Anyone with any knowledge of early Christian history already knows this story in broad outline. When Nixey says it’s a story nobody has ever told, she’s forgetting about Edward Gibbon—and a couple ...

Distinctly Catholic: Pagans and Christians in the City falls apart in the second half because the author misunderstands the very essence of Judaism and Christianity.

A team of archaeologists has uncovered the ruins of an ancient pagan temple from the Roman period in Italy. The temple was found during excavations in the ancient hilltop town of Spello, which is ...

In the Christian-pagan West he emerges as the beast-man of evolutionary naturalism, although in actuality he is the man-beast. Men With Half A Soul. Whatever may be said about Zehrer’s thesis, ...

The Christian title "Easter," then, essentially reflects its general date in the calendar, rather than the Paschal festival having been re-named in honor of a supposed pagan deity.

Pagan Easter traditions actually date back before Christianity existed. And some of these traditions are the reason why eggs and bunnies are such a big part of this holiday.

Paganism has always exerted a subterranean tug on the thinking of the Christian West. The Renaissance, with its rediscovery of Epicurus and Lucretius, is a familiar example.

Although bishops could get snippy about Christians who participated in pagan religious activities, Christians leaders don’t seem to have been that concerned about competing with Sol Invictus, ...

In 2018, a Christian men’s group encircled a modest crowd at Auburn Pagan Pride Day in Alabama in an attempt to intimidate them. Indoor events aren’t entirely immune.

A gold shilling located by a metal detectorist near Norwich may be no larger than a fingernail, but it wields quite a bit of history—and some distinct designs. The small gold coin discovered in the ...