christian history

6 min read 2022-06-10 22:00:28

How the Resurrection Changed (and Continues to Change) Everything

By the First Century, Rome had conquered a vast region of the known world, from modern-day Portugal on the west, to what we now call Iran and Iraq on

12 min read 2022-05-18 19:59:52

If, as Carl Schmitt asserted in Political Theology, “all significant concepts of the modern theory of the state are secularized theological

10 min read 2022-05-08 23:04:50

It has been a long time, a millennium and a half, since Ethiopia was a relevant player on the world stage. But I sometimes wonder if, as the present

13 min read 2022-01-26 21:45:14

Many, if not most, modern Christians are crypto-Marcionites. They resonate with the heresy that God, as revealed in the Old Testament, is different

13 min read 2022-01-26 21:45:14

Many, if not most, modern Christians are crypto-Marcionites. They resonate with the heresy that God, as revealed in the Old Testament, is different

14 min read 2021-12-24 07:43:07

Below the reader will find an excerpt from the introduction by Fr. Seraphim (Rose) of blessed memory to The Vita Patrum, the Life of the Fathers,

1 min read 2021-11-18 22:56:57

For twenty years, our rulers have propagandized us with two contradictory claims. First, that the West is locked in an existential conflict with

1 min read 2021-10-22 20:00:36

There is a growing question related to the overall impact religion has had on the world. A 2014 HuffPost poll revealed more than half of Britons

15 min read 2021-03-30 19:44:43

It has long been fashionable to regard Christianity as myth, no different in substance than many other ancient myths. Sometimes this is done to

2 min read 2020-12-24 23:00:26

As Christmas approaches, many people begin to question the legitimacy of the holiday. Was Jesus born on December 25th? Was Christmas simply borrowed

12 min read 2020-12-03 22:32:59

I have always been keenly interested in comparative theology. However, as a recent adherent to Eastern Orthodoxy, I approach analysis, as opposed to

10 min read 2020-11-26 20:00:13

The pilgrims who came over from England in 1620 were, in many ways, ordinary men and women. Some of them were members of the English Separatist

16 min read 2020-10-19 19:40:15

A disease is going around. No, not the Wuhan Plague. This malady only affects the Right, and I name it Scrutonism. The symptoms of Scrutonism are a

1 min read 2020-07-27 22:00:39

Is Christianity as large as it is today primarily due to a history of violence and imperialism? If not, what really contributed to the growth of

8 min read 2020-07-05 22:41:03

Immediately before the Ascension, the last command of Christ to the Apostles was to “make disciples of all nations.” Ever since, at least until