Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
August 9, 1788: American Baptist missionary Adoniram Judson, who during his missions work in Burma translated the Bible into Burmese and wrote the first Burmese-English dictionary, is born in Malden, Massachusetts (see issue 36: William Carey).
August 9, 1883: Robert Moffat, pioneer missionary to southern Africa and inspiration (and father-in-law) to David Livingstone, dies (see issue 56: David Livingstone).
News
“Almost everybody has lost somebody, and quite a few people have lost very much.”
Silence from Scripture on new technologies and the ethical questions they raise is no excuse for silence from the church.
More believers from China and Taiwan are finding Eastern Christianity appealing. I sought to uncover why.
Controversial excavation in Jerusalem reveals new links to the biblical record.
Public Theology Project
Believers can disagree on migration policies—but the Word of God should shape how we minister to vulnerable people.
Review
A new history of American apologetics from Daniel K. Williams offers careful detail, worthwhile lessons, and an ambitious, sprawling, rollicking narrative.
Faced with encouragement to lessen technology use, younger Christians with far-flung families wonder how to stay connected.
The Jewish intellectual upheld the Judeo-Christian tradition.