The works of art are the visual testimonies of wonderfully gifted artists on the nature of forgiveness as expressed in the parable of the prodigal son. In the spirit of learning and sharing with ...

And often, very unsettling. In what follows, I will take one familiar parable—the Prodigal Son—and seek to imagine how it would have sounded in the first century to people who have no idea that Jesus ...

such as a large version of The Prodigal Son, named in reference to the biblical parable from the Gospel of Luke. Image caption, Rodin would make multiple versions and editions of particular ...

It is no exaggeration when scholars say that the parable of the prodigal son is a priceless gem. It is not a simple simile with just one theme. It’s a cross-section of life with all its complexity.

Although the parable of the prodigal son is one of Jesus’ most beloved stories, the story isn’t normally linked with the season of Easter. Yet this year, I realized there is an important ...

Where is reconciliation needed today in the church community? The best-known title of this parable is The Prodigal Son. This title suggests that the key element is the wayward trajectory of the ...

What took him so long? The story of the Prodigal Son raises the question. Life does not deliver on the young man’s dreams. He is envious of “the pods on which the swine fed,” and still he ...