Sight-Seeing: Coming to grips with Jesus’ most difficult teaching
NILS VON KALM reflects on Jesus’ command to love our enemies…
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…
Life’s Tough Questions: Whether Christians should prioritise care for migrants as much as for fellow citizens has been debated for centuries
LAURA E ALEXANDER, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at long-standing tensions among Catholic – and other Christian – thinkers and practitioners about moral obligations to people with whom we have closer versus more distant relationships…
The Explainer: Was Jesus Palestinian?
In an article first published on The Conversation, PHILIP C ALMOND, of The University of Queensland, looks at the evidence on a controversial question…
Open Book: What Jesus thinks of your beliefs
NILS VON KALM reflects on the New Testament account of Zaccheus…
Pope shows off rosary of slain Ukrainian soldier, denounces “madness of war”; Indonesian minister says Pope planning visit
Rome, Italy AP Pope Francis led thousands of people in a moment of silence Wednesday to pray for the aid workers killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza and a young Ukrainian soldier named Oleksandre who was killed in ‘’this madness of war”. Francis appealed anew for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and the release […]
‘God’s Ghostwriters’: New Testament scholar Candida Moss looks at the hidden hands behind the Bible
In her new book, Moss argues that slaves and other lower-status workers played a key role in producing and preserving the Christian Scriptures. BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports…
Forgiving what’s owed: What does the Bible say about the controversial issue of debt relief?
Debt is a Biblical issue, with verses across the Old and New Testaments calling for leniency and forgiveness. Despite this, it remains a thorny issue. JONATHAN FOYE canvases some Christian views on what can be a controversial subject…
The Long Read: New books spotlight women’s leadership in New Testament
“It’s not that we’re trying to rewrite history. It’s simply that women have been obscured,” said Beth Allison Barr. EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports…
Gentile scandal
The biggest scandal in the New Testament, after the fact that a crucified man is God – is that unclean gentiles are accepted into God’s family without first becoming Jews. PICTURE: Aaron Burden/Unsplash We’re so used to the idea we don’t see the scandal, even though it’s a central theme of Acts and Paul’s letters. […]