Marcion believed Christianity had been corrupted by Jewish tradition and sought to restore what he saw as the true message of Jesus. He taught that the God of the Old Testament was a lesser, wrathful ...

In his latest book, theologian Chris Green addresses an issue that is long overdue: the articulation of a non-supersessionist Christology. The author, who teaches at Southeastern University, calls ...

Marcion of Sinope was an early Christian theologian who lived c. 85-160 CE. His doctrine was, perhaps unfortunately, declared heretical by Justin Martyr and Tertullian. Marcion taught that the God of ...

It is common to consider Jesus as the founder of Christianity, much like Muhammad for Islam, Buddha for Buddhism, or Moses as the author of the Torah. However, many scholars attribute a decisive role ...

Those lyrics, from the third verse of Samuel John Stone’s “Church’s One Foundation,” written in 1866 to rebut heresies about biblical inspiration then ripping through the Church of England, have a ...

The kaffiyeh — the Bedouin head scarf that has become a symbol of Palestinian resistance — is not only the latest sartorial fad among hipster fashionistas, but is now being used to swaddle baby Jesus ...

We are taught that the essence of religion is how to relate to God and to our neighbor. But, God’s revelation to us may sometimes be confusing. The God of the Old Testament is angry and vengeful. The ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Aaron Baker, who's preparing for his 13th year of teaching, takes note of the religious symbols that appear in his high school government class. The Christian crucifix, as well as a ...