It is a statement of the obvious to say that Christianity is not necessary for democracy to exist. It is no less true, but perhaps less obvious, to say that democratic politics is intrinsic to the practice of Christianity, and democracy, broadly understood, is a way of enacting fundamental Ch...
The word ‘millenarianism’ is used narrowly to describe the idea, expressed in Rev 20:1–10, of a thousand-year kingdom of the saints before the last judgment, and broadly to describe general expectations of imminent radical betterment on Earth that this idea has sparked throughout Christia...
Suffering is a topic commonly driven by human questions and experience, with Christians facing these challenges in light of their own sacred scriptures and broad tradition. Individuals and communities are consistently faced with painful situations that provoke them to ask nagging questions,...
Theologians have long maintained that Christology is vital for a properly theological understanding of the human person. Patristic theology maintained an intrinsic link between the humanity revealed in Christ and that which we ought to believe about humanity in general (), an emphasis that ...