Our Mission
The Curious Christian exists to take faith seriously enough to ask hard questions about it. We engage the history of Christianity, the text of the Bible, and the claims made about Jesus, by believers and skeptics alike, through the lens of mainstream scholarship, primary sources, and careful reasoning.
Curiosity is not the enemy of faith. It’s how faith grows up.
Inquire Honestly
No question is off-limits: including the uncomfortable ones.
Engage the Sources
Follow the evidence wherever it leads
Listen Generously
We disagree with care, not contempt.
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Whether you’re a lifelong believer, a curious skeptic, or somewhere in between, these posts are the best front door into the conversations happening on this site.
Keep Asking Questions With Us
This site runs on curiosity; mine as well as yours. We all stumble upon questions that we don’t have answers for, that continue to nag at us. If you want to dive deeper into them, you’re in the right place.
- Jesus and the Divine Identity in 1 Timothy: A Quiet but Unmistakable Christology
First Timothy never explicitly says that Jesus is God. Yet throughout the letter, Jesus is associated with divine blessings, salvation, worship, and the manifestation of God. What does this tell us about how early Christians understood Jesus, and how does it fit within Jewish monotheism? - Is Truth Subjective?
Is truth always objective, or can it depend upon personal experience, social institutions, and context? The answer is more complicated than the familiar distinction between facts and opinions. Before deciding whether something is true, we need to examine what makes it true. - Was Eusebius a Liar?
Gibbon, Plato, and the Origins of a Historical Reputation One of the more damaging accusations against Eusebius of Caesarea is often presented…