How the shoot was better and worse than you ever imagined.
How the shoot was better and worse than you ever imagined.
Jennifer Wiseman was an undergraduate just starting out in astronomy when someone named a comet after her.
Jennifer Wiseman reflects on the place of beauty in our study of the universe.
Jennifer Wiseman reflects on how big the universe is – and how small we are.
Jennifer Wiseman explains how she finds blessing in both her study of science and her reading of the Bible.
Jennifer Wiseman wouldn’t be surprised to discover that the whole universe was, in fact, teeming with life.
The Crusades are one of the most notorious episodes of Christian history.
Few ideas have changed our world more profoundly than this one.
How can we take Christianity seriously, if Christians have so often departed from the tune of Jesus?
Jesus’ most famous parable had a big influence on the early church – and the world.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer is a rare example of someone whose faith prompted him to stand up to Hitler.
Jesus dramatically changed how Western culture thinks about power and service.
From Emperor Constantine onwards, the church has had a fraught relationship to power.
Not all Crusades were against Muslims, or in the Middle East.
We head to George Washington’s house for a concrete take on a big philosophical concept.
What happened when Christians started acting like every person was made in God’s image?
Can we be good without God?
The medieval papacy offers a vivid picture of a church corrupted by wealth.
The Jewish and early Christian insistence on care for the poor transformed the ancient world.
Jesus preached a radical ethic of non-violence – one the early church took very seriously.
Modern ideas of charity were an anomaly in Greece and Rome.
Jesus accorded women dignity and opportunity. The church hasn’t always followed suit.
The secret history of a cherished concept.
How the Bible was used to support a system of profound oppression and dehumanisation.
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