As an expert in ancient magic and early Christianity, I study how magic helped early adherents develop a Christian identity. One part of this identity was morality: the inner sense of right and ...

Here's a look at early Christian artifacts through the eyes of 19th-century scholars. (Shown above, an old engraved illustration of catacombs and Saint Thraso, or Saint Saturninus, from the ...

Band of Angels: the Forgotten World of Early Christian Women by Kate Cooper 342pp, Atlantic, Telegraph offer price: £23 (PLUS £1.35 P&P) 0845 871 1515 (RRP £25, eBook £9.59) Follow @Telegraph ...

The early Christian practice of philanthropy was inseparable from the belief that all human beings are made in God’s image. Christianity’s concept of the imago Dei — particularly when ...