition shared by Russia and Ukraine

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put a spotlight on the views of the Russian Orthodox...

April 13, 2022

War in Ukraine is testing some American evangelicals’ support for Putin as a leader of conservative values

Vladimir Putin has long been a favorite with many American evangelicals who praised his support...

April 12, 2022

When Putin says Russia and Ukraine share one faith, he’s leaving out a lot of the story

A Ukrainian service member takes a photograph of a damaged church after shelling in a...

April 11, 2022

Pope Francis apologized for the harm done to First Nations peoples, but what does a pope’s apology mean?

A Catholic theologian writes about why papal apologies can be meaningful, even when some may...

February 2022

February 21, 2022

Why are some Roman Catholic saints called doctors of the church

Saints are recognized for exceptional virtue and faith. But some also are commemorated for their...

January 2022

January 27, 2022

What St. Thomas Aquinas can teach us about hope in times of despair

A scholar of democratic virtues explains why Dominican monk Thomas Aquinas’ thoughts on hope are...

January 24, 2022

Pope Benedict accused of mishandling sex abuse cases: 4 essential reads

A German report accused retired Pope Benedict XVI of mishandling several cases of sexual abuse...

October 2021

October 17, 2021

What is the Synod of Bishops? A Catholic priest and theologian explains

The Catholic Church’s two-year synodal process formally opened Oct. 10 at the Vatican. AP Photo

October 14, 2021

Caring for the environment has a long Catholic lineage – hundreds of years before Pope Francis

Environmentalism may seem like a new mindset, especially in the Church. But care for creation...

October 11, 2021

Cherry-picking the Bible and using verses out of context isn’t a practice confined to those opposed to vaccines – it has been done for centuries

A historian of the Bible in American life explains how Bible verses are being picked...

October 10, 2021

Americans are in a mental health crisis – especially African Americans. Can churches help?

More houses of worship are offering mental health programs, especially African American congregations.

October 06, 2021

White Gen X and millennial evangelicals are losing faith in the conservative culture wars

Growing numbers of young evangelicals and 'Exvangelicals' are pro-LGBTQ, support #BlackLivesMatter – or are fed...

May 2021

May 19, 2021

Cancel culture looks a lot like old-fashioned church discipline

Excommunicating a church member, like 'canceling' someone on social media, serves to cleanse the body...

May 02, 2021

Famine in the Bible is more than a curse: It is a signal of change and a chance for a new beginning

Famine was a constant threat during biblical times. The authors of the Old Testament used...