Christianity Today

October, 2023

Volume 67, Number 7

November, 2023
Illustration by Robert Carter The Life and Legacy of Tim Keller

How are the ways we interact with artificial intelligence shaping us? Our cover story this month explores how Christians working in tech fields are thinking through the ethical and spiritual implications of this and other AI-related questions. Also in this issue: Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s prison poetry, compensation for women’s ministry leaders, and insights from Hebrews on Christ’s solidarity in human suffering.

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Cover Story

Cover Story

AI Will Shape Your Soul

But how is up to us.

Features

Colombian Christians Preached Social Justice. Practicing It Is Harder.

The birthplace of “integral mission” is also the epicenter of a migration crisis. It’s difficult to get local churches to care.

Testimony

I Hadn’t Committed Suicide. But I Was Spiritually Dead.

The prison ID’ed the wrong man. But the mistake was powerfully revealing.

My High Priest Understands My Pain

Jesus’ mercy is in his complete understanding of our hurt, not only in his ability to solve it.

The Cost of Creativity: Bonhoeffer Set Aside Ethics For Art. Did He Choose Well?

The theologian set aside his nearly finished magnum opus while in prison, investing instead in creative writing.

More from this Issue

Looking for a Detox for Unhealthy Masculinity

And other responses to our July/August issue.

The Bots and the Bees

Following Jesus in our AI era.

News

New Yorkers Watch as Their Only Evangelical Colleges Close

The abrupt departure of Alliance University and The King’s College leaves a hole in an influential city.

Putting Christian and Missionary Alliance Theology in Song

What if worship music got a little more denominationally specific? A new artists’ collective is experimenting with that.

Christians Seek to Expand Holy Land Tours to Include Christians

Arab believers want American visitors to see the “living stones” in Israel.

Stowaway Pastor Survives Atlantic Crossing

And other brief news stories from Christians around the world.

Praise Him with Harp and Tuba?

When SBC worship leaders look to their congregations for musical talent, this is what they find.

Reviews

5 Books on the Witness of the Old Testament Prophets

Chosen 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.”

Take a Risk and Make a Friend

With God’s help, a little intentionality can go a long way toward healing our loneliness.

Review

The Gospel Is Greater Than Its Greatest Proclaimers

That fact should bring humility to our evangelism, even as it spurs us to keep sharing the Good News.

Review

Sticking Out and Fitting In as an Asian American Believer

Theologian Michelle Lee-Barnewall reflects on her ethnic identity and her identity in Christ.

New & Noteworthy Fiction

Chosen by Rachel Hauck, author of “The Best Summer of Our Lives”.

Views

Honor Thy Church Mothers—with Wages

Despite their crucial role in congregational life, 83 percent of women’s ministry leaders remain unpaid.

Culture War Is Not Spiritual Warfare

Our ideological opponents are not the enemy.

How to Handle Toxic Friendships

3 tools to help us develop empathy.

The Middle Ground Leads to Nowhere

Neutrality doesn’t work in church. But we can recover the heart of our faith.

Christian Imagination Can Change Our Culture Wars

Stories and parables can heal division.

Do Not Conform to the Work Habits of AI

Robots will come for our jobs if we do our jobs like robots.

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