The Quaker and Anabaptist traditions approach biblical interpretation differently from most mainstream Christian traditions. While mainstream churches often select isolated texts to justify existing ...

I have cringed every time—during 45 years of studying and teaching Scripture in Catholic universities and dioceses—I heard Scripture being quoted out of context and used in support of any number of ...

On the first day of talks today at the Synod of Bishops on the Bible, which opened here Oct. 5, one theme seems to be emerging: the desire for a deeply spiritual way of reading Scripture, one that ...

Throughout Christian history, interpretations of biblical scripture have deeply influenced doctrines that shape beliefs, ethical standards, and societal norms. Despite the insistence by many ...

I used to work as a campus minister at Kansas State University. In that context, I worked with dozens of undergraduates who endured faith crises that were made immeasurably more challenging by the ...

I grew up in ZAOGA. Its prayer culture shaped my faith, its emphasis on discipline formed my spiritual instincts, and its ...

Few figures in church history have stimulated the level of debate and controversy that surrounds Origen of Alexandria (ca. 185 – ca. 254). To some, he was a brilliant intellectual as well as a ...

Pope Francis has announced his intention to visit the shrine of Fatima in Portugal this May on the 100th anniversary of the first of several reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary there to three ...