Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. In the Book of Mark, Jesus explains the unforgivable sin. The Pharisees, having witnessed Jesus ...

Like Calvin Coolidge’s legendary preacher, Reinhold Niebuhr is against sin. But Dr. Niebuhr is no simple evangelist urging good works and blind faith; his battle with sin cuts thick theological ice.

YES, sin caused initial suffering, but NO, not all suffering is caused by sin. The Bible teaches that suffering is a result of human sin and the fall of humanity. However, suffering can also be a ...

Answer: A study of the major world religions reveals that three are called Abrahamic faiths, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. They are monotheistic religions that originated from Abraham’s descendants ...

(RNS) — Julia Scheeres always knew she was a sinner. Raised in Indiana by fundamentalist evangelical parents, Scheeres grew under a moral code defined by obligation and fear. “God,” she wrote recently ...

(RNS) — Sexual sins, especially of the private and secret kind, remain notoriously difficult to talk about in most religious contexts. When preachers get caught in adultery or to a lesser extent ...

A surprisingly popular book in Italy (a 5,000 first printing has been almost sold out) is 913 pages long, costs $11.30, and is directed mainly to theology professors. Its success may have something to ...