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Go Figure

Recent stats on identity, changes in NYC faith, and religious freedom.

Identity

49% Muslims in the U.S. who say they think of themselves first as Muslims rather than as Americans.

70% Evangelicals in the U.S. who say they think of themselves first as Christians rather than as Americans.

Source: Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

35% American Muslims who say Islam is the one true faith leading to eternal salvation.

51% American evangelicals who say this of Christianity.

Source: Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

Religious Freedom

Source: Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

Spirituality

Source: Barna Group

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The CT archives are a rich treasure of biblical wisdom and insight from our past. Some things we would say differently today, and some stances we've changed. But overall, we're amazed at how relevant so much of this content is. We trust that you'll find it a helpful resource.

Cover Story

How to Read the Bible

My Top 5 Books For Young Adults

Books to Note

The Messy Business of Clean Water in Africa

Excerpt

Simply Jesus

The Green Collection: Bibles and More

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The Coach in Your Head

John Stott: Four Ways Christians Can Influence the World

Wilson's Bookmarks

The 'Big Love' Strategy

Power Washed by God

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Review

What's New Is Old: 'America's New Evangelicals'

Excerpt

A Fully Biblical Liberation Theology

Survey: Frequent Bible Reading Can Turn You Liberal

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Undoing the Famine Damage

A New Bible Battle

Review

Half the Sky Is Falling

Interview: Chai Ling on Saving China's Daughters

Editorial

Unexpected Political Hero

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Sherwood Baptist Partners with a Black Church to Bring Racial Healing

Interview: Douglas Groothuis on Good Apologetics

Calling for Heroic Commitment

Theological Interpretation in Action

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Passages

Review

Profiling Christians Who Have Suffered Under Chinese Communism

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Church Drops Mortgage for Expansion

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Online Boycotts Separate Corporations from Christian Groups

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Should Pastors Perform Marriages for Cohabitating Couples?

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