The Visual Commentary on Scripture is an online resource from King’s College London which combines theology, art history and Biblical scholarship to pair artwork from all across the stylistic and ...

Conversations about gender roles within religious contexts continue to shape expectations in many societies, particularly ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Nicholas Kristof THE LOST ART OF SCRIPTURE Rescuing the Sacred Texts By Karen Armstrong In the ...

The sacrosanct Scripture reflection spreadsheet is circulated among staff members at America. Our associate editor, Molly Cahill, has posted the schedule for reflections, with each staff member being ...

One of the most common suspicions around the prosperity gospel is that it takes advantage of the sick and poor by overstating promises of blessings that may not come. New research suggests that ...

Fewer than half of Americans (44%) say they pray each day. This is a substantial decline from the first Religious Landscape Study (RLS) conducted in 2007, when 58% said they prayed at least once a day ...

Humans have sought to understand existence since the earliest times. This quest led to the creation of texts exploring cosmology, morality, and the divine. These ancient texts, often called scriptures ...

Scripture describes them simply as elders or overseers, long before names like "Reverend" or "Father" appeared. As church traditions expanded across cultures, new titles emerged-though a few ...

Readings: Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 I cannot say that I dislike or disapprove of the saying. I use it myself. But I still stiffen when someone says, ...

Thomas Aquinas would have agreed with a comment on this website that he was as vulnerable to error as anyone else and should never be taken as "the truth". He has ...