Christianity

The original plaintiff behind Roe v. Wade is more than just a symbol in the abortion rights debate. 6:30 AM ET Bettmann / Getty / AtlanticLast weekend, FX premiered AKA Jane Roe, a documentary on Norma McCorvey, the plaintiff in Roe v. Wade. Backers of the film touted its most…

The world is rapidly urbanizing. As populations increase and technology brings everyone closer together, more and more people are becoming urban dwellers. China alone is on track to have a staggering 221 cities with over one million inhabitants within the next five years. With the importance of cities on the…

Celebrity news can be invasive and dull, but when your celebrity hinges on your outspoken Christianity, and a scandal involves a violation of those morals, it feels like fair game. For years now, Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson has been espousing conservative Christianity, saying universal health care was unnecessary because God…

Often called the “Father of Church History”, Eusebius was the first to trace the rise of Christianity during its crucial first three centuries from Christ to Constantine. Our principal resource for earliest Chrisitianity, The Church History presents a panorama of apostles, church fathers, emperors, bishops, heroes, heretics, confessors, and martyrs.…

No one has more consistently described, considered, and countered the attractional model of church than Jared Wilson. In his book The Gospel-Driven Church, one I’d recommend to every pastor, he answers this question: What is the attractional church, anyway? I (and many others) use the term attractional to refer to…

Jesus is the worst thing to happen to Christianity in a while. Want to know how I know? I got another anonymous letter sent to me today. Actually, it wasn’t a letter at all; it was a tract. Turns out, they still make those. (Which makes sense, because who hasn’t…

The Bene Gesserit are here to lay some prophecy on ya. Image: Universal StudiosProphecies, ancient sisterhoods, a bible that’s orange for some reason. Religion in Dune can be a bit confusing. To help, io9 parsed the main, spoiler-free stuff you need to know before Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation arrives this December.Of…

In this video posted the other day on the Christian website Crosswalk, an ex-atheist named Kristin — no last name given — becomes tearful when she recalls how she finally found faith. Over the course of six minutes, Kristin (cool name for someone fated to love Jesus!) describes her bleak past and…

Christian evangelist Ravi Zacharias, who built an international ministry with a zealous, intellectual defense of his faith, died following a brief bout with sarcoma, loved ones said Tuesday.The founder of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries was 74 when he died on Thursday at his home in Atlanta.RZIM President Michael Ramsden said…

Christian evangelist Ravi Zacharias, who built an international ministry with a zealous, intellectual defense of his faith, died following a brief bout with sarcoma, loved ones said Tuesday.The founder of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries was 74 when he died on Thursday at his home in Atlanta.RZIM President Michael Ramsden said…