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Where is heaven, and how will we experience it before the final resurrection?

Left Behind coauthor challenges Tyndale over Last Disciple.

Left Behind is neither the first nor the last word on last things.

Despite earlier failings, the quest for the historical Jesus still matters. Our interview with N.T. Wright.

Martin Luther responded to Islam with a new military philosophy, fresh focus on the Qur'an, and provocative readings of biblical prophecy.

In Bede's view, the history of the English church—like the history of redemption—begins in Genesis and ends in Revelation.

Observers say geography and gravity of attacks have led to little prophecy speculation.

Visions of eternity just aren't what they used to be.

Revelation says more about church life today than about how the world will end.

For the desert fathers, theology was not the study of God but the study of how to become like God.

What began as prophetic fervor ended in dictatorship and blood.

Hall of Antichrists: Nine (of many) who were thought to be forbearers of the End

Most early Christian thinkers weren't troubled by the delay of Jesus' return. They were troubled by those who thought he was coming soon.

Augustine changed his mind—and that of the church in the West for the Next 1,500 years.

The late Middle Ages was no tranquil era of religious harmony, but a hotbed of dissent and extreme speculation.

The famous explorer was driven across the Atlantic by more than a quest for gold and glory.