Christianity

Historian Deepra Dandekars recent book, The subedars son: A narrative of Brahmin Christian conversion in nineteenth century Maharasthra, explores the experience of Christian conversions among Brahmins. The mid-19th century in Bombay presidency saw the rise o…

Throughout his life, the American writer Russell Hoban produced a number of startlingly original novels. Perhaps the most startling of them all is Riddley Walker, first published in 1980. (Hoban died in 2011.) The book belongs to the dystopian genre that has…

This Vic Berger montage strings together several of his previous videos with televangelist Jim Bakker… which means you’re in store for nearly 40 minutes of wondering why so many people take Christianity seriously. (Take some Tylenol first. You’ll need it.) I…

David Costello and Rivkah Weber look every bit a young Orthodox Jewish couple. Costello sports a yarmulke and sidelocks and Weber dresses modestly and covers her head. They keep kosher and never miss Sabbath at the synagogue. But they do share one little o…

Evangelical Christianity as public policy, an ongoing saga More viciousness towards transgender people from the religious fanatics surrounding Trump.

“Christianity in America is not dying, but… cultural Christianity is.” At one point in our history, there was a sense of commonly held Christian principles; An expectation of character and action that brought the nation back to its roots after going astray. …

What would happen if there were nationwide non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people? We would find out pretty quickly if the Equality Act were to become a law — alas, Democrats only control the House, and the bill they passed is dead on arrival in the …

Kaeley Van Zoren recently faced a line of questioning about her religious beliefs over dinner. Her brother, Chris, and his wife, Tara, just welcomed their first child in May and wanted to name Kaeley godmother. But first, they needed to get a few things strai…

Due to your optimism, your death next week with come as a big surprise; however, due to your devout Christianity, what comes after will be a terrible shock.

Pastor Greg Laurie, founder of Harvest Crusade and Harvest America and the pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, once had a crazy, chaotic" childhood, but a chance encounter with the gospel set him on course to become one of the mos…