Editor’s Note: This is the second in an occasional series of three. The Reformers of the 16th century declared that “Scripture Alone” is the Christian’s authority. “Scripture Alone” is a term that ...

The Protestant Reformation broke out, in theory, out of a concern for the authority of Scripture. But the resulting doctrine of sola Scriptura—the Bible is the only authority—is actually ...

Arland Jacobson ("Critic of ELCA's decision mistaken about Scripture" - Aug. 31) and Jane Ahlin ("Historic vote for Lutherans essentially a quiet moment" - Sept. 6) both articulate well the ...

One of the most striking things about the Bible is how it makes the mind stretch. It 39;s the deliberateness for me. Rather ...

Never trust a person who quotes Scripture. (Yes, that includes me.) ...

Because most of history relies heavily on literary records written by men, discovering reliable historical data about Christian women can be challenging. This search is further complicated by the fact ...

Find today’s readings here. Matthew and Mark both emphasize Jesus’ gift of “authority.” They use that word for two realities of Jesus’ ministry. First, Jesus offered a new synthesis of Israel’s ...

The Christian Scriptures (The Holy Bible) is not a book about science, but where Scripture does touch on a scientific issue, we can accept it as being true. It’s not blind faith to believe what the ...