I am reading a curious book called “Pagan Christianity.” The authors, Frank Viola and George Barna, both devoted Christians, present this thesis: The church in its contemporary, institutional form has ...

I appreciate it when a writer shows all his cards at the beginning of a book so I don’t have to guess at his presuppositions. Frank Viola does just that in the opening line of his newly re-released ...

It is generally understood that Christianity strengthened its position early on in the popular mind by usurping and bending pagan rituals and sacred locales. In this ambitious scholarly treatise, ...

Christianity’s origins are found in many places, including Egypt, where Coptic Christianity flourished shortly after the death of Jesus. Pagan PastFrescoes of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, the Apostles, ...

Attempts to control God with our behaviors, prayers, and theology reveals how pagan the church can be. This year I have begun making the transition from student to teacher by teaching an introductory ...

When you gather around the Christmas tree or stuff goodies into a stocking, you're taking part in traditions that stretch back thousands of years — long before Christianity entered the mix. Pagan, or ...

Even in the various butchered versions available over the decades, Robin Hardy’s 1973 film “The Wicker Man” – which was not released in the United States until 1979 – has attained the status of a ...