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CT’s 2022 Cover Stories, Ranked

CT Editors

In case you missed them, here are our most-read print cover stories.

Christianity Today December 20, 2022
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Christianity Today’s print magazine cover stories focused on many of the evangelical conversations that happened in 2022: pastoral burnout, deconstruction, and the war in Ukraine. We also focused on telling people’s stories: from U2 star Bono to a little-known but trailblazing Bible translator. Here are CT’s cover stories ranked in reverse order of popularity online.

9. July/August

Left: A rocket embedded in the asphalt on a rural road between the villages of Piskivka and Kukhari, northwest of Kyiv. Right: Passengers wait on a crowded train station platform in Lviv, Ukraine.

They Fled Ukraine, and Ukraine Followed

Sophia Lee

8. April

When the Congregation Leaves Town, Should the Building Follow?

Kara Bettis

7. September

There Are Many Mansions in Heaven, but We’d Like Something Sooner

Julie Kilcur

6. October

The Woman Who Gave the World a Thousand Names for God

Jordan K. Monson

5. November

Canada Euthanized 10,000 People in 2021. Has Death Lost Its Sting?

Ewan C. Goligher

4. March

Wait, You’re Not Deconstructing?

Kirsten Sanders

3. May/June

Our Pulpits Are Full of Empty Preachers

Kyle Rohane

2. December

Bono’s Punk-Rock Rebellion Was a Cry of Hopeful Lament

Mike Cosper

1. January/February

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Black woman behind a ripped blue paper

The Black Women Missing from Our Pews

Sarita Lyons

America’s most churched demographic is slipping from religious life. We must go after them.

A foggy image of a deer and trees.

The Still Small Voice in the Deer Stand

Brian Reisinger

Since childhood, each hunting season out in God’s creation has healed wounds and deepened my faith.

Rend Collective standing with instruments in the forest

Play Those Chocolate Sprinkles, Rend Collective!

Haley Byrd Wilt

The Irish band’s new album “FOLK!” proclaims joy after suffering.

Bill Hwang, founder of Archegos Capital Management, arrives at federal court in New York, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. He is a grey-haired man wearing thick glasses and a suit with a purple tie.

News

Wall Street’s Most Famous Evangelical Sentenced in Unprecedented Fraud Case

Emily Belz

Judge gives former billionaire Bill Hwang 18 years in prison for crimes that outweigh his “lifetime” of “charitable works.”

A skeleton holding hands with a man

Public Theology Project

How a Dark Sense of Humor Can Save You from Cynicism

Russell Moore

A bit of gallows humor can remind us that death does not have the final word.

Rina Seixas

News

Died: Rina Seixas, Iconic Surfer Pastor Who Faced Domestic Violence Charges

Franco Iacomini

The Brazilian founder of Bola de Neve Church, which attracted celebrities and catalyzed 500 congregations on six continents, faced accusations from family members and a former colleague.

Laura Ingalls Wilder in front of coverd wagons and a church door

Review

The Quiet Faith Behind Little House on the Prairie

Monika B. Hilder

How a sincere but reserved Christianity influenced the life and literature of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

A still from the movie depicting Bonhoeffer sitting and thinking at his desk.

‘Bonhoeffer’ Bears Little Resemblance to Reality

Myles Werntz

The new biopic from Angel Studios twists the theologian’s life and thought to make a political point.

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