Philip Jenkins
Take & read: New books in global Christianity
Faith’s core and its manifestations across cultures
Compassion in the church—and the mosque, and the temple
Christians organized the first relief agencies. Now Sikh, Muslim, and Buddhist groups abound.
Catholic, Aztec Mexico
In the 500 years since Catholicism came to Mexico, it has profoundly shaped and been shaped by the indigenous culture.
The story of one Ethiopian woman—and of Christianity's encounter with modernity
Yetemegnu Mekonnen lived faithfully in turbulent times.
The Polish far right's complicated relationship with the Catholic church
In the rise of European secularism, Poland is an exception. Not in the rise of right-wing extremism.
In The Baghdad Eucharist, an Iraqi Christian family weathers Saddam, U.S. invasion, and ISIS
Sinan Antoon's acclaimed novel, now out in English, sheds light on the realities faced by Christians in Iraq.
In Europe, even occasional prayer is on the way out
It's not just disaffection with particular state churches. People's religious orientation itself is gone.
Judaism’s deep roots and new offshoots in Africa
Practices drawn from the Hebrew Bible are not new to the continent. Seeking full conversion to rabbinic Judaism is.
Did Christianity destroy classical pagan culture?
Catherine Nixey is right: the early Christians were violently destructive. So were the Romans, the Persians, and the plagues that swept across the ancient world.
The distinctive faith of South America's Quechua Catholics
Ten million people still speak the language of the Inca empire and identify with its culture. Most of them are Christians.
Albania’s Bektashi are Muslim, but some of their practices resemble Christian ones
The sect, which was founded in the 13th century, confounds the idea of irreconcilable differences between the two faiths.
Did the exodus really happen?
A new book challenges the scholarly consensus about one of the Hebrew Bible's central stories.
Witch hunts around the world
People are being persecuted by anti-witchcraft vigilantes. The church can help.
Psalm 91 in every time and place
“No evil shall befall us,” said St. Anthony in the desert, preachers during the Rwandan genocide, and Americans after 9/11.
Why people still speak Guaraní
The Jesuits didn't impose a European language on the Guaraní people; they actively cultivated the indigenous one.
The fall and rise of Holy Russia
Since the Soviet collapse, Christianity has flourished. This poses its own challenges.
In Africa's Great Lakes region, the church is growing—and so is climate conflict
If the water keeps drying up, Christians and Muslims alike will suffer appallingly.
8 recent films that take on the church
Across the globe, cinematic portrayals of Christianity are increasingly emphasizing its faults.
Take & Read: Global Christianity
Philip Jenkins recommends the best recently published books in his field.
200 years that shaped Judaism, Jesus, and all that followed
The religious world we know was formed between 250 and 50 B.C.E.