Is the EU’s flag really a Marian emblem with the central figure removed?
Despite official denials, the truth.
Philip Jenkins
Philip Jenkins is a Distinguished Professor of History at Baylor University and author of The Great and Holy War: How World War I Became a Religious Crusade.
Latest articles by Philip Jenkins
Easter 1916: Blood, Sacrifice and Holy War
Just a century ago, talk of a Christian holy war. There is nothing new under the sun
Church Going … Going … Not Gone …
Being a “None” certainly does not mean having no faith
The 9 Laws of Liturgy, Especially in Advent
Liturgy matters, and never more so than in a season like Advent
The Klan and the Catholics
The history of the KKK tells us something about ability of immigrants in the United States to assimilate over time.
The “Other” Lost Scriptures
Beyond the Dead Sea Scrolls, Slavonic texts break all the rules
Learning to Read the Bible the Way Jesus Did
Lessons from reading the Old Testament
The Provocative “King Jesus”
What is the connection between the Old Testament's Zechariah and the Lord's Life and Passion?
Finding Jesus in Zechariah
How do we explain these Old Testament prophecies of Jesus' life?
Rediscovering King Jesus
70 years after the Nag Hammadi texts were found, Jesus remains Lord
Find Your Own Elephants!
Some arguments are just not worth the time and trouble it would take to (easily) refute them
Has Christianity Failed in India?
There are some who want you to believe so
Want Real Diversity in Your Reading List? Try These Christian Classics
The Church's greats are nearly as diverse as humanity--just look
Atheist Professor Betrays Ignorance Beyond Belief
Tufts' Daniel Dennett dismisses the Old Testament
The Man Who Launched a Theological Revolution
In 1915 Swiss Pastor Karl Barth transformed Protestantism
Reading Mark to Know Peter
Mark's Gospel unlocks the mystery of the first Vicar of Christ
Pope Francis and the Original Genocide
The tragic history of the coining of a word
The Perfect Conclusion to John’s Gospel, and Afterwards
A clue to how the New Testament was composed
Why Are There No Great American Pilgrimages?
Where is our Lourdes or Fatima?
Europe’s Ghosts of Faith
The continent retains the flavor if not the fervor of Christianity