News

Go Figure: September 2013

Church Life

52% : Weekly churchgoers who say pastors contribute "a lot" to the well-being of society. 37% : All adults who say the same.

Source: Pew Research Center

Jesus

The seven Wikipedia topics more controversial than Jesus (based on editing history):

George W. Bush Anarchism Muhammad WWE personnel Global warming Circumcision United States

Source: Global Wikipedia, Scarecrow Press

Homosexuality

42% : LGBT adults who identify as Christian.

29% : LGBT adults who say they have felt unwelcome at a place of worship (6 percent within the past year).

Source: Pew Research Center

Also in this issue

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.

Cover Story

Chaos and Grace in the Slums of the Earth

Kent Annan in Bangkok

Prodigal Love: What to Do When Family or Friends Have Rejected Jesus

Review

Taking Care of Busyness

A Front-Row Seat to African Faith

Philip Jenkins

Editorial

Hungry for Outrage

Letters to the Editor

Should Yoga be Banned from Public Schools as a Religious Activity?

God's Word in Two Words

Tullian Tchividjian

Testimony

Forgiving the Man Who Murdered My Mom

Everett L. Worthington Jr.

Worship con Queso

Why We Need Small Towns

Jake Meador

The Gospel of Small for an Oversized Church

To Tame the World

N.T. Wright Wants to Save the Best Worship Songs

Interview by Andrew Byers

Review

Faith Outside the Bubble

Review by Alister McGrath

Wilson's Bookmarks

John Wilson

New & Noteworthy Books

Matt Reynolds

Excerpt

Conversion or Death

Asia Bibi with Anne-Isabelle Tollet

News

The Hope Dealers of Honduras

Allison J. Althoff

News

Gleanings: September 2013

News

Why America's Christian Colleges Are Pursuing Chinese Students

Melissa Steffan

News

Passages: September 2013

News

Quotation Marks: September 2013

The Wars Over Christian Beards

News

Game Changer: Pastors Blame Kids' Sports for Attendance Dips

Ruth Moon

My Top 5 Books on The Body

R.M. Stone

News

Counting the Cost (Accurately)

Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra

News

Should Pastors Rebuke Parishioners from the Pulpit?

Compiled by Ruth Moon

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Public Theology Project

Against the Casinofication of the Church

The Atlantic’s McKay Coppins told me about problems that feel eerily similar to what I see in the church.

Wire Story

The Religion Gender Gap Among the Young Is Disappearing

Bob Smietana - Religion News Service

Women still dominate church pews, but studies find that devotion among Gen Z women has cooled to levels on par with Gen Z men.

Attempts at Cultural Crossover

From Pat Robertson’s soap opera to creation science, CT reported evangelical efforts to go mainstream in 1982.

Just War Theory Is Supposed to Be Frustrating

The venerable theological tradition makes war slower, riskier, costlier, and less efficient—and that’s the point.

Will the Church Enter the Guys’ Group Chat?

Luke Simon

Young men are looking for online presence. The church needs to offer more than weekly breakfasts.

The Russell Moore Show

Karen Swallow Prior on Birds, Bees, and Babies

How should the church address infertility and childlessness?

Wire Story

Young, Educated, and Urban Pastors Are Most Likely to Use AI

Aaron Earls - Lifeway Research

A survey found denominational differences in pastors’ use of the technology, as well as widespread skepticism about its reliability.

The Bulletin

Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire; Trump’s Big, Beautiful Ballroom; and the Strait of Hormuz

Clarissa Moll, Jill Nelson

Israel and Lebanon agree to ceasefire, court approves Trump’s $400 million ballroom, and the Strait of Hormuz affects the world.

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