America’s ‘First Evangelical President’ Might Not Have Been a Christian at All
Two new books probe the mysteries of Abraham Lincoln’s public and private relationship to religion.
If We Can’t Reason Together, How Can We Worship Together?
The knowledge crisis afflicting American society poses even greater dangers for the church.
Christianity Today’s 2022 Book Awards
Our picks for the books most likely to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture.
Populism Poses Dangers to Democracy. It Does the Same to Christian Witness.
How polarizing narratives corrupt our hearts and redefine our faith.
Sometimes, Telling Us More About the Pilgrims Actually Tells Us Less
A new study touches on many factors that shaped life in Plymouth Colony. But the most important one gets lost in the laundry list.
The Most Famous Metaphor of American Exceptionalism Is a Warning, Not a Boast
John Winthrop’s “city upon a hill” language wasn’t meant to puff up his hearers with pride but to send a chill down their spines.
Thanksgiving Gets the Hallmark Treatment
How sentimentalism distorts the holiday’s past and present.
When Being Pro-Life Didn’t Make You a Republican
Journeying back to America before Roe v. Wade is like entering The Twilight Zone.
The First Thanksgiving We Don’t Remember
Bad fortune, divine chastisement, and mercy after the Pilgrims feasted with the Wampanoag.
The Civil War Is More Than a Historical Fascination
Why the clash between North and South remains relevant, 150 years later.