Breaks his silence. (LRR) Dan Brown said that when he wrote the book that dissects the origins of Jesus Christ and disputes long-held beliefs about Catholicism, he considered including material alleging that Jesus Christ survived the crucifixion in his book. While speaking at a benefit for a New Hampshire writers’ group, Brown said the theory…

Even the NYTimes can’t avoid reality. The article on “entertainment” ultrasounds begins by referring to fetuses, but by the end… …it’s a baby. The music playing gently in the background also serves as the soundtrack for the DVD the clients receive. It was composed by a client’s husband, Marc Bazermat, who was so taken by…

Steven Waldman of Beliefnet compares Harry Potter and Left Behind Finally, they both have a theology. It’s not, as one might expect, that Left Behind is Christian and Harry Potter pagan, but rather that Left Behind is Protestant and Harry Potter is Catholic. One of the chief theological arguments between Catholics and Protestants has been…

A Loyola Chicago prof looks at the appeal Loyola University Chicago recently held an excellent panel discussion on The Passion. A Bible scholar critiqued the film’s historical and scriptural accuracy; a Jewish professor responded to the film’s alleged anti-Semitism; and two doctoral students in theology—an Evangelical Christian minister and a Catholic laywoman—offered their own thoughts.…

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