Philosophy & Religion
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Judaism 101 is an online encyclopedia of Judaism, covering Jewish beliefs, people, places, things, language, scripture, holidays, practices and customs. My goal is to make freely available a wide variety of basic, general information about Judaism, written from a traditional perspective in plain English. This web site has grown continually for more than 10 years and continues to be updated periodically.
You may also be interested in the Theories of the Historical Jesus web page. Also, for some later Church Fathers, go to the Church Fathers Outside the ANF-NPNF Collection web page. Early Christian Writings is the most complete collection of documents from the first two centuries with translations and commentary. Includes the New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics, and Church Fathers. The "Early Christian Writings: New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics, Church Fathers" site is copyright © 2001-2011 Peter Kirby .
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Christianity as antiquity. -- When we hear the ancient bells growling on a Sunday morning we ask ourselves: Is it really possible! This, for a jew, crucified two thousand years ago, who said he was God's son? The proof of such a claim is lacking.
First Things is published by The Institute on Religion and Public Life , an interreligious, nonpartisan research and education institute whose purpose is to advance a religiously informed public philosophy for the ordering of society. Advisory Council: Claudia Anderson, Gary A. Anderson, Ryan T.
FROM A NOTED DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGIST and anthropologist at Oxford University, this fascinating theory about the value of religious faith posits that we are all predisposed to believe in God from birth. We are all Born Believers , explains Professor Justin L. Barrett.
Plenty of people outside religion believe they know what's wrong with it, but we decided to ask an insider – the former bishop of Edinburgh Richard Holloway , whose excellent new memoir Leaving Alexandria (Canongate) details how doubts about his faith, frustration at vicious in-fighting and the church's repressive attitude to sex led him to leave organised religion behind. Here's what he told us . Got an iPad or iPhone? New Humanist is now available as a branded app from iTunes.
One Night With The King is a sweeping epic about Hadassah, the young Jewish orphan who becomes the biblical Esther, Queen of Persia. Watch the film on Hulu today! read more »
Religion can be explained as a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.