Discovering Early Christianity
Rob NortonA biweekly newsletter for people who are (or once were) interested in or attracted to the main messages of Jesus, but have been put off by the ways the religion he inspired has evolved over its 2000-year history.
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The Radical Pacifism of Jesus and his Early Followers
Christian theological history, unusually, has been in the news in recently months, courtesy of Israel’s and the United States’ war against Iran. Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S Pope, has been the most notable global voice opposing the war, whil...
Who Wrote the "Purple Passages" in the Pauline Letters?
The Apostle Paul looms larger in early Christian history and theology than any individual other than Jesus of Nazareth himself. The writings attributed to him—the Pauline Letters, which make up nearly half of the New Testament—laid the foun...
Clement of Alexandria: The Free-Thinking Church Father Who Fell from Favor
Clement of Alexandria lived from about 150 to 215 CE and is considered one of the early “Fathers of the Church,” along with figures such as the roughly contemporaneous theologians Irenaeus and Tertullian. Clement wrote prolifically, blazing...
When Jesus Became God
Reading the gospels one Christmas season about a dozen years ago, I was struck by the majesty and the message of the opening verses of the Gospel According to John, known as the “Prologue of John.” In eighteen sonorous verses it begins by s...
My Christian Role Model
In my very first Substack post, I described my childhood involvement in the Lutheran church and my subsequent disengagement from organized religion in my teens, despite the fact that the main messages of Jesus have continued to resonate wit...
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