One of the most enduring myths today about the Council of Nicaea is that the council members voted on which books to include in the Bible. This myth is sometimes expanded to include Emperor ...

Revelation 22:19 All Christians - Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant - agree that the Books in the Bible are the inspired, written Word of God but disagree on which Books belong in the Bible.

A few names, such as Mary and Martha, have become less popular, but other Bible names appear resistant to cultural change. A ...

Typos, misspellings, and misprints can happen in the publishing world, and, of course, one of the most printed books in ...

Do you know the books of the Bible that your pastor (or yourself) never preached on? If you have a hard time spelling them, chances are that they might be the most neglected and least studied books in ...

Conservative lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to introduce more Christianity to public school classrooms, testing the ...

It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.

Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. The winner of this year’s National Book Award in fiction has published ...

According to Ann Ball in her book, HANDBOOK OF CATHOLIC SACRAMENTALS: The two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments The three French hens stood for faith, hope, and love. The four calling ...

By J. D. Biersdorfer A new book traces shifts in the nation’s treatment of aging adults — for better and for worse. By Dwight Garner An Overdose Sends a Widower Hunting for His Wife’s Lost ...

Latecomers are seated at the discretion of management. The Book of Mormon follows two young missionaries who are sent to Uganda to try to convert citizens to the Mormon religion. One missionary ...

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