Thomas Allen Publishers, 220 pp, $34.95, hardcover. Tom Harpur has seen the light. The Toronto Star columnist and author (this is his 10th book) invites us to find the "Christ within", who has nothing ...

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 ...

The Pagan Christ was, according to Reville, an attempt to modernise the Pagan culture by introducing into it the teachings and work of Appolonius. Reville explains that this is the reason why Rome ...

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, ...

(RNS) — The Rev. Ethan Stark and the Rev. Andy Behrendt hosted “A Pagan and a Pastor: A Necessary Conversation” to address some frequently asked questions about their faiths and misperceptions each ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Most Christians do not bother to trace the origins of their religion, much less their beliefs and rituals. If they do, they might be in for the shock of their lives. This column is not for people who ...