Jesus, or Jesus Christ, was a 1 st century preacher and religious leader who is revered in Christianity. According to Christians, Jesus is considered the incarnation of God, and his teachings are ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
In her new book, “Miracles and Wonder,” Elaine Pagels tries to find the man behind the faith. By Jack Hanson Jack Hanson is a writer and editor and a scholar of religion, literature and culture. When ...
MOST people who consider themselves Christians will have their own imagined image of Jesus of Nazareth. Few really know who he was, what he did and said, or was reported as having said. Most know him ...
Below is an excerpt from a series of commentaries from "On Faith," an Internet feature sponsored by The Washington Post and Newsweek. Each week, more than 50 figures from the world of faith engage in ...
Who was Jesus? Who is he? The Princeton scholar of religion Elaine Pagels links those two questions in her newest work, Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesus (2025). And rightly so, ...