California Fires Update Churches and Christian groups continue to assist with relief efforts.
Madison Trammel | October 25, 2007
The Heresy that Wouldn't Die Though Gnostic sects faded in the early church, Gnostic ideas have had a long shelf life.
Philip Jenkins | October 1, 2007
Too Racy for Bible Study Origen could not believe the Song of Songs was a hymn to erotic love. So what did it mean?
October 1, 2003
The Bishop at Work Augustine saw himself not as a saint, but as a pastor with a job to do.
Bruce L. Shelley | July 1, 2000
The Neglected History of Women in the Early Church A number of prominent leaders, scholars, and benefactors of the early church were women and—despite neglect by many modern historians—the diligent researcher can still uncover a rich history.
Catherine Kroeger | January 1, 1988
The Chaining of the Church What happened to the church between the vibrantly pluralistic 1st century and the legalistic, male-dominated 3rd century?
William David Spencer | January 1, 1988