Yesterday & Today: Church of God in Christ — By John Mark Richardson, Sr. — The Church of God in Christ (COGIC), a Holiness-Pentecostal denomination, has a deep spiritual heritage dating back to over 128 years. It has become one of the largest denominations in the United States and is
Upon his election as pope in March, 2013, Cardinal Bergoglio chose the unprecedented name “Francis.” People at first assumed that he was honoring Saint Francis Xavier (1506–1552), the great Jesuit missionary to China. It soon became clear, however, that Pope Francis’s namesake was in fact the Franciscan poverello, Francis of
If Aquinas’s solution emerges from all of Kant’s problems, in what sense, then, can there be a resurrection of Thomas? Is the only possible characterization of Aquinas one where his philosophy and theology resemble to no small degree the artistic world of his fellow Dominican Fiesole, both of whose clearly
Paula Garrett grieves not being an active church member. But she can’t figure out how to be a part of the church when most of those that she has visited in recent years remain silent on social issues about which she is passionate. Home Page