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The First Five Hundred Years,” Paula Fredriksen explores how a localized sect became a universal Roman church.
The New York Times published an interview Saturday between opinion columnist Nicholas Kristoff and author Elaine Pagels in ...
Yet here sits a thriving abbey with its youthful monks, drawing pilgrims while its Benedictines pray the ancient Latin of the ...
This marks the 24th Christmas column I have written since 2001​ when “Trivially Speaking” first hit the newspapers. My 24th ...
Little was known about the manuscript, which donated by Edward Ayer, a tycoon who made his fortune supplying railroad ties.
As State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters, continues to propose new academic standards for k-12 social ...
Know why December 25th was chosen to celebrate Jesus' birth and explore the traditions that have evolved over time.