“Leahy… tackles two common problems in Christian demonology. First, he pushes back on the tendency to use pagan beliefs about spiritual beings to guide the interpretation of the Bible. Second, he ...

The basic problem that faces those approaching Mary from outside the Catholic tradition is the seeming disproportion between what Scripture tells us about Mary and the enormous amount of space she ...

How and why were pagan temples converted into Christian churches in the later Roman empire? New research focused on the city of Rome suggests a more peaceful transition from paganism to Christianity, ...