Likely used for baptisms, the slab of carved marble is a relic of early Christianity.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists have discovered an inscribed silver amulet that one theologian now says may rewrite the history of Christianity ...

Did Christianity really cause the fall of the Roman Empire — or is that one of history’s biggest myths? This episode breaks ...

Karen L. King is Professor of New Testament Studies and the History of Ancient Christianity at Harvard University in the Divinity School. She has published widely in the areas of Gnosticism, ancient ...

An ancient monastery dating to the dawn of Christianity was recently uncovered in an Egyptian desert, according to local ...

‘The Church grew at a steady rate of 40% per decade,’ says Mike Aquilina, ‘and all that happened at a time when the practice of the faith was a capital crime.’ Cover of ‘Rabbles, Riots, and Ruins: ...

Mothers, Children, and the Body Politic: Ancient Christianity and the Recovery of Human Dignity, by Nadya Williams, InterVarsity Press Does history bend toward progress or does it bend toward chaos?

Archaeologists have discovered an inscribed silver amulet that one theologian now says may rewrite the history of Christianity north of the Alps mountain range. The inscribed amulet was found buried ...