Corinth, like many other seaports throughout history, was decadent. The city stood at an isthmus, joining mainland Greece with the southern Peloponnese, ancient home of the Spartans. Ships heading ...

Since 1900, the Christian Century has published reporting, commentary, poetry, and essays on the role of faith in a pluralistic society.

"I believed, and so I spoke" (2 Corinthians 4:13). These words come from the Second Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians, an epistle in the New Testament — and provide inspiration for Christians who ...

“One second-century pagan critic of Christianity was willing to tolerate everything else about Christians if they would only worship the gods.” ...