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- Christianity Today’s 2024 Book Awards
Image: Illustration by Miriam MartincicOur picks for the books most likely to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture. - God Thwarted the Tower of Babel. But Its Spirit Lives On.
Image: Illustration by Miriam MartincicFrom the builders of Genesis 11 to the architects of the modern world, we've forgotten who makes our name great.
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PCA Will Investigate ‘Jesus Calling’ BookThe author of the bestseller died last year. The investigation will determine if the book is appropriate for Christians.
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A Writer’s Creative Calling Isn’t Found in the Middle of a CrowdAward-winning author E. Lily Yu speaks about her faith, her deep love of language, and the perils of “moving with the majority.”
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I’ve Preached the Gospel Countless Times. The Love of the Amish Preached It to Me.An excerpt on grief, forgiveness, and the gospel from Beechdale Road: Where Mercy Is More Powerful Than Murder.
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Evangelicals Don’t Love Donald Trump EnoughChristians who wave away the former president’s sexual immorality may be the most anti-Trump constituency of all.
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Doubting Thomas: Why the Evangelical Crush on Aquinas Needs to MatureThomism is experiencing a renaissance in theology, but there’s a reason it’s controversial.
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Inside the ‘Secret World’ of Global Evangelism to MuslimsWhile reporting from conflict zones in Africa and the Middle East, Adriana Carranca met evangelical missionaries sent from surprising places.
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Nominate a Book for the Christianity Today Book AwardsInstructions for publishers.
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After Covering Global Disasters for Decades, Nicholas Kristof Is More Hopeful Than EverThe New York Times reporter’s memoir can refine our perspective on pursuing justice in a fallen world.
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‘I Thought I’d Be Further Along by Now’An excerpt on risk, worship, and spiritual growth from The Expectation Gap: The Tiny, Vast Space between Our Beliefs and Experience of God.
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Boy Meets Girl, Fans Meet Jesus?As Christian romances make their way to theaters, their writers are seizing opportunities for evangelism.
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What Believers Can and Can’t Affirm in Those Who Affirm Same-Sex MarriageRebecca McLaughlin takes care to filter their legitimate claims from their flawed assumptions.
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The Church Fathers Belong in Creation Debates. But Handle Them with Care.We can humbly seek their wisdom without treating them as mascots for one position or another.
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Pascal Is More Than His Most Famous ArgumentThe wager only scratches the surface of his relevance to a post-Christian era.
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Can You Serve Christ and Confucius?Asian Christians must navigate ethical dilemmas in everyday life. This recent book can help.
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Christians Shouldn’t Run from a ‘Negative World.’ But They Can Depend on It Less.Aaron Renn outlines individual, institutional, and missional strategies for adapting to a hostile culture.
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Marilynne Robinson Reads Genesis Without AnxietyUnperturbed by debates over the book’s relationship to modern thought, she helps us appreciate its marriage of literary structure and theological claims.
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Duke Ellington Read His Bible in the BathAn excerpt from Larry Tye’s The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America.
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Billy Graham Preached at His Crusades. His Singers Believed They Were Preaching Too.A late historian explores how crusade hymns told both the classic story of gospel salvation and the evolving story of evangelical worship music.
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Care for the Environment Is Biblical. It’s Also a Witness to Environmentalists.Do activists often invest their work with religious significance? All the more reason for Christians to be discerning co-laborers.简体中文繁體中文
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Criticizing Critical Race Theory—and Its CriticsA new book seems oddly outraged that CRT skeptics take its arguments seriously.
News & Reporting
- Make American Politics Hopeful AgainHow the call to “carry one another’s burdens” breaks down partisan stalemates.
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The Texas judge behind the political strategy for the “conservative resurgence” molested and assaulted teenage boys, according to allegations eight men made in court.
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