The quest for the historical Jesus has gone on for about three centuries. Now, the classical study of this was done by Albert Schweitzer, at the turn to the 20th century, in his book, "The Quest of ...

AUBURN (CBS13) — This Christmas, an Auburn church is making a special request about an item stolen from their nativity scene, not once, but twice. It started as a letter to the editor in the Auburn ...

LYNDHURST, NJ -- Police are trying to figure out who is going around stealing baby Jesus statues from outdoor nativity scenes in various New Jersey towns. Five churches in four neighboring towns have ...

Theological trends in Protestant divinity schools seem to come and go almost before laymen have time to find out what they are all about. Hardly was liberalism enthroned in the seminaries when ...

Editor’s Note: Tony Jones is the author of “Did God Kill Jesus? Searching for Love in History’s Most Famous Execution.’ He teaches theology at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities and Fuller ...

THE BASICS: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, an early (1970) musical in the careers of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, presented by American Repertory Theater of WNY, directed by Matthew LaChiusa, has SOLD ...

When we meet Jesus of Nazareth at the beginning of the Gospel of Mark, almost surely the oldest of the four, he’s a full-grown man. He comes down from Galilee, meets John, an ascetic desert hermit who ...

Now, President Barack Obama's release of Bush administration memos justifying harsh interrogation techniques and a new poll showing white evangelicals more sympathetic to torture have leaders taking ...

In about year 93 of the common era, historian Flavius Josephus set out to write the history of the Jews. Toward the end of his 20-volume “Antiquities,” he mentions a Jewish high priest named Ananus ...

I find the Easter Triduum challenging. Liturgically and emotionally, there is much to take in. And at the same time, it is so familiar that I wonder if I'm really receiving anything new. After decades ...