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Research: Rich God, Poor God

New studies are examining the relationship between religious attitudes and economic inequality.

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Religion and Inequality Go Hand-in-Hand | Why some countries are more religious than others—and why, assumptions to the contrary, the U.S. is not unusually religious. (September 16, 2011)

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My Top 5 Books on Jonathan Edwards

Gerald McDermott, co-author of 'The Theology of Jonathan Edwards' (Oxford, 2011)

Books to Note

The Defining Issue of the 2012 Presidential Race?

Amy E. Black, Chris Seiple, and Galen Carey

News

Do You Follow the Liturgical Calendar?

Compiled by Ruth Moon

Our Secret African Heritage

Review

Location, Location, Location

Jake Meador

Intercultural Fiesta Fail

Excerpt

Jesus + Nothing = Everything

Tullian Tchividjian

The Rhetoric of Chastity: Making Abstinence Sexy

Interview by Sarah Pulliam Bailey

Q & A: Frank Wolf on Liberty for the Captives

Interview by Susan Wunderink

Wilson's Bookmarks

John Wilson

Disappointed with Intimacy

John Koessler

Virtual Vitality: Bobby Gruenewald Links Technology and the Church

Chris Norton

News

Go Figure

News

School Choice Programs Snowball

Sheryl Blunt in Washington, D.C.

News

Postal Hike for Nonprofits Eyed, Pro-Life Group Scrutinized, and More News

Review

Wasted Charity

Amy L. Sherman

Archaeology's Rebel: Bible in One Hand, Spade in the Other

Gordon Govier

News

Trading Spaces: Inner City Helps the Suburbs

Morgan Feddes

A Fresh Call for U.S. Missionaries

Bishop Hwa Yung

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Quotation Marks

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Interpretation Sparks a Grave Theology Debate

Bobby Ross Jr.

Holding Her Own

Editorial

Fighting Famine Isn't Enough

A Christianity Today Editorial

Readers Write

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Archaeology in Turkey: Major Finds in Asia Minor

Gordon Govier

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Missionary Money: Easier to Give, Worth Less than Ever

Ken Walker

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