CT’s 2020 Cover Stories, Ranked

CT Editors

Here are the cover stories that online readers read most.

Christianity Today December 22, 2020

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From the state of marriage in the church to the global response to COVID-19 to a biblical theology of law enforcement, our print cover stories tackled this year’s headlines with deeper Christian analysis. Here are CT’s eight top cover stories or story packages from 2020, ranked in reverse order of online popularity.

8. October

Bernice A. King

Atlanta Beyond MLK: How Black Christians Continue a Civil Rights Legacy

Cameron Friend

John Onwuchekwa

How Black-Owned Businesses Bless Atlanta

Terasha Burrell

Latasha Morrison

Racial Reconciliation Is Still a Dream for Atlanta Christians

Jacqueline J. Holness

Raphael Warnok

The Black Church Is Atlanta’s Original Community Organizer

Kathryn Freeman

7. March

Forgive Us Our Sins (And Theirs, Too)

Jeff Peabody

6. May/June

Who Is My COVID-19 Neighbor?

Andy Olsen with additional reporting by Susan Mettes

5. April

World Vision’s Forgotten Founder

David R. Swartz

4. November

Christians Invented Health Insurance. Can They Make Something Better?

Liuan Huska

3. January/February

The Hidden Cost of Tax Exemption

Paul Matzko

What A Church Does, in Dollars and Cents

Interview conducted by Daniel Silliman

2. September

Paul’s Word to Police: Protect the Weak

Esau McCaulley

The Old Testament’s Word to Police: You Answer to God’s Higher Court

Michael LeFebvre

1. July/August

Can the Church Save Marriage?

Mark Regnerus

COVID-19 Is Killing the Soulmate Model of Marriage. Good.

W. Bradford Wilcox and Alysse ElHage

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Two Kenyan children sitting on the streets of Nairobi.

News

Infanticide Rates Are Dropping in Africa, yet Child Abandonment Continues

Pius Sawa

Many view babies born with disabilities as cursed. Christians are fighting back.

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Being Human

Shane J. Wood Helps Us Understand Christ’s Ultimate Victory in a Chaotic World

How can the book of Revelation teach us to embrace our wounds?

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The Russell Moore Show

Can AI Really Sing a Country Song?

Russell answers a listener question about what algorithms miss about heartbreak.

 

An image of John Perkins.

News

Died: John M. Perkins, Who Lived and Preached Racial Reconciliation

Daniel Silliman

The civil rights leader believed in a gospel bigger than race or self-interest.

Three books on a gray background.

Review

Decoding the Supreme Court

Harvest Prude

Three books to read this month on politics and public life.

Women in doorways with welcome signs over them.

The Bulletin

Cost of Iran War, Quiet Southern Border, and Anglican Church Split

Mike Cosper, Clarissa Moll, Russell Moore

The financial and moral toll of war, immigration slows but ministry continues, and why denominations split.

An image of President Carter and a CT magazine cover.

The Year of the Evangelical

Daniel Silliman

America prepared for a bicentennial, and religious identity dominated the presidential campaign.

A silhouette of a man and the capitol building.

Q&A: Eric Mason on Ministering to Men and Witnessing in Politics

Interview by Benjamin Watson

The Philadelphia-based pastor discusses how the church can engage Black men and have a biblical approach to government.

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