“Being a ‘Good Catholic’ I had never read the entire Bible, but I wanted to read the Bible—so I wrote this book so I could read the Bible,” says Dr. Christopher M. Bellitto, Professor of History at ...

In an accessible, approachable way, Shannon Bream's new book, "The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak," explores the lives of women portrayed in the Bible — mothers and daughters who are central ...

Do not be put off by its didactic title. How to Read the Bible is an engaging, inspirational and accessible book by one of America's pre-eminent scholars of religion, Harvey Cox, emeritus professor at ...

This Sunday, the readings highlight the Judeo-Christian wisdom tradition found in Scripture. Wisdom literature takes many forms in the Bible. One form is as a set of “sayings,” aphorisms and proverbs, ...

The war in Iran underscores what was already evident: Trump goes on instinct, and his instinct is to dominate others. The attempt to sacralize military action in Iran as ordained by God provides an ...

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 ...

"The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge, but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction." — Proverbs 1:7, (World English Bible) I'm going to lay my truth right here on the line. I don't want ...

For centuries, people have turned to Scripture not just for spiritual guidance, but for healing. After all, the Bible doesn’t just speak to the soul, it speaks to the body too. Hidden in its verses ...

“Nature will castigate those who don’t masticate.” So ran the solemn advice of one Horace Fletcher, the 1920s food faddist and evangelist for the idea that we should chew our food to a liquefied pulp ...