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A roundup of The Conversation’s articles about this holy Christian season and its history.
Those who exclude any groups of people from God’s kingdom choose to ignore the teaching of Jesus.
The Christmas story is about Jesus coming to mankind. As holiday decorations show, Christians around the world often picture him in their own cultures.
Research shows that religious people who actively participate in religious gatherings tend to have a more positive experience of Christmas, with expectations largely fulfilled.
The idea of virgin birth has been part of Christianity since the start, but its significance has shifted over time.
As Christmas approaches, Nativity scenes showing three wise men visiting the newborn Jesus are put up around the world. A scholar of Christian literature offers an explanation on their identity.
Samaritans still live in Israel, where they are often caught between Israeli and Palestinian identities.
Saint Sophia Cathedral was built under the reign of Grand Prince Yaroslav, whose father, Volodymyr, converted the region to Christianity.
Christian support for legislation prohibiting abortion is a cultural and political stance. It has nothing to do with the Bible.
The Catholic Church considers St. Joseph a role model of fatherhood and faith. In many countries, Father’s Day is celebrated on his feast day.
Two scholars of fundamentalism and creationism explain what they found when they visited the Ark Encounter, an evangelical theme park in Kentucky,
Easter and Passover begin on the same weekend this year. This is an opportunity to revisit misconceptions about Jesus’s ministry and to address anti-Jewish uses of Christian scripture.
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s famous musical has long inspired controversy for how it depicts the story of Jesus of Nazareth.
Two Christmas traditions – those around the birth of Jesus and Santa who brings gifts to all – contain strong elements of magic.
In the New Testament, there is nothing about Mary’s birth, death, appearance, or age. What we do know about the mother of Jesus is, in fact, quite surprising.
Trees that produce resin for frankincense and myrrh – used for thousands of years in healthcare, worship and trade – are facing collapsing populations.
A historian of the Bible in American life explains how Bible verses are being picked out of context to make a case for the anti-vaxxer movement.
A religion scholar explains how evangelicalism in the US is not a monolith. It includes a a variety of churches, theologies and practices.
The expression to “wash one’s hands of responsibility” comes from Christian scripture and has been part of a toxic legacy of blaming Jews for Jesus’s death.
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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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Associate Professor, New Testament, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity
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Adjunct professor, Concordia University
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Associate Professor (New Testament Studies), University of Divinity
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Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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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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Professor 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 and Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Ferrum College
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University of Newcastle
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Penn State
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Professor of Astronomy, Vanderbilt University
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Research Fellow in Digital Theology, Director of CODEC Research Centre, Durham University
