Tag: Christians
What’s going on when the Virgin Mary appears and statues weep?...
Mathew Schmalz, College of the Holy Cross
Claims of appearances of the Virgin Mary and weeping statues have been...
Who were the 3 wise men who visited Jesus?
Eric Vanden Eykel, Ferrum College
Christmas Nativity scenes around the world feature a familiar cast of characters: Jesus, Mary,...
Rock music has had sympathy for God as well as the...
David W. Stowe, Michigan State University
After three multiplatinum and six platinum albums, 30 million albums sold and more...
Warrior, servant, mother, unifier – the Virgin Mary has played many...
Eric M. Vanden Eykel, Ferrum College
In a recent article in the “Religion News Service,” author Whitney Bauck pointed...
Understanding evangelicalism in America today
Terry Shoemaker, Arizona State University
A precipitous decline in the number of Americans identifying as white evangelical was revealed...
Is democracy sacred?
Anthony D. Baker, Seminary of the Southwest
With millions of votes yet to be counted and the election far from being decided, President Trump falsely...
The belief that demons have sex with humans runs deep in...
Cavan W. Concannon, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Houston physician and pastor Stella Immanuel – described as “spectacular”...
Religious communities are offering baptism by Zoom – such innovation has...
Samuel L. Boyd, University of Colorado Boulder
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing entire countries to rethink deeply-held social norms. Faith leaders are coming up with...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
