News

Go Figure

Church Life

44%: Americans who report "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in the church or organized religion—an all-time low.

Compared to other institutions:

75%: Military

63% Small business

29% Public schools

13% Congress

Source: Gallup

Clergy

Churchgoers who hear their clergy talk often or sometimes about:

Abortion 30% Black 54% Hispanic

Racism 48% Black 47% Hispanic

Homosexuality 47% Black 43% Hispanic

Source: Public Religion Research Institute

Giving

Top 5 increases in giving to Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability members in 2011, by cause:

24% Adoption

22% Pregnancy resource centers

20.5% Alcohol/drug rehabilitation

13% Youth ministries

11% Rescue missions

Source: ECFA

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.

Against the Stream

What Galileo's Telescope Can't See

James K. A. Smith

Review

A Jerusalem Lost

Robert Joustra

Getting to Know Him

Philip Harrold

Taste the Soup

News

Teaching the Dragon

Andrew Thompson

Excerpt

The Awakening of Hope

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

Caught Between the Spouse and the Spirit

Deborah Swerdlow in Icapuí

A New Age of Miracles

Tim Stafford

News

Should Pastors Be Required to Sign a Code of Ethics?

Compiled by Allison J. Althoff

Review

Will America Keep the Faith?

Thomas Kidd

My Top 5 on Books on Motherhood

Jennifer Grant

None Like Him

Interview by Joe Carter

What's His Is Ours

Sarah Hinlicky Wilson

Deep Impact

Morgan Feddes

Wilson's Bookmarks

John Wilson

'God's Double Agent'

Interview by Tim Morgan

Asian American Religiosity

Editorial

The Evangelical Jesus Prayer

A Christianity Today Editorial

News

Church Graduations Ruled Unconstitutional, Pastor Accused of Diverting Funds to Wife, State Will Catalogue Secularized Icons, and More

Review

Review: Who Is Jesus?

Michael McGowan

News

Quotation Marks

Letters to the Editor

Review

Review: A Short History of Global Evangelism

Matt Reynolds

Review

Review: Community Is Messy

News

Nigeria's Deadly Deployments

Sunday Oguntola

News

Food Fights: Homeless Ministries Respond to Restrictions

Allison J. Althoff

News

Supreme Court's Health-Care Ruling Could Weaken Charity Tax Breaks

Bobby Ross Jr.

Is There Anything Wrong With Voting for a Mormon for President?

Stephen Mansfield, Mollie Ziegler Hemingway, and Richard Mouw

News

Eastern Orthodox Lose Two Evangelical Bridges

Weston Gentry

Monitoring Controversy

The Second Coming Christ Controversy

Ted Olsen and Ken Smith

Review

Lost in Transition

Robert Ham

View issue

Our Latest

News

Facing Arrest, Cuban Christian Influencers Continue Call for Freedom

Hannah Herrera

Young people are using social media to spread the gospel and denounce the Communist regime.

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.

The Russell Moore Show

Karen Swallow Prior on Birds, Bees, and Babies

How should the church address infertility and childlessness?

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.

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.

addApple PodcastsDown ArrowDown ArrowDown Arrowarrow_left_altLeft ArrowLeft ArrowRight ArrowRight ArrowRight Arrowarrow_up_altUp ArrowUp ArrowAvailable at Amazoncaret-downCloseCloseellipseEmailEmailExpandExpandExternalExternalFacebookfacebook-squarefolderGiftGiftGooglegoogleGoogle KeephamburgerInstagraminstagram-squareLinkLinklinkedin-squareListenListenListenChristianity TodayCT Creative Studio Logologo_orgMegaphoneMenuMenupausePinterestPlayPlayPocketPodcastprintremoveRSSRSSSaveSavesaveSearchSearchsearchSpotifyStitcherTelegramTable of ContentsTable of Contentstwitter-squareWhatsAppXYouTubeYouTube