The Lasting Effects of Your School

A new survey found that Christian schooling makes a difference—and that different kinds of Christian education produce different results among their graduates.

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September

Christianity Today September, 2011

Public Theology Project

The Gospel at Ground Zero

Russell D. Moore

Wilson's Bookmarks

John Wilson

My Top 5 Books on TV and Movies

Steven Greydanus

Review

The Antidote to Alcohol and Drug Addiction

Amy Julia Becker

The Science of Shacking Up

Interview by Caryn Rivadeneira

News

Growing in the Word

Matthew D. LaPlante in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

News

Parental Frights: Can Parents Practice Rites that Scare Children?

Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra

Books to Note

A Wordless Presence

Leslie Leyland Fields

Excerpt

The King Jesus Gospel

Scot McKnight

News

Go Figure

Compiled by Ted Olsen

A Cross at the Bookends

Loving Muslims One at a Time

Interview by Mark Galli

Saving the Superheroes: Ministering to the Emergency Dispatch

Shelly Ngo

Believers on the MOVE

Mark Moring

Muslim Missions: Then & Now

J. Dudley Woodberry

How Christian Leaders Have Changed Since 9/11

Have Muslim-Christian Relations Improved Since 9/11?

Rick Love, Carl Moeller, and Jason Micheli

Editorial

Battle for the Bible Translation

A Christianity Today Editorial

Readers Write

News

Apologetics Makes a Comeback Among Youth

Chris Norton

News

Should Churches Try to Minimize Disruptions?

Compiled by Ruth Moon

News

Passages

DeVon Franklin Keeps the Faith in Hollywood

Mark Moring

News

Court Rejects Prostitution Restrictions on AIDS Funding

Susan Wunderink

Criminalizing Circumcision

News

Hundreds Jailed for Sectarian Violence, Turkish Leaders Smooth Way for Christians, & More News

News

Missional Church Mergers

Ken Walker

News

Quotation Marks

Compiled by Ted Olsen

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Justin R. Hawkins

President Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth speak often of Christianity—but they seem to have no interest in its vision for just warfare.

Iranian soldiers, rubble, and a person praying.

The Iranian Church Persists

David Yeghnazar

Amid war, some Christians are evangelizing, preparing food for neighbors, and displaying other acts of generosity.

NASA's Orion spacecraft and the moon.

The Bulletin

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Clarissa Moll, Russell Moore

Trump kills conservatism, astronauts head home, and Claude Mythos Preview deemed too dangerous for public consumption.

Three books on a blue background.

Review

Are Christians Rude Dinner Guests?

Three books on politics and public life about the common good, ISIS brides, and Ronald Reagan.

A monthly social gathering of Ukrainian families and volunteers in May 2024 at Noxubee Wildlife Refuge near Starkville, Mississippi.

News

The Mississippi Farmer Who Helped Resettle 150 Ukrainian Families

Hannah Herrera

As the US makes it more difficult for refugees to stay, Rodney Mast and his church community are rallying around their new friends.

A gavel and pink and blue pills.

Analysis

Two States Test a New Pro-Life Law

Daniel K. Williams

Pro-lifers have just won legislative victories to restrict abortion pills in South Dakota and Mississippi. But will the laws work?

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The Just Life with Benjamin Watson

Dr. Bernice King: The Truth About Nonviolence

Calling the Church to lead with clarity anchored in love.

Members of the Nigeria police force are seen outside the Federal High Court.

News

Nigeria Prosecutes Suspects of 2025 Christian Massacre

Emiene Erameh

Survivors hope for justice in the trial of nine men accused of the slaughter of about 150 Christians in Benue state.