What Evangelical Scholars Found Looking at a Tiny Piece of Papyrus
From a dump in Egypt to a criminal case in Oxford to a seminary in Texas, this fragmentary record of faith traveled a strange path.
God and the Detectives
Religious mysteries: a perplexing case.
Evangelical Leaders Reiterate Call for Two-State Solution for Israel and Palestine
Over 80 educators and ministry heads affirm efforts to negotiate lasting peace, and warn of consequences of failure.
Congregation Gets Protesters, Then Cops’ Bill
Plus: Methodist locale loses tax exemption over gay ceremony stand, bad grades for Oxford’s Christian schools, Dobson nixes Thompson again, and hundreds of other stories from online sources around the world.
Tablet Is ‘Proof’ for Jeremiah Passage
Plus: A Ghanaian pastor’s shocking magic trick, Time on Democrats’ religious outreach, what to watch next in the Holsinger debate, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Catholic School and Church Attacked as Gaza’s Christians Worry
Plus: Ruth Graham laid to rest, an Episcopal priest converts to Islam (but stays an Episcopal priest), and other stories from online sources around the world.
Benedict XVI Tests Brazil’s Religious Climate
Also: Bishops clarify Mugabe statements, a priest-imam soccer game is cancelled, the spanking debate resumes, and more.
What the <em>Teaching</em> Can Teach Us
Not all extracanonical manuscripts reveal a ‘lost Christianity.’ The church’s earliest discipleship manual—the Didache—is as orthodox and relevant as it gets.
Are Artificial Contraception Foes Anti-Sex?
Plus: Sudanese peace in our time and other stories from online sources around the world.
The Tax Man Taketh
Plus: The end of 7th Heaven, Saddleback’s AIDS stigma, no new gay bishop for Episcopal Church, and other stories from online sources around the world.