The West once was pagan and then became Christian; historically, it is the pagan-Christian West. Today, in contrast, it has become the Christian-pagan West. No century was ever more misjudged than the ...

That’s how the leader of Philadelphia’s 1.5 million Catholics referred to “many self-described Christians.” Archbishop Charles Chaput made the controversial comment while calling for a “new ...

Considering that the use of words is dangerous and their abuse perilous, it should come as no surprise that “paganism” is a particularly dangerous word. The danger lies in the dangerous lies that ...

What were the similarities between Christianity and other 'mystery cults' like Mithraism? Did they influence each other, and if so, how? Suppose that we view the Roman empire of the first four ...

It's no secret that Easter, a Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, has deep ties to ancient pagan rituals celebrating the renewal of spring. And hot cross buns, the ...

NOT long ago a friend of mine, discussing the ethics of Christ, observed that if we took them too seriously we should become despicable. ‘A man,’ he said, ‘who did not defend himself when attacked, ...

IN Pagan and Christian Rome, 1 Signor Lanciani, the engineer and antiquarian, whose lectures in this country will be remembered with pleasure by many, has given to English readers another volume of ...