This week Bishop Eva Brunne of the Lutheran Church of Sweden proposed that the Cross be removed from the Seamen’s Church in the Swedish city of Freeport to make it more “inviting” to non-Christian ...

In venerating the Cross, faith remembers. It sees Jesus as the victim of a world that barricades itself against love. In such a world, God has to be revealed in a way never been known before. The ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. Historian Garret Fagan summarizes how the Romans—the culture encountered by the early church—viewed the values of strength ...