Archaeologists recently discovered a 2,150-square-foot Byzantine bishop's bathhouse in ancient Olympus, Turkey, dating back ...

Now here’s a divine development. Just ahead of the holidays, archaeologists have “digitally unrolled” a 1,800-year-old silver amulet to decipher an inscription that’s being hailed as the oldest known ...

An ancient baptistery was recently unearthed in France – and archaeologists say the discovery sheds light on Christian rituals from over 1,500 years ago. The baptistery, dating back to the fifth and ...

Distinguishing speculation from historical fact. Hundreds of articles and scores of books have been written in the last 150 years seeking to establish what the early (pre-Constantinian) church thought ...

Recent archaeological discoveries at two pivotal biblical sites are transforming our understanding of early Christianity's expansion across the ancient Mediterranean world. In Turkey's ancient Lystra, ...

The History of Christianity (HC) area studies past theological reflection on the faith and practice of the Church, especially in early and medieval Christianity. The HC area strives to appreciate ...

The history of Christian celibacy is more complicated than we’d like to think. Lately, Christians have cast their minds and social media musings back to the early church on the topics of singleness ...

Excavation work in Turkey’s ancient Olympus revealed intricate mosaic patterns and inscriptions at a church entrance. Known as Church No. 1, the mosaics contained within are dated to the fifth century ...

The conversion of Paul the Apostle was a watershed moment in Christianity. Here’s how his efforts to spread the faith jumpstarted what is now the world’s largest religion. Saint Paul, a founding ...