Christmas pub quiz

You may have pitted your wits against the Spanish Inquisition in our regular pub quiz – this Christmas we invite you to stamp the snow off your shoes, grab an Eggnog by the fire and put your Yuletide knowledge to the test.

The nativity story film

What is the original story behind Christmas? In eight short episodes, we follow the story of Jesus’ birth in the words of the Bible. To find out more about The Nativity Story film, visit the official website.

All film images on this page are from The Nativity Story © New Line Cinema Productions.

On the third day

Follow the three days of Easter with icons, meditations and a simple walk-through prayer exercise which you can do sitting at your computer.

From Good Friday to Easter Sunday… follow the three days of Easter by looking at three pictures from the Eastern Church. These pages also include a simple walk-through prayer exercise for each of the three days, which you can do at your computer.

The Jesus FAQs

Is there reliable evidence that Jesus ever lived? Was he a great religious teacher… or an alien? Read our Jesus FAQs pages here. If you have a question about the life or teaching of Jesus, check here first to see what’s been posted about it.

Written by Steve Tomkins

Quote unquote

Jesus is one of the most argued-over people in history. The question of who Jesus was debated by the Christian church for several centuries, and after 2,000 years the question is still as fresh as ever.

Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King, a Baptist minister from the southern United States, led a struggle for racial equality which has changed the way westerners see issues of race ever since. His insistence on non-violence and his life and teaching have also inspired work for justice and peace worldwide.

St Nick’s makeover

Santa Claus, who appears all over the place at towards the end of the year, raises so many questions. Who is he? Where on earth did he come from? Why the red suit?

In this special rejesus investigation, we look at the saint behind it all, St Nick.

Written by Simon Jenkins

The miracles of Jesus

In his own time, Jesus was famous as a miracle worker. The miracles shocked those who saw them – not because of the spactacle, but because of the dangerous message they carried about Jesus. In these pages we follow the new BBC series, The Miracles of Jesus, and try to decode three miracles to find out what they were all about.

This section of Rejesus is based on The Miracles of Jesus by Michael Symmons Roberts, which accompanies the BBC TV series

Images copyright BBC / Religion 2006

Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa of Calcutta was one of the most famous Christians of the 20th century, depite living and working among the poorest people of India and treating them as if they were Jesus himself.

These pages were written by Steve Tomkins.

William Wilberforce

Read about the life and work of William Wilberforce, who played a key role in the struggle to abolish the slave trade, 200 years ago. 2007 saw the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade, which was achieved through the work of Wilberforce and other abolitionists of the time.

These pages were written by Stephen Tomkins.

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