The Explainer: For some Christians, a solar eclipse signals the second coming of Christ
In an article first published on The Conversation, sholar of early Christian literature ERIC VANDEN EYKEL looks at how some Christians view next week’s solar eclipse…
Essay: Tattooing has held a long tradition in Christianity – dating back to Jesus’ crucifixion
GUSTAVO MORELLO, a Catholic priest and sociologist of religion, looks at the history of tattooing in Christianity in an article first published on The Conversation…
Books: A guide to engaging with the key elements of the Christian faith
DAVID ADAMS reads Peter F Jensen’s ‘The Life of Faith’…
Earn, give, save
In the 1700s John Wesley preached a sermon where he encouraged people to earn, save, and give all they could. Back then there was no pension, no sick pay. No unemployment benefits. No government welfare, government hospitals, or government schools. A statue of John Wesley in London, UK. PICTURE: David Adams You needed to save as you never knew when you […]
Essay: When religion gets political
TIM COSTELLO, a senior fellow at the Centre for Public Christianity in Sydney, says seeking political power to impose and enforce a religious vision is a growing problem around the world…
Who pays?
Which would you rather live in, a world where the poor pay for the rich, or where the rich pay for the poor? PICTURE: Alexander Grey/Unsplash For most of history the poor have paid for the rich. That is, the rich lived off the poor – servants, slaves, tax, rent. Christianity challenged that and called on the […]
New Tim Keller Center for Apologetics hopes to help churches reach a changing country
United StatesRNS Visiting houses of worship in the United States, you can’t help but see empty pews, giving the impression that organized religion in the United States is in trouble. Increasingly, those who study church attendance and related matters are doing the math: In a recent study that projects what faith in America might look like in […]
Essay: Spectacular Anglo-Saxon burial uncovered – here’s what it tells us about women in seventh-century England
TOBY MARTIN, a lecturer in archaeology at the University of Oxford, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at what the discovery of the seventh century burial of a Christian woman in England’s Midlands reveals about wealthy Christian women of the period…
Dig at UK housing site may have yielded grave of early female Christian religious leader
London, UKAP A 1,300-year-old gold and gemstone necklace found on the site of a new housing development marks the grave of a powerful woman who may have been an early Christian religious leader in Britain, archaeologists said Tuesday. Experts say the necklace, uncovered with other items near Northampton in central England, is part of the […]
New studies reveal Gen Z and new immigrants key to Christianity’s impact in Australia
Sydney, Australia Despite what some Christians perceive as a hostile culture toward religion, Australians – especially young people – are generally open to conversations about faith and spirituality, according to two recent surveys around Christianity and the church. The Changing Faith Landscape in Australia, a recent study from McCrindle, a social data research firm based […]