Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
A look at five updates to the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible.
The official Bible translation of the National Council of Churches, commonly used by academics and mainline Presbyterians, Lutherans, and Episcopalians, has been revised for the first time since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The NRSVue—which stands for New Revised Standard Version updated edition—has about 20,000 edits. The changes incorporate new scholarship on the Dead Sea Scrolls as well as stylistic changes to keep up with the evolution of English.
SOURCE: National Council of Churches
This issue we give special attention to the thousands of US pastors who faithfully labor unseen and who wonder how much longer they can hold themselves together. COVID-19 put unique strains on clergy—a group that was already seeing rising rates of burnout—and the effects will linger long after most Americans have put their masks away. In our cover story, Kyle Rohane argues that pastors are less likely than other workers to join the Big Quit. It sounds like good news and is, in ways. But in other ways, it’s a warning.
Public Theology Project
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, if we bite and devour each other, we will be consumed by each other.
The Russell Moore Show
Another quarterly conversation on books with Christianity Today’s Print Editor, Ashley Hales, on the subject of resisting the digital era
Couples involved in student ministries are welcoming young people into their homes and lives.
Review
Phil Christman’s apology for progressive politics ignores points of natural affinity with conservatives.
News
In honor of Charlie Kirk, lawmakers will meet to reevaluate campus discourse, including new state regulations.
Review
A new book immerses us in the strange, subversive logic of his financial parables.
Robert Clements doesn’t shy away from his Christian faith in his newspaper column. Yet Indian readers keep coming back for more.
A case study in how Christians talk about theology, featuring a recent dustup over penal substitutionary atonement.
