PATMOS, Greece -- When John wrote the final book of the New Testament, he bestowed a gift on the Greek tourism board, mentioning, early on, that he'd received his apocalyptic vision while "on the ...

There are times when a voyage turns into a pilgrimage. Halfway through, you become aware that the presence of God has become palpable on what was meant to be an ordinary journey, that the details of ...

With its arid mountains, rocky coves and "cobalt-blue" seas, Patmos is "magnificent". It is also among the most "serene" of the Greek islands, said John Gimlette in The Guardian, thanks in part to its ...

Being an atheist I am always wanting to know and understand more and after many years of reading, posting and commenting around religious topics, I find it interesting to try and figure out how and ...

One day, sometime around A.D. 90, a man named John climbed the spiny ridge that runs across the small Aegean island of Patmos. There, as legend has it, he found a cave, crawled inside and had a vision ...

The Greek Islands are about beaches, you say, with maybe a ruin or two to satisfy the nagging cultural imperative. But then, I suspect, you haven't been to Patmos. This northern Dodecanese island is a ...