The Lasting Effects of Your School

A new survey found that Christian schooling makes a difference—and that different kinds of Christian education produce different results among their graduates.

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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, 2011

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Public Theology Project

Review

The Antidote to Alcohol and Drug Addiction

Amy Julia Becker

The Science of Shacking Up

Interview by Caryn Rivadeneira

News

Growing in the Word

Matthew D. LaPlante in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

News

Parental Frights: Can Parents Practice Rites that Scare Children?

Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra

Books to Note

A Wordless Presence

Leslie Leyland Fields

Excerpt

The King Jesus Gospel

Scot McKnight

News

Go Figure

Compiled by Ted Olsen

A Cross at the Bookends

Mark Galli

Loving Muslims One at a Time

Interview by Mark Galli

Saving the Superheroes: Ministering to the Emergency Dispatch

Shelly Ngo

Believers on the MOVE

Mark Moring

Muslim Missions: Then & Now

J. Dudley Woodberry

How Christian Leaders Have Changed Since 9/11

Have Muslim-Christian Relations Improved Since 9/11?

Rick Love, Carl Moeller, and Jason Micheli

Editorial

Battle for the Bible Translation

A Christianity Today Editorial

Readers Write

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Apologetics Makes a Comeback Among Youth

Chris Norton

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Should Churches Try to Minimize Disruptions?

Compiled by Ruth Moon

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Passages

DeVon Franklin Keeps the Faith in Hollywood

Mark Moring

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Court Rejects Prostitution Restrictions on AIDS Funding

Susan Wunderink

Criminalizing Circumcision

David Neff

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Hundreds Jailed for Sectarian Violence, Turkish Leaders Smooth Way for Christians, & More News

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Missional Church Mergers

Ken Walker

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Quotation Marks

Compiled by Ted Olsen

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Supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro participate in a protest in his support on August 3, 2025.

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Brazilian Evangelicals Call for Reconciliation After Bolsonaro Convicted of Coup Plot

Franco Iacomini

The former president received a 27-year prison sentence for orchestrating an uprising to take over the government after his defeat.

How Should Pastors Respond to Charlie Kirk’s Assassination?

Seth Troutt

After the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk, how do pastors lead well in a fractured, reactive age? Here are five pastoral questions for this moment.

Charlie Kirk Is Not a Scapegoat

Stefani McDade

When we instrumentalize violence, we side with the accuser rather than with Christ.

Kingdom Friendship in a Divided World

Chip Sweney & Robert Kim

What if the relationships that sustain pastors also showed the world a better way? This article launches a new series on the friendships that make ministry flourish.