The Unbearable Darkness of Being Without God
The news is not good. A Governor of a large state throws everything away for a few hours of hidden pleasure with an expensive prostitute. Common sense would suggest such behavior is insane, but is it? Or a presidential candidate spins a tall tale about her brush with sniper fire on an official trip to war torn Bosnia. But TV cameras had followed her to …
August 10th, 2008
The Nicene Creed Revisited
The Nicene Creed was originally written at the first council of Nicaea in 325 AD as a guide to help early Christians understand their faith and as a response to the rising belief in Arianism.
Arius was a presbyter in Alexandria in the early fourth century. Arianism taught that the father created the son
August 10th, 2008
Scholars Plan to Reunite Ancient Bible
The oldest surviving copy of the New Testament, a 4th century version that had its Gospels and epistles spread across the world, is being made whole again – online.
Discovered at the Monastery of Saint Catherine at Mount Sinai by German Bible scholar Constantine Tischendorf in the mid-19th century, much of the Codex eventually wound up in Russia – just how exactly the British Library won’t …
July 26th, 2008
Was Jesus a Radical Feminist?
The stories Jesus told and the stories told about him are examined in great depth in Jesus: A Meditation on His Stories and His Relationships with Women. Father Andrew M. Greeley spotlights Christ’s view and treatment of the opposite sex.
July 6th, 2008
The Culturally-Savvy Christian
How does Christian culture influence pop culture, and should the Christian faith in turn be influenced by secular culture? This is the critical question tackled in Dick Stauband’s thought-provoking book, The Culturally Savvy Christian.
July 6th, 2008
