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

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Grassroots Christians

Ready for Anything—Almost

Letters

Evangelicalism’s Lost Cross

Dennis Kinlaw

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

Rodney Clapp

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?

Philip Yancey

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

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Two Kenyan children sitting on the streets of Nairobi.

News

Infanticide Rates Are Dropping in Africa, yet Child Abandonment Continues

Pius Sawa

Many view babies born with disabilities as cursed. Christians are fighting back.

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Being Human

Shane J. Wood Helps Us Understand Christ’s Ultimate Victory in a Chaotic World

How can the book of Revelation teach us to embrace our wounds?

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The Russell Moore Show

Can AI Really Sing a Country Song?

Russell answers a listener question about what algorithms miss about heartbreak.

 

An image of John Perkins.

News

Died: John M. Perkins, Who Lived and Preached Racial Reconciliation

Daniel Silliman

The civil rights leader believed in a gospel bigger than race or self-interest.

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Review

Decoding the Supreme Court

Harvest Prude

Three books to read this month on politics and public life.

Women in doorways with welcome signs over them.

The Bulletin

Cost of Iran War, Quiet Southern Border, and Anglican Church Split

Mike Cosper, Clarissa Moll, Russell Moore

The financial and moral toll of war, immigration slows but ministry continues, and why denominations split.

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The Year of the Evangelical

Daniel Silliman

America prepared for a bicentennial, and religious identity dominated the presidential campaign.

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Q&A: Eric Mason on Ministering to Men and Witnessing in Politics

Interview by Benjamin Watson

The Philadelphia-based pastor discusses how the church can engage Black men and have a biblical approach to government.

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