Reformed Rap and Hip-Hop

Christian genre pioneers are taking their cues from Calvinist leaders.

Reformed Rap and Hip-Hop

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Previous Christianity Today articles covering reformed rap include:

The Rapper in Rehab | Rising star Lecrae says he was addicted to self; now Jesus is his "drug of choice." (March 15, 2011)

Eminem's 'Recovery' vs. LeCrae's 'Rehab' | Potty-mouthed hip-hopper vs. righteous rapper at Grammys. Sorta. And other Christian norms. December 2, 2010)

Rehab | A review by CT entertainment editor Mark Moring. (October 2010)

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Cover Story

A World Without the King James Version

Mark Noll

My Top 5 Movies About Unemployment

Russ Breimeier

The Foot-Washers of Ethiopia

Tim Stafford in Dembi Dollo, Ethiopia

News

Go Figure

Compiled by Ted Olsen

News

Christian Microfinance Stays on a Mission

Rob Moll

What's Wrong with Credit Card Debt?

Ron Blue, John G. Stackhouse Jr., and Mary Hunt

The Seven Levels of Lying

Sarah Sumner

News

Urban Planters: Building off Believers?

Bob Smietana

Remember the Red Sea

Review

Reforming the Reformed

Roger E. Olson

My Top 5 Books on Forgiveness

Catherine Claire Larson

Books to Note

Christianizing the Social Network

Interview by Matthew Lee Anderson

People of the Nook

Leslie Leyland Fields

Review

America as a Christian Nation? Cherry-Picking from the Past

Matt Reynolds

Fraternizing with the Enemy

Cornelia Seigneur

Wilson's Bookmarks

John Wilson

Joining the Eternal Song

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

News

Choice Targets

Sarah Pulliam Bailey

News

Magic Words: Ghanaian Churches Confront Fake Pastors

Shirley Quaicoo in Cape Coast, Ghana

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Should Faith Healing be Legally Protected?

Compiled by Ruth Moon

Migrating Ministry

Alicia Cohn

Readers Write

Hunger Strikes

Rob Moll

Excerpt

Tempted and Tried

Russell D. Moore

Editorial

Good Christian [Bleep!]

A Christianity Today Editorial

Shakespeare, Aesop, or King James?

Happy Surprises

Mark Galli, Senior Managing Editor

News

Passages: 'Fraudbuster' Pleads Guilty, Lynne Hybels* Appointed, & More

From Russia, with Love

Timothy C. Morgan

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Quotation Marks

Compiled by Ted Olsen

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Italians Reclaim Crucifixes, Germans Defy Sex Ed, Baylor Diversifies Board

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Sunday Afternoon Reads: The Case for Kids

Leslie Leyland Fields

Leslie Leyland Fields reads her piece about being the mom of six kids amidst our country’s declining birth rate.

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Come, Thou Long-Expected Spirit

W. David O. Taylor

The Holy Spirit is present throughout the Nativity story. So why is the third person of the Trinity often missing from our Christmas carols?

Photos of Mike Cosper and Representative Adam Kinzinger.

The Bulletin

Brown University Shooting and The Last Republican

Mike Cosper, Clarissa Moll

Violence at Brown, and former Rep. Adam Kinzinger talks about Jan 6, courage, and global affairs.

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News

Amid Fear of Attacks, Many Nigerians Mute Christmas

Emmanuel Nwachukwu

One pastor has canceled celebrations and will only reveal the location of the Christmas service last-minute.

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A Time of Moral Indignation

Daniel Silliman

CT reports on civil rights, the “death of God” theology, and an escalating conflict in Vietnam.

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A Heartwarming Book on Sin

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Analysis

Bondi Beach Shooting Compels Christians to Stand with Jews

The Bulletin with Josh Stanton and Robert Stearns

Jewish-Christian friendships offer solace and solidarity after antisemitic violence.

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Who Writes History When There Is No Winner?

Lebanon’s civil war is a taboo subject. A group of Christians and Muslims is broaching it.