197–198 Tertullian explains Christian finances in his Apology: “Even if there is a chest of a sort, it is not made up of money paid in entrance-fees, as if religion were a matter of contract.

Sociologist Rodney Stark looks at the appeal of the Christian message itself, for example, how it brought a new conception of humanity to a world saturated with cruelty. IN CONTRAST with times ...

After a long period in which the persecutions of Christianity were really spasmodic, local, [and] involved very few people, suddenly in the middle of the 3rd century, the year 250, the Emperor ...

Lower than the Angels: A History of Sex and Christianity. By Diarmaid MacCulloch. Allen Lane; 688 pages; £35. To be published in America by Viking in April 2025; $40 The worry was the Virgin Mary ...

Bruce Gordon shows how believers in every era have experienced their sacred book through all the human senses. In one of his many insightful essays, the late missiologist Andrew Walls asked ...

Nathan introduces the Christian religion, followed by over 2 billion people, about one third of the whole world. He describes how Jesus’ life and death, and belief in his resurrection ...

But there were always cracks. Since the founding of the republic, Christianity has been the religion of the majority—and many Christians have felt an obligation to bring their faith into politics.

The investigation into Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner has come to an end with the verdict of the appeal ...

As opposition to their agenda grows, especially on abortion, many conservatives are grappling with how to handle this new uncertain political world. Conservative Christians are expected to vote ...

49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said the timeline for running back Christian McCaffrey's return is unknown. "Nobody knows," Shanahan said after the 23-17 loss to the Vikings, via David Bonilla of ...

LA Lakers forward and center Jarred Vanderbilt and Christian Wood have provided a realistic timeline from their injury return as the team gears up for the upcoming season.