American Black Journal’s "Black Church in Detroit" series explores the messages of Easter and what the resurrection of Jesus means to the African American community.

In each of these works, Jesus is depicted as a Black man, and no one really bats an eye. (The Lil Nas X video is designed to provoke, but not because of the color of Christ’s skin.) ...

The example of Thomas shows us that doubts are a normal part of being a Christian, even after the resurrection. Thomas honestly admitted his doubts, he shared them with the other disciples, but he ...

At the Resurrection, Jesus has become the Messiah, the Christ, God’s anointed ruler of the earth. To be God’s anointed, the Christ, is to be at least in part the human descendant of David.

For Easter Sunday, Rev. Jeremiah Johnston, Ph.D., reflects on the Road to Emmaus and the hope offered by the physical resurrection of Jesus Christ after his death on the cross.

By ascending to the right hand of God, Jesus isn’t just risen — he reigns. That place of honor marks him as ruler over all creation, exalted above every name and every circumstance.

As Easter approaches, Christians around the world begin to focus on two of the central tenets of their faith: the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. Other charismatic Jewish teachers or ...

Also, without the resurrection of Christ, the Christian’s faith is futile, and there is no forgiveness of sins, as supported by 1 Corinthians 15:12-19. Jesus’s resurrection also brings disruption.

The biblical comedy "The Book of Clarence" brings to life East Jerusalem A.D. 33 inhabited by Black people and a colonizing white force of Romans. And it offers much for Catholics to ponder.

About 1,000 times more manuscripts preserve the deeds and teaching of Jesus in the New Testament (about 25,000 total) than there are preserving other classical ancient works of historic figures ...