Nicholas Tom “N.T.” Wright is recognized as one of the preeminent New Testament scholars of this era. He’s a former bishop of Durham and has taught at Oxford University and St. Andrews in Scotland. He ...

Nicholas Tom “N.T.” Wright is recognized as one of the preeminent New Testament scholars of this era. He’s a former bishop of Durham and has taught at Oxford University and St. Andrews in Scotland. He ...

Allen went on to recount Paul’s dramatic conversion experience on the road to Damascus, where Jesus confronted him as he was traveling to persecute Christians. “And he [Paul] goes, ‘Oh, God, we ...

In this compulsively readable exploration of the tangled world of Christian origins, Tabor (The Jesus Dynasty) vividly recreates the frenetic and fraught attempts by the earliest followers of Jesus to ...

Catholics, like Vice President JD Vance, who criticize Pope Francis for being too political, claim they long for the days of Pope John Paul II. But the truth is, they did not listen to John Paul when ...

David French has been on a roll. Recently I wrote about an excellent essay of his that argued Christians in the political arena have managed to turn Jesus’ teachings upside down. Now he’s done it ...

This Sunday’s Gospel offers another parable about prayer. Each of this Sunday’s readings suggests that God hears anyone who cries out, especially the brokenhearted. As the Gospel narrative nears the ...

(RNS) — Christian leaders need to be prophetic like Francis, John Paul and Jesus in calling us to see our brothers and sisters who need help. (RNS) — Catholics, like Vice President JD Vance, who ...