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The nativity offers an enticing opportunity to discover how words and interpretations have shaped the story and our understanding of it.
Before Christmas became child-centred, Father Christmas was the personification of a mid-winter feast of merrymaking for adults – and he brought no presents.
The Christian left has played a strong role in America’s history. In this election too, it is not silent.
Judas has had a 2,000-year raw deal. Here’s why it’s time for a rethink.
The sources offer an intriguing – and surprising – insight.
It’s regarded as a Biblical myth, but what the magi are supposed to have seen is rooted in astronomy.
The celebration of Christmas has distinct variations around the world, with many of these local traditions arising from particular historical circumstances.
Biblical scholars and theologians have long discussed, debated and disputed the virgin birth of Jesus, with some arguing that there is no imperative to link it to the doctrine of the Incarnation.
Traditions about Jesus cannot be separated out into the categories of early and late, primary and secondary, authentic or inauthentic, fact and interpretation. One might as well try and unscramble an omelette.
Astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets and the hunt is on for life beyond Earth. Once biological neighbors are identified, our planet’s philosophies and religions will need to adapt.
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Director of the Wesley Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Policy & Associate Professor, New Testament, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity
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Visiting Research Fellow University of Chester, University of Chester
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Senior Lecturer in Biblical and Religious Studies, University of Sheffield
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Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Dayton
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, West Virginia University
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Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Associate Professor (New Testament Studies), University of Divinity
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Managing Director of the McCourtney Institute of Democracy, Associate Research Professor, Political Science, Co-host of Democracy Works Podcast, Penn State
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Howard Paterson Chair of Theology and Public Issues, University of Otago
