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Nominate a Book for the 2024 Christianity Today Book AwardsInstructions for publishers.
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Christianity Today’s 2023 Book AwardsOur picks for the books most likely to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture.
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My Top 5 Books on ConfucianismThese books can help Christians gain a better understanding of Confucianism and do better in our evangelism.
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The Orthodox Church Is More Evangelical Than You ThinkInterview with Lausanne-affiliated expert discusses who is in the church, the propriety of proselytism, and the example given by Billy Graham in Russia and Romania.
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The Christian Liberal Arts Tradition Can Appeal to Christians and Non-Christians AlikeIts main rivals seek truth without transcendence, or justice without redemption. And both flatten the meaning of human existence.
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Online Content Runs from Good to Bad. The Bigger Danger Is Online Habits.Despite our best intentions, the default practices of digital life can deform our souls.
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Christianity Has Anchored Free Societies. What Happens as They Deconvert?Philosopher John Gray predicts we’re headed for an age of all-consuming moral warfare.
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Jesus Was Civil, Not PoliteChrist was an exemplar of civility in an age of sociopolitical and religious hypocrisy.
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Sojourner Truth Was a ‘Double Woman’ in More Ways than OneShe championed both abolition and women’s rights. And she wasn’t afraid to challenge advocates of either cause.
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Mystics, Monastics, and the Moderns Who Need ThemMedieval Christianity holds up a helpful mirror to the contemporary church.Français
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New & Noteworthy BooksChosen by Matt Reynolds.
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There Is an Edge to Living on the EdgeMy outsider experiences have only strengthened my confidence in God’s goodness and sovereignty.
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Secular Figures Are Giving Faith a Second LookA surprising number are expressing unmet longings for beauty, truth, and meaning.
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The Law Can’t Always ‘Love’ YouCompassionate enforcement has its place. But the state’s role is to bear the sword.
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Why Is One Jewish Family the Subject of So Many Conspiracy Theories?A new book charts the centuries-long history of the Rothschilds and recurring waves of antisemitism.
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A Virtuous Pagan’s (Accidental) Guide to Building a Healthier EvangelicalismFredrik deBoer’s indictment of his fellow progressives is surprisingly relevant to a very different movement.
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Shannon Harris Wasn’t Content with Being a Purity Culture StagehandHer new memoir brings her voice into the story of "I Kissed Dating Goodbye." It also brings in an entirely different gospel.
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The Universe Is Not a Horror ShowWe live in a world haunted by sin and suffering. But it’s also one that points us to a glory beyond imagining.español简体中文繁體中文
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Rosaria Butterfield Issues Five Battle Cries for the Church MilitantThere is much to admire in her views on church and community, but also much to find troubling in her new polemic.
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How Japanese American Pastors Prepared Their Flocks For InternmentSermons preached the Sunday before they were sent off exhorted suffering Christians to find their hope in Jesus and to continue to gather together.
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Mitt Romney Chose Truth Over Tribe. We Should Too.Character and competency matter all the time, whether that’s in public office or the church.
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Jesus Paid It All. There’s Still So Much We Owe.Why the call to good works goes hand in hand with the free gift of grace.
News & Reporting
- Make American Politics Hopeful AgainHow the call to “carry one another’s burdens” breaks down partisan stalemates.
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- 5 Books on the Witness of the Old Testament ProphetsChosen by Andrew Abernethy, professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College, coeditor of “The Prophets and the Apostolic Witness,” and author of “Savoring Scripture: A Six-Step Guide to Studying the Bible.”
- 5 Books That Help Us Find Rest in JesusChosen by Sarah J. Hauser, author of “All Who Are Weary: Finding True Rest by Letting Go of the Burdens You Were Never Meant to Carry.”
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