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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September

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Public Theology Project

The Gospel at Ground Zero

Russell D. Moore

Wilson's Bookmarks

John Wilson

My Top 5 Books on TV and Movies

Steven Greydanus

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

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

News

Apologetics Makes a Comeback Among Youth

Chris Norton

News

Should Churches Try to Minimize Disruptions?

Compiled by Ruth Moon

News

Passages

DeVon Franklin Keeps the Faith in Hollywood

Mark Moring

News

Court Rejects Prostitution Restrictions on AIDS Funding

Susan Wunderink

Criminalizing Circumcision

News

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

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Missional Church Mergers

Ken Walker

News

Quotation Marks

Compiled by Ted Olsen

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