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 ...

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 ...

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 ...