Reflections for

All Saints Day, Nov 01, 2015

Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9 or Isaiah 25:6-9; Psalm 24; Revelation 21:1-6a; John 11:32-44

Books

The Myth of Persecution

How Early Christians Invented a Story of Martyrdom

by Candida Moss

The Myth of Persecution, by Candida Moss

Spring books

Apr 23, 2013 reviewed by Greg Carey

Candida Moss unravels a common misperception: that Christianity faced murderous government-sanctioned persecution for its first three centuries, a period in which “the blood of the martyrs” supplied seed for the growing church. Grounded in ten years of research on martyr traditions, Moss’s basic position will surprise few historians.

Features

Discovering the saints

A church meets a cloud of witnesses

Apr 04, 2013 by Benjamin J. Dueholm

When my senior colleague proposed a ten-week sermon series on the saints, I was hesitant. Would anyone find this interesting?

Blogging Toward Sunday

Pre-election themes for All Saints

Revelation 21:1–6a; John 11:32-44

Oct 29, 2012 by Heidi Neumark

Many churches, including mine, will mark All Saints Day this Sunday. Of course, politics will also be on everyone’s mind. At first it seemed to me that the two have little in common, but then several connections occurred to me.

Faith Matters

Saints and doubters

Oct 26, 2012 by Stephanie Paulsell

Faith and doubt are often posed as opposites. Yet Thérèse of Lisieux and Virginia Woolf are part of the same history.

Editor's Desk

Faulty assumptions

Oct 25, 2012 by John M. Buchanan

I entered divinity school assuming that Christians ought to believe something is seriously wrong with the world. But I also loved the world.

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