Category Archives: Christianity

Who Were the Edomites? The Long Rivalry Between Israel and Edom

Esau selling his birthright, by Hendrick ter Brugghen, 1627.

What Is Liberation Theology?

Liberation Theology reads the Bible from the side of the poor and oppressed, and insists

Five Timeless Types of Creation Myths Explained

Creation myths aren’t primitive science. They’re meaning-making tools.

Were the Mongols Really Religiously Tolerant?

The Mongols did not promote a universal right to worship as you please. T

Manichaeism: The Forgotten Religion That Rivaled Early Christianity

For a few centuries, Manichaeism wasn’t just a strange cult on the margins.

Pope Alexander VI and the Scandalous Borgia Legacy

Half a millennium later, Rodrigo Borgia continues to fascinate us—not just as a corrupt pope,

Pope John XII: A Teenage Pontiff and the Dark Legend of the Papacy

In 964, at around the age of 28, John XII died suddenly. The exact circumstances

A Life Pointed to God: Oswald Chambers in Plain Words

Oswald Chambers’s life says: God wants your heart more than your talent. Ask for his

The New Testament: A Brief Introduction

It invites every reader—not just to study, but to believe.

Monasticism and the Early Church: Devotion, Expansion, and Daily Life

The fourth and early fifth centuries were a period of profound change and creative energy