The Empire Strikes Gold

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The CT archives are a rich treasure of biblical wisdom and insight from our past. Some things we would say differently today, and some stances we've changed. But overall, we're amazed at how relevant so much of this content is. We trust that you'll find it a helpful resource.

Christianity Today September 5, 1986

Grassroots Christians

Ready for Anything—Almost

Letters

Evangelicalism’s Lost Cross

Don’t Ask Me What I “Do”

Editorial

Fixing History

Women in Seminary: Preparing for What?: Record Enrollments Mean Changes for the Church

Roberta Hestenes: “Were All Called”

Doing What Comes Naturally: Christian Actions Flow from Christian Character

When Christians Speak up in Public: Four Biblical Truths Help Us Apply the Faith to Public Policy

The Empire Strikes Gold

Beginning with the Grand Finale

Gateways to Theology

T. S. Eliot: What Difference Does a Poet Make?

The Democratic Evangelists

Unity over Individuality

Classic & Contemporary Excerpts from September 05, 1986

Training the World’s Evangelists

The Evangelization of the Third World

Joe Bayly: Editor, Author, Humorist, Dies at 66

Canadians Question Vietnamese Government on Imprisoned Pastors

Pat Robertson in Michigan: Vying for Evangelical Voters

Should Pat Robertson Run for President?

Churches Debate Divestment, Women’s Ordination, and Mergers at Summer Meetings

Art behind Bars

Excellence for Artists

Our Latest

An image of a sad clown.

Public Theology Project

The Loss of One Forgotten Virtue Could Destroy the Country

We’ve all become numb to this unserious, trivializing age.

Members of Christ Church in Kerala, India.

News

Amid Floods and Heat Waves, Indian Church Fights Climate Change

Christ Church in Kerala tends to its garden while helping its parishioners and neighbors live sustainably.

Two microphones with angry red lines coming from them.

A Civil War of Words

Kara Bettis Carvalho

Evangelical factions can increasingly be identified by our speech. We agree on big issues yet insult and talk past each other.

The Manosphere Gets Discipline Right and Dependence Wrong

Young men are right to want agency, clarity, and strength. But grit alone cannot carry them.

Ben Watson Russell Moore

The Russell Moore Show

Benjamin Watson and Russell Moore on The Just Life

Christian justice, gospel-centered living, and faithful action

Members of the group "Concerned Women for America" pray outside the US Supreme Court as the Court hears oral arguements in Chiles v. Salazar.

Is a Ban on Conversion Therapy Constitutional?

In her Supreme Court challenge, evangelical therapist Kaley Chiles calls the Colorado law a violation of her free speech.

Men in suits surround Tony Evans to pray for him.

Wire Story

Tony Evans Will No Longer Pastor Dallas Megachurch After Restoration

Adelle M. Banks - Religion News Service

Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship announced that its pastor of 48 years won’t return to leadership. The church expects son Jonathan Evans to succeed him.

A mom and son gardening.

You Don’t Have to Be Radical

Most Christians aren’t monks, missionaries, or martyrs. We’re unimpressive and unsatisfactory—yet saved by God’s scandalous grace.