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Terror, androgyny and benevolence: a brief history of angels in Christianity

Terror, androgyny and benevolence: a brief history of angels in Christianity

A surprising number of people say they are open to the existence of angels. Their Old Testament identities are very different, however, to how they...

22.12.2025 7

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Philip C. Almond

Peter Thiel thinks Greta Thunberg could be the Antichrist. Here’s how three religions actually describe him

By the ninth century, influenced by the Christian idea, Islam and Judaism each had their own Antichrist figures who would come at the end of history.

16.10.2025 20

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Philip C. Almond

What is the rapture, and why does TikTok believe the end is coming?

In the history of Christian thought, the idea of the rapture before the Tribulation is a relatively recent innovation.

24.09.2025 10

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Philip C. Almond

Not quite angels: why we should stop calling these small winged children ‘cherubs’

The image you hold in your head of a cherub is completely unlike the cherubs of the biblical and medieval traditions.

15.08.2025 30

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Philip C. Almond

What will the Antichrist look like? According to Western thought, an authoritarian king – or the pope

In casting himself as supreme leader and pope, Donald Trump inadvertently invoked the Christian understanding of the Antichrist.

09.05.2025 6

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Philip C. Almond

Was Jesus Palestinian?

Netflix’s upcoming biblical biopic, Mary, has been attacked on social media because the title character and her husband Joseph are being played by...

22.11.2024 20

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Philip C. Almond