Tag: Jesus Christ
Why is an ultimate goal called a ‘Holy Grail?’
Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross
For decades, winning an Olympic medal has been described as the...
A TikTok Jesus promises divine blessings and many worldly comforts
Brandon Dean, University of Iowa
The TikTok profile Daily Believer (@believerdaily) has 70 videos with computer-generated Jesuses looking directly...
From goddesses and rabbits to theology and ‘Superstar’: 4 essential reads...
Molly Jackson, The Conversation
What’s Easter about? In some ways, the answer is pretty simple: Jesus Christ, and Christians’...
Best Easter pageant ever? Half a century of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’
Henry Bial, University of Kansas
In the days leading up to Easter Sunday, Christians around the world will participate...
A Catholic theologian argues for a death row inmate’s right to...
Dorian Llywelyn, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments
on Nov. 9, 2021, in a case regarding a...
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...
Pope’s upcoming visit brings attention to the dwindling population of Christians...
Ramazan Kılınç, University of Nebraska Omaha
Pope Francis will arrive in Iraq on Friday in a first-ever papal visit...
The long history of how Jesus came to resemble a white...
Anna Swartwood House, University of South Carolina
The portrayal of Jesus as a white, European man has come under renewed scrutiny during this period of...
EXPLORING NATURE
Climate change is making plants less nutritious − that could already...
Ellen Welti, Smithsonian Institution
More than one-third of all animals on Earth, from beetles to cows to elephants, depend...
