Get the most recent headlines and stories from Christianity Today delivered to your inbox daily.
Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
Stories and Storytelling
From the earliest biblical narratives to the 20th-century classics of C.S. Lewis and the Inklings to today’s powerhouse Christian publishing industry, stories have been essential vehicles for matters of faith. Not only are stories the chosen method for conveying biblical truth, but they are also central to the Christian faith as an imaginative art form, a means of sharing one’s testimony, and for their ability to make abstract and often complex issues of faith accessible to those within the evangelical community and beyond. Perhaps Lewis described the appeal of stories best when he said, “[Stories] can mediate imaginative life to the masses while not being contemptible to the few.”
All Articles
Public Theology Project
The Bible Doesn’t Fit an Information Age
Algorithms strip us of mystery. The Gospels restore our ability to be astonished by the truth.
Slaying Dragons in Our Modern-Day Quest
We at Christianity Today are the storytellers. You are the dragon slayers.
A Writer’s Creative Calling Isn’t Found in the Middle of a Crowd
Award-winning author E. Lily Yu speaks about her faith, her deep love of language, and the perils of “moving with the majority.”
The Story of Jesus Christ Is a True Myth
Every year, we celebrate a dying and rising God who fulfills the hopes of ages past.
The Russell Moore Show
Marilynne Robinson Reads Genesis as a Story of Grace
What the author sees in the narrative of Scripture.
The True Master of the Elements
Netflix’s live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender speaks to a longing C.S. Lewis described—and can remind us of our promises in Christ.
‘Evangelical Imagination’ Has Formed Us. But Can We Define It?
Metaphors, images, and stories orient us. But we must understand them first.
Be Afraid
Hell Is Only a Word. The Reality Is Much, Much Worse.
On the demonic, deliverance, and demonizing the other.
Christian Imagination Can Change Our Culture Wars
Stories and parables can heal division.
Review
Repairing the Evangelical House Means Renewing the Evangelical Imagination
If our movement is ailing, argues Karen Swallow Prior, it’s because we’ve overlooked the importance of certain stories, symbols, and metaphors.