A Podcast All About Christianity
This is not a review of the actual Gospel of Thomas but the edition that was edited by Marvin Meyer. The Gospel of Thomas is an important writing for understanding the early church. Some even think that Thomas is earlier than our canonical Gospels but I doubt it. Be watching for an episode of the … Read More “The Gospel of Thomas – Review” »
When we think of the great civilizations, the peoples that helped shape the direction of the world, we don’t often think of the Irish. That is not meant to be a slam, as I’m about half-Irish and appreciate my heritage. Thomas Cahill, in his How the Irish Saved Civilization, argues that the Irish we not … Read More “How the Irish Saved Civilization – Review” »
Valentine’s Day is a popular day of celebration. But not everyone knows that it is a feast day for St Valentine. Who was this Valentine? Watch this short video and find out.
I recently did a Twitter poll that came up with some interesting results. Most of my followers are Christians, many of them interested in academics. I wanted to know which academic discipline they identified with most. Here are the results: During the time of the poll, three of the four options went back and forth … Read More “History: The Neglected Discipline” »
When we think of church history, we often think of things that happened centuries ago. We sometimes forget that major historical events have happened in the last decade or so. One of those events was the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, which eventually led to the papacy of Pope Francis. We are now in the … Read More “The Two Popes – Review” »
