A Georgetown University theology professor published a book Nov. 4 arguing against supersessionism, the belief that Christianity replaced Judaism. Alan Mitchell, a theology professor who teaches the ...

Much mischief in Catholicism often results from over-emphasizing one or another pole of a continuum. For example, push too hard on the church as a hierarchy, and the result is an inflated notion of ...

New strategies for interpreting Scripture turn out to be not so new—and deepen our life in Christ. A wide range of voices claims that a crisis of biblical interpretation is taking place. But contrary ...

A distinguished Christian scholar has written a fascinating book about a crucial moment in Jewish history and about one Jew in particular, perhaps the most famous Jew of all — Jesus of Nazareth. “When ...

An important piece of early Christian history, the Crosby-Schøyen Codex, sold for nearly $3.9 million on June 11, 2024, at Christie’s in London. This codex is a mid-fourth century book from Egypt ...

(RNS) — A new book traces how white nationalists have cherry-picked Scripture to craft their exclusive ideology. (RNS) — There were no burning crosses or other hijacked symbols of religion on obvious ...

What does it mean to exercise hope while reading the Bible? Esau McCaulley approaches this question through the perspectives and questions Black readers bring to the interpretation of scripture.

A Latter-day Saint friend of mine once invited an evangelical coworker to church. The coworker found much that was familiar in the LDS service: hymn singing, an informal sermon style, robust ...

A History of the Bible: The Story of the World’s Most Influential Book, by John Barton. Viking. 640 pages. $35. The Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts, by Karen Armstrong. Knopf. 624 ...

Much mischief in Catholicism often results from over-emphasizing one or another pole of a continuum. For example, push too hard on the church as a hierarchy, and the result is an inflated notion of ...