He sits with a pensive expression on his face, apologizing to the TV crew around him. For a while, it doesn’t seem like his ...

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 ...

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 ...

That’s one theory explored by The Psychedelic Gospels: The Secret History of Hallucinogens in Christianity, a new book by Santa Barbara residents Jerry and Julie Brown that blends travelogue, art ...

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 ...