Terry Mattingly, Columnist Published 9:00 a.m. ET Oct. 13, 2018 One of the most famous tales of World War I began when a fantasy fiction writer wrote a story in 1914 about British soldiers crying for help while facing overwhelming German forces near Mons, in France. Their prayers summoned heavenly hosts of archers attacking the […]

In early August, Spokane felt on the verge of apocalypse. A hundred-and-six-degree wind buffeted the valley. The air was choked with ash and smoke from two duelling forest fires. Yet, in the windowless hotel conference room where I was to meet the controversial pastor Franklin Graham, the frigid air made it possible to ignore impending […]

The story of one Ethiopian woman—and of Christianity’s encounter with modernity Yetemegnu Mekonnen lived faithfully in turbulent times. by Philip Jenkins August 23, 2018 As home to one of the world’s oldest Christian cultures, Ethi­opia preserves many practices and beliefs dating back to ancient times. But far from being a museum relic, Ethiopian Christianity is […]

May 16, 2018 Media Contact: Lori Fogleman, 254-710-6275 Follow Lori on Twitter at @LoriBaylorU Follow Baylor Media Communications on Twitter: @BaylorUMedia WACO, Texas (May 16, 2018) – C. Stephen Evans, Ph.D., University Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, director of the Baylor Center for Christian Philosophy and Distinguished Senior Fellow in the Institute for Studies of […]

By Ruth Graham May 14, 2018 Pastor Robert Jeffress. Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Mandel NganAFP/Getty Images and Thinkstock. A few minutes before the service officially begins at First Baptist Dallas, the orchestra slowly rises into sight, lifted by a stage elevator that delivers them smoothly into position. The robed choir of some 130 […]

April 25, 2018 Media Contact: Lori Fogleman, 254-710-6275 Follow Baylor Media Communications on Twitter: @BaylorUMedia WACO, Texas (April 25, 2018) – Baylor University’s Center for Christian Philosophy (BCCP) and the Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR) have been awarded a three-year, $2 million research grant from Templeton Religion Trust (TRT), which will allow a multidisciplinary […]

As soon as word broke about the death of Billy Graham, the most influential Christian evangelist of the twentieth century, scholars and admirers began asking: “Will there ever be another Billy Graham?” The consensus seems to be “no.” Scholars note that evangelical Christianity and our dominant media culture are both too diverse for anyone to […]

February 28, 2018  | Thomas Kidd Today’s post is from Byron R. Johnson, distinguished professor of the social sciences at Baylor University, director of Baylor’s Institute for Studies of Religion, and co-author of the book The Angola Prison Seminary: Effects of Faith-Based Ministry on Identity Transformation, Desistance, and Rehabilitation (2016). Billy Graham preached to more than […]

Contact: Lindsey Frederick, 703-554-8669 WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2018 /Standard Newswire/ — Prison Fellowship International (PFI) today announced the commencement of a 40-month study to show the impact of a Bible-based program, The Prisoner’s Journey®, in prisons throughout Colombia, Nigeria, and South Africa. There are more than 22,000 prisons worldwide, and more than 10 million incarcerated. Over the […]

December 27, 2017 by Kurt Manwaring In December 2017, I was privileged to interview Philip Jenkins in association with the publication of his latest book, Crucible of Faith: The Ancient Revolution That Made Our Modern Religious World. My brief interactions with Jenkins were impressive. He came across as professional, prompt, and witty – a rare trifecta […]