virgin birth
God’s power or human violence: The meaning of the virgin birth
By Esau McCaulley — December 21, 2022
(RNS) — This Christmas story challenges the idea that we need physical might to overcome enemies.
Why early Christians wouldn’t have found the Christmas story’s virgin birth so surprising
By Rodolfo Galvan Estrada III — December 20, 2022
(The Conversation) — The idea of virgin birth has been part of Christianity since the start, but its significance has shifted over time.
How the church’s focus on Mary’s virginity became a curse for women
By Serene Jones — December 22, 2021
(RNS) — The shaming of women that rose from the Christmas story goes against Jesus’ teachings.
Top 5 ‘heresies’ of 2016: ‘One God,’ biblical authority and more
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 29, 2016
(RNS) As Christians prepared to mark 500 years since Martin Luther -- one of history's great heretics, or heroes, depending on your point of view -- 2016 found them debating theological questions most thought had been settled a millennium ago.
Can you question the Virgin Birth and still be a Christian?
By Kimberly Winston — December 23, 2014
(RNS) Why is the Virgin Birth the lynchpin of Christianity? Was it miracle or metaphor? And can you call yourself a Christian if you can't accept the idea of the Virgin Birth?
COMMENTARY: A new kind of virginity
By Peggy Payne — July 3, 2014
(RNS) The word virgin, in addition to its usual meaning, uses sexual inexperience as a metaphor for a state of being unviolated, untainted, innocent, clean. That association is damaging.
Muslim Christmas celebrations gain a toehold
By Omar Sacirbey — December 23, 2013
(RNS) These days, a growing number of Muslims celebrate Christmas, or at least partake in some ways, even if they don’t decorate their homes with trees and a light show. Indeed, many Muslim families have created their own unique Christmas traditions.
Did Isaiah really predict the Virgin birth?
By Daniel Burke — December 12, 2012
(RNS) A new Catholic translation of the Bible tweaks an Old Testament text -- Isaiah 7:14 -- that many Christians consider a prophecy about Jesus’ birth. So, why did they alter a 2,745-year-old prophecy, and does it change what the church teaches about Jesus’ virgin birth? By Daniel Burke.
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