Community and social gatherings in early Appalachia often involved food, sharing cultural traditions and strengthening ...

(THE CONVERSATION) On Dec. 31, while many people are preparing for their New Years Eve parties, some Roman Catholic Christians will also mark the feast day for St. Silvester.

But even in supposed victory, his gloating found few echoes; the so-called War on Christmas, rather than ending in climactic ...

There are four public services being held at Home Moravian Church on Christmas Eve. The first is just for children, at 11 a.m. Then, the "family" lovefeast and candle service is at 2:30 p.m. The other ...

The First Five Hundred Years,” Paula Fredriksen explores how a localized sect became a universal Roman church.

Whether or not you celebrate Christmas, the holiday has quite an interesting origin story. “These days, almost everyone knows ...

Christmas, as we know it today, has its roots in early Christianity and the early church, which the Rev. Dr. Thomas Dolph breaks down.

The Bible tells an overall story about the history of the world: creation, fall, redemption and Last Judgement. But who wrote ...

With the stunning change of leadership in Syria and the end of a 50-year reign of the Assad regime, the significance of religious history in Syria shouldn't be overlooked. Most Syrians are now Muslim, ...

Mohler took the tradition of faculty ceremonially signing the Abstract of Principles and turned it into forced agreement with ...

I believe the love of Christmas coupled with the loathing of Christianity is one reason why atheists continue to repeat the ...

That might seem not to be an issue in Mississippi, a state known for its strong Christian beliefs. However, pastors from a ...