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An Exhortation to the Exhausted Black Christian

Many Black Christians left evangelicalism after 2020. I almost joined them—until God showed me justice in his Word.

Review

Faith Crises Feel Urgent. But They Shouldn’t Be Rushed.

While our spiritual wilderness seasons have no definite timeline, God has all the time in the world.

Pastoring in the Age of Deconstruction

Not all deconstruction is the same. A pastor offers three categories to help you listen better and shepherd well.

Pastoring Parents of Prodigals

As more young adults walk away from church, your role isn’t to fix their families but to faithfully walk with them in hope.

Review

Has Faith Gone Out of Fashion?

A symposium on Christian Smith’s book Why Religion Went Obsolete.

Review

The What and the Why of Religious Decline

One is relatively simple to map out. The other is much harder to capture.

Review

Young Nones Might Not Hate Religion. But They Don’t Like the Vibes.

How Christian Smith’s concept of a “Millennial Zeitgeist” helps explain their recent retreat from faith.

Review

The Upside to Religious Obsolescence

Why a post-Christian generation might be the ripest for revival.

The Key Lesson of My Book: Don’t Underestimate ‘Deep Culture’

Christian Smith responds to CT’s reviews of Why Religion Went Obsolete.

Josh Garrels Is Making Music Again

Nearly 15 years since “Love & War & the Sea In Between,” the singer-songwriter is moving into the next phase of his career.

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