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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

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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

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Go Figure

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School Choice Programs Snowball

Sheryl Blunt in Washington, D.C.

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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

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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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Shame, Sexual Abuse, and Gaslighting with Christine Caine & Yana Jenay Conner

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The Revival That Wasn’t—and the One That May Be

Josh Packard and Raymond Chang

Young people remain deeply wary of large institutions, but they are undeniably interested in faith.

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Amy Lewis in Geelong, Australia

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You Don’t Graduate from Discernment

Paul Gutacker

As you seek your vocation with diploma in hand, the way of the Cross must still shape your days.

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Attitudes Toward Israel, Kash Patel’s Lawsuit, and John Mark Comer’s Fame

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Americans’ growing frustrations with Israel, Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for $250 million, and the popularity of John Mark Comer.

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