Deconstructing Christian Deconstruction

An argument for the Mythological Development of the Risen Jesus is put forth this way: 1) The Gospel of Mark which is the earliest gospel co...

The case for 1st Corinthians being written in the 50s.  The first prong of reasoning is that the Epistle was written in ignorance of the Jew...

Psalm 78:7-10 7 so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments; 8 and that they s...

Problem of Evil Formulated Many atheists are fond of using the argument from evil to debunk the notion of God. It goes something like this: ...

My Seven Facts About Biblical Slavery Prove that It Was Not Chattel Slaver y is my second most viewed post. It also seems to be very popular...

Molly Worthen  is an associate professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She received her BA and PhD from Yal...