The early Christians were much impressed by the phenomenon known as glossolalia (literally, “speaking with tongues”), which appeared at the first Pentecost: “And they were all filled with the Holy ...

There is much confusion in the religious world pertaining to the nature of the “gift of tongues” mentioned in the New Testament. Some assert that speaking in tongues involved uttering unintelligible ...

The South African author J.M. Coetzee, now 85 years old, is renowned for his austere, intellectually rigorous novels such as “Disgrace” (1999) and “The Childhood of Jesus” (2013), and his scrupulous ...

In ancient Corinth today, seven Doric columns look down upon the tumbled debris of a once great city. At Caesarea marble pillars lie desolate on the shore of a formerly magnificent harbor, waves ...

The question Jesus asked the Jews about John the Baptist’s authority can well be asked about another matter, speaking in tongues: Is it from heaven or from men? Is it a manifestation of divine power ...