As a Catholic, I have long “erased” the Book of Genesis—especially the King James Version. I’m not proud of my omission. In Pen of Iron, Robert Alter’s consideration of the fourth centennial of the ...

There was a hymn we used to sing when I was a child, one of those lusty, murderous chants characteristic of the Anglican Church in its high-Victorian pomp. Written in 1894, it vibrates with imperial ...

After the Jewish New Year holidays end, starting from the Sabbath of the first week, the reading of the Bible begins from ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Many archaeologists believe the famed tower from the Book of Genesis may have had a real historical counterpart in ancient Mesopotamia. The Book of Genesis tells of an ancient city with a tower that ...

A newly published theological analysis is challenging one of Western civilization's most foundational narratives, offering a paradigm-shifting interpretation of the Garden of Eden. In The Secret Of ...