Luther’s actions and doctrines need to be looked at in light of the emerging vernacular intellectualism associated with the strong movements of religious dissent to be found throughout Europe from at least the 12th century forward.

Americans who say it doesn’t matter what companies call the holiday season rose to 52 percent in 2017, up from 45 percent in 2005. And those who prefer “Merry Christmas” dropped to 32 percent in 2017, down from 43 percent…

National Religious Broadcasters, a group of Christian media outlets, has unveiled a new initiative to counter what it sees as the suppression of Christian and conservative views online.

One researcher says it’s rare for relics to date to the time period when a saint is believed to have died. He estimated that only one of every 20 relics he’s encountered stands up to this kind of scientific scrutiny.

Roy Moore’s failed run tested white evangelicals’ allegiance to the Republican Party. Would they vote for a candidate who shares their conservative views even though he was accused of sexual misconduct? Preliminary exit polls suggest they did just that.

Many Baptist churches — Alabama’s largest denomination — do good works around the city. But Baptist Church of the Covenant is different.

First Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, N.C., hopes a smaller footprint will allow the church to redefine its mission and identity while saving its historic sanctuary.

The nation of Israel and the role of the city of Jerusalem are central in the “end-times” theology — a form of what is known as “pre-millennialism” — embraced by many American conservative Protestants.

David Bentley Hart’s text recaptures the awkward, multivoiced power of the original.