The whole Christian faith hinges on one historical event: the bodily resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth on April 5, AD 33 (or April 9, AD 30). If Jesus rose from the grave and the tomb is indeed empty, ...
On Friday, we walked to Calvary with Hans Küng as our guide on the passion and death of Jesus, his reflections in On Being a Christian pointing us to the critical, yet often scuttled, fact: Jesus died ...
(The Conversation) — As Easter approaches, Christians around the world begin to focus on two of the central tenets of their faith: the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. Other charismatic ...
But how and why would that torturous event and extreme sorrow associated with the death of the messiah affect eternity in a positive way? Why should Easter be a joyful time? The answer is neither ...
The Easter myth. An old wives' tale. A superb con job. An ancient Elvis-sighting parallel. This is a sample of dismissive labels slapped onto an event celebrated by millions around the world today: ...
The doctrine of the resurrection of Jesus Christ is of vital importance. In fact, if there is one doctrine, one belief that sets Christianity apart from all other religions and belief systems in the ...
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 ...
UPDATE: Lionsgate is officially calling The Resurrection of the Christ a follow-up film and not a sequel. The text has been adjusted to align with the statement. After years of “it’s happening, maybe, ...
Change is never easy, especially when it touches something sacred.” That’s the words being repeated in faith-based cinematic communities as word comes that Jim Caviezel, whose performance as Jesus in ...