PBS FRONTLINE explores the life of Jesus and the rise of Christianity. Drawing upon new and sometimes controversial historical evidence and interviews with the nation's leading New Testament scholars, the website challenges familiar...

This resource provides information on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from the Utah History Encyclopedia. Includes discussion of the Church's organization, teachings, practices, and history.

Explains the traditional Catholic devotion to the Passion of Jesus Christ, which is celebrated in solemnity on Good Friday. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context...

Introductory historical summary of Christianity. Provides a discussion of Jesus and Rome, the old and new testaments, and different Christianities.

This site discusses the roles that the Sadducees and Pharisees played in society during Jesus' lifetime.

Explains a traditional Catholic devotional - the Way or Stations of the Cross - one way the faithful remember what happened to Jesus on Good Friday. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should...

This website attacks the premise of Victor Paul Wierwille in his literary rendering which asserts that Jesus is not God in the light of the Bible and historic Christian theology. The refutation and rejection of Wierwilles' dogma appears...

Bible Gateway offers the text of Luke 5:4-11, where Jesus produces the miracle of the fish.

Presents detailed information about Mary. It explains her in many different forms/ways.

A history of the Feast of the Ascension in Catholic tradition. Includes links to related information. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material...

This article looks at the life and writings of St. Mark, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, and an author of the Gospel.

A long essay about St. John that details his relationship with Jesus and the disciples. It also discusses his life and missionary work.

This resource provides information about Bringham Young.

35 messages on 1 John that are divided into five main themes: "Maintaining Fellowship," "Maintaining Truth," Maintaining Righteousness" "Maintaining Love," and "Maintaining Assurance."

This resource provides a natural and human history of the Great Salt Lake.

This resource looks at Mormon immigration into the state of Utah during the 19th century.

This resource examines the history of polygamy--being married to more than one woman--in the Mormon Church.

Discusses Judaism's five beliefs about the Messiah. Also contrasts Jews' view of the Messiah with that of Christians. Provides historical background.

The scene of the three wise men offering gifts to a newborn Jesus was widely painted during the Renaissance era, so how did painter Sandro Botticelli create a version that's still well known today? James Earle describes who and what set...

One of the most consequential crimes in American history occurred on a summer day in 1844 when a mob stormed a jail in Carthage, Illinois and murdered Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum. The killing of Joseph Smith, the charismatic...

A series of questions with answers on the Mormon religion such as what are the major beliefs, rituals associated with Mormonism and what it is like to be a Mormon.

This is an encyclopedia entry for the word "Parable." It defines the word, discusses its origins, and provides examples.

Sorrow Songs are examined as the music the African American slaves of the antebellum South to express both sadness and despair as well as well as hope for better. See "Sorrow Songs Activities" for related artifacts and activities.

Biography of the Mormon leader Joseph Smith.