Eric Vanden Eykel

Eric Vanden Eykel is an author at Religion News Service.

All Stories by Eric Vanden Eykel

What is the Shroud of Turin and why is there so much controversy around it?

By Eric Vanden Eykel — September 4, 2024
(The Conversation) — Many believe the Shroud of Turin to be the cloth used to bury Jesus after his crucifixion. Scientists have investigated the claim and here’s what they found.

For some Christians, a solar eclipse signals the second coming of Christ

By Eric Vanden Eykel — April 5, 2024
(The Conversation) — A scholar of early Christian literature writes that religious theories around celestial events are part of a larger human pattern to find meaning. And they go back thousands of years.

Who were the 3 wise men who visited Jesus?

By Eric Vanden Eykel — December 14, 2022
(The Conversation) — As Christmas approaches, Nativity scenes showing three wise men visiting the newborn Jesus are put up around the world. A scholar of Christian literature offers an explanation on their identity.
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