Christianity Today

September/October 2024

Volume 68, Number 6

October 15, 1956
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Our September/October issue explores themes in spiritual formation and uncovers what’s really discipling us. Bonnie Kristian argues that the biblical vision for the institutions that form us is renewal, not replacement—even when they fail us. Mike Cosper examines what fuels political fervor around Donald Trump and assesses the ways people have understood and misunderstood the movement. Harvest Prude reports on how partisan distrust has turned the electoral process into a minefield and how those on the frontlines—election officials and volunteers—are motivated by their faith as they work. Read about Christian renewal in intellectual spaces and the “yearners”—those who find themselves in the borderlands between faith and disbelief. And find out how God is moving among his kingdom in Europe, as well as what our advice columnists say about budget-conscious fellowship meals, a kid in Sunday school who hits, and a dating app dilemma.

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Called to Kenya’s Chinatowns

Even other Christians thought it was strange when two Kenyans wanted to evangelize their Chinese neighbors.

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What It Takes to Plant Churches in Europe

Where some see ambition as key to evangelism, others experiment with subtler ways of connecting to people who don’t think they need God.

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Christian Media Company Apologizes for Stolen Election Lie

And other news briefs from evangelicals around the world.

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There’s Always Been ‘Extra Stuff’ in the Bible

New Testament scholar Garrick V. Allen explains the long history of paratext.

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The Christians Trying to Restore Our Faith in Elections

In the wake of unprecedented public distrust and safety threats, officials and volunteers are committed to protecting the vote.‌

Reviews

Review

New & Noteworthy

Chosen by Matt Reynolds, CT senior books editor.

Review

A Subtler Political Idolatry

We don’t always like our presidents. But we’re apt to exalt the presidency.

Review

Sincerely, Your Spiritual Mentor

In a collection of letters, theologian Brad East counsels believers whose faith is genuine but untutored.

Review

Tracing the Bible’s History Through Time and Space

Bruce Gordon shows how believers in every era have experienced their sacred book through all the human senses.

Essays

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The Man Who Made Global Methodism Possible

Keith Boyette prepares for retirement as the denomination gathers formally for the first time.

Calling Is More Than Your Job

We often conflate our vocation with God’s purpose for our lives. Is that biblical?

Some of Christianity’s Biggest Skeptics Are Becoming Vocal Converts

These “New Christians” are the result of apologetic work spanning decades. But is their faith merely intellectual?

Making Space for ‘Yearners’

Some in our churches live in the borderlands between committed faith and disbelief.

A Vision for Repair

We don’t fix things anymore—relationships, democracies, or socks. That’s a problem.

The Soul of MAGA

The loves and desires that draw evangelicals to Donald Trump.

Prologues

Testimony

My Deconstruction Turned to Deconversion. But God Wasn’t Anxious.

He pursued me patiently across decades, as I passed from fundamentalism to progressive faith to another faith altogether.

We Can’t Worry Our Way to Peace

When we take matters into our own hands, we forget the Lord.

A Dating App Dilemma at Church

CT advice columnists also weigh in on fellowship and finances and a kid who hits.

Humility in the Age of Cancel Culture

Mike Cosper is joined by Frank Bruni for a conversation about the root of polarization.

Public Theology Project

The Uneasy Conscience of Christian Nationalism

Instead of worldly control of society, Christ calls for renewed hearts.

Slaying Dragons in Our Modern-Day Quest

We at Christianity Today are the storytellers. You are the dragon slayers.

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