The Explainer: When a bishop called on Trump to “have mercy”, she was following the old Christian tradition of parrhesia
Professor of Christian history and theology MORWENNA LUDLOW, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at the concept of ‘parrhesia’ and the role it’s played in church history…
Essay: Happy New Year, it’s Advent
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE reflects on the start of Advent…
Essay: What early Christian communities tell us about giving financial aid at a time of crisis
In an article first published on The Conversation, CAVAN W CONCANNON, an associate professor of religion at the University of Southern California, looks at lessons from how early Christian looked after their communities…
Essay: Rediscovering a commitment to the Gospel as Word
KARL FAASE, CEO of Olive Tree Media and host of the ‘Jesus: The Game Changer’ video series – a second season of which is out now – argues that it’s time for the church to “regain a passion for the Gospel of Word”…
Women
Sadly, for much of history, women were considered the property of men. Their only value was keeping the home running and birthing children. PICTURE: Priscilla Du Preez/Unsplash It was very difficult to live as a woman without a man. Then things changed. The early church gave status to woman as equal in value to men; […]
Open Book: The prisoner’s letter – All as one before Christ
BRUCE C WEARNE looks at a passage in Ephesians in which Paul emphasises the lack of distinction between Jewish and Gentile Christians…
Essay: The history of the cross and its many meanings over the centuries
In an article first published on The Conversation, JOANNE M PIERCE, professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross in the US, looks at the history of the cross as a symbol of the Christian faith…
Open Book: Paul’s Galatian letter – Freedom in Christ
BRUCE C WEARNE, in his series on Galatians, looks at Paul’s rebuttal to those who would like to live under the law…
Open Book: Paul’s Galatian letter – Believing the promise and forsaking foolishness, part I
BRUCE C WEARNE continues his commentary on Galatians with a look at a passage in which Paul calls them “foolish”…
Open Book: II Thessalonians – An assurance of God’s sovereignty
BRUCE C WEARNE continues his examination of II Thessalonians…