Christianity Today

January/February, 2023

Volume 67, Number 1

New Life Rising
December, 2022

Books take center stage in this issue, which features CT’s annual Book Awards, along with excerpts from a handful of books chosen as finalists in various awards categories. It also includes three pieces exploring the way books are made and the debates they inspire: a profile of the poet and priest Malcolm Guite, a report on Christian librarians navigating political and communal tensions over controversial titles, and a look at how Christian publishers are wrestling with questions of author “platform.”

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Cover Story

Christianity Today’s 2023 Book Awards

Our picks for the books most likely to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture.

Features

A Poet for ‘Bruised Evangelicals’

Malcolm Guite has found himself a sort of tribal elder for younger generations of Christians.

God Is the Good Samaritan

And he teaches us to value diversity and individuality.

The Church Was Meant to Enjoy Its Diversity, Not Wish It Away.

America is set to be minority white by 2045. Evangelicals need to stop thinking that’s a bad thing.

Why Are There So Many Angry Theologians?

Theology should produce the fruit of the Spirit, not the works of the flesh.

In Christian Publishing, ‘Platform’ Is Being Weighed and Found Wanting

Favoring big-name authors and “influencers” might be good for the bottom line, but not always for the books—and readers—themselves.

Testimony

I Wanted to Die for Allah. Now I Live for Jesus.

As a militant Muslim, I never expected to have any dealings with Christians, much less to befriend them.

Libraries Aren’t Safe, But They Are Good

Amid controversies and threats of defunding, Christian public librarians work for the good of their communities.

Excerpt

The Image of God in ‘Invisible Man’

Ralph Ellison’s novel depicts the quest for personal dignity in a society determined to deny it.

Excerpt

Go Ahead, Waste Your Time Reading

You won’t remember most of it, but that was never the point.

More from this Issue

Read Like Nicodemus

Books invite us to ask questions, ponder, and even change our minds.

News

News

In Church Planting, More Money Means More People

But a recent ECFA study can’t quantify intangible signs of growth.

News

Christian Fiction Queen Says Goodbye to Hallmark, Hello to Karen Kingsbury Productions

As novelists embrace entrepreneurship, they find ways to take more control.

News

How We Read the Bible Now

Fewer people are using more types of media to access Scripture.

News

Nicaraguan President Closes Christian Nonprofits

And other news briefs from Christians around the world.

Reviews

The Relatable Zeal of Puritan Women

They were extremely into religion without being extreme.

Review

Naming Names in the Abortion Debate

As a new “street-level” history demonstrates, you can’t tell the bigger story without telling a series of smaller, more personal stories.

New & Noteworthy 2023

Seven books we’re looking forward to this year.

5 Theology Books from the Global Church

Chosen by Geethanjali Tupps, CT Global books editor.

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