Where Is God When Things Go Wrong?
Using the myth of the demiurge, the author of the Secret Revelation of John shows why humans feel the kind of pain and sorrow that God never inflicted on them.
Early Christians Answer “Where Is God When Things Go Wrong?”
The modern world is so impoverished in its ideas. We have such a narrow range of ways of responding to situations and issues compared to all the ideas that people had before. An interview with Dr. Jason BeDuhn.
What Really Happened When Jesus Healed Someone?
The lessons he taught concerning the realm of God may well have touched the soul and caused the kind of awakening that actually healed the sick.
What Is the Apocrypha and Why Read It?
Apocrypha give us some real insights into beliefs and practices across Judaism and Christianity, across many cultures and thousands of years. An interview with Dr. Brandon Hawk.
The Immovable Generation: Spreading the Contagion of Calm
We might discover a greater healing power in our conversations when we consider the means of becoming part of the "immovable generation."
Is the Gospel of Mary a Gnostic Text? Does It Matter?
"This is the kind of life that seems most consistent with Jesus’s other teachings, and the accusations against Gnosticism hardly apply to this text."
Was Adam the Original Sinner?
Who actually is the culprit in the book of Genesis? Is it Adam? Is it Eve? Is it God himself? The main story is in Genesis. An Interview with Dr. Lance Jenott.
Do Only Christians Go to Heaven?
Surprisingly, even this description of torture and eternal punishment offers no hint of punishment due to a flawed, sinful nature. . . . People suffer from their own choices, not from an almighty judge.
Who Are All the Marys in the New Testament?
I can say that there are at least seven Marys, depending on how you count them. I’ll start off with those seven and explain how we get to that seven. An Interview with Anna Cwikla
Will Reading Nag Hammadi Texts Weaken My Faith?
What is especially liberating about this for me is that I know these [Nag Hammadi] texts don’t belong to any other competing faith tradition either. All Christians ‘own’ them on an equal footing.