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Marvin Olasky
Marvin Olasky graduated from Yale University in 1971 and gained a Ph.D. in American Culture from the University of Michigan in 1976. He was a professor at The University of Texas at Austin from 1983 to 2008 and held appointments at San Diego State, Princeton, The King’s College, and Patrick Henry College. He edited World magazine from 1992 to 2021, wrote for the Boston Globe and Austin American-Statesman, and is a Discovery Institute senior fellow and an Acton Institute affiliate scholar. He has written 30 books, and now chairs the board of the Zenger House Foundation. Married for 48 years, Olasky and his wife Susan have four children and six grandchildren.
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Grace Beggars Not Culture Warriors
A note from CT’s editorial director in our September/October issue.
News
The 2025 Christianity Today Compassion Awards
Meet CT’s inaugural class of winners—seven organizations doing good work in the name of Christ.
News
Incentivizing Life Change at Springs Rescue Mission
A homeless shelter helps short- and long-term guests find housing and purpose.
Analysis
The Katrina Aid that Beat Out FEMA’s
Wal-Mart, many other companies, and the military came through.
Analysis
Christian Groups Helped Millions After Katrina
When federal aid was slow or nonexistent, volunteers sacrificed to serve.
Swastikas, Castes, and Nationalism
India’s leaders meld religion and politics.
A Never-Ending Story with Sacred Cows
The basics of Hindu cosmology and mythology.
Hindu Deities Have a Backstory
Vishnu, Shiva, and Shakti feature prominently in India’s ancient epics.
One Billion Hinduisms
On Krishna’s birthday, an introduction to the third-largest world religion.
How a Reluctant Kenyan Student Became a Full-Time Christian Journalist
At first Moses Wasamu saw writing as a burden. Then it became a calling.