Early Christian icons may have derived some of their stylistic elements from pagan religious portraits, according to some ...

Thomas Allen Publishers, 220 pp, $34.95, hardcover. Tom Harpur has seen the light. The Toronto Star columnist and author (this is his 10th book) invites us to find the "Christ within", who has nothing ...

Across Europe, many medieval churches stand on land that was considered sacred long before Christianity arrived. At first ...

The West once was pagan and then became Christian; historically, it is the pagan-Christian West. Today, in contrast, it has become the Christian-pagan West. No century was ever more misjudged than the ...

Considering that the use of words is dangerous and their abuse perilous, it should come as no surprise that “paganism” is a particularly dangerous word. The danger lies in the dangerous lies that ...

That’s how the leader of Philadelphia’s 1.5 million Catholics referred to “many self-described Christians.” Archbishop Charles Chaput made the controversial comment while calling for a “new ...

What were the similarities between Christianity and other 'mystery cults' like Mithraism? Did they influence each other, and if so, how? Suppose that we view the Roman empire of the first four ...

The festive season is upon us once again, but have you ever wondered what Santa Claus has been up to for the 364 days leading to the one day we all celebrate?

Here’s the origin of Christmas as we know it, when it’s estimated Jesus might have been born and when Christians started ...