Essays
News
The Man Who Made Global Methodism Possible
Keith Boyette prepares for retirement as the denomination gathers formally for the first time.
Review
A Subtler Political Idolatry
We don’t always like our presidents. But we’re apt to exalt the presidency.
Review
Sincerely, Your Spiritual Mentor
In a collection of letters, theologian Brad East counsels believers whose faith is genuine but untutored.
Review
Tracing the Bible’s History Through Time and Space
Bruce Gordon shows how believers in every era have experienced their sacred book through all the human senses.
News
Called to Kenya’s Chinatowns
Even other Christians thought it was strange when two Kenyans wanted to evangelize their Chinese neighbors.
Calling Is More Than Your Job
We often conflate our vocation with God’s purpose for our lives. Is that biblical?
Some of Christianity’s Biggest Skeptics Are Becoming Vocal Converts
These “New Christians” are the result of apologetic work spanning decades. But is their faith merely intellectual?
Making Space for ‘Yearners’
Some in our churches live in the borderlands between committed faith and disbelief.
A Vision for Repair
We don’t fix things anymore—relationships, democracies, or socks. That’s a problem.
News
What It Takes to Plant Churches in Europe
Where some see ambition as key to evangelism, others experiment with subtler ways of connecting to people who don’t think they need God.
News
The Christians Trying to Restore Our Faith in Elections
In the wake of unprecedented public distrust and safety threats, officials and volunteers are committed to protecting the vote.
The Soul of MAGA
The loves and desires that draw evangelicals to Donald Trump.
Prologues
Testimony
My Deconstruction Turned to Deconversion. But God Wasn’t Anxious.
He pursued me patiently across decades, as I passed from fundamentalism to progressive faith to another faith altogether.
We Can’t Worry Our Way to Peace
When we take matters into our own hands, we forget the Lord.
A Dating App Dilemma at Church
CT advice columnists also weigh in on fellowship and finances and a kid who hits.
Humility in the Age of Cancel Culture
Mike Cosper is joined by Frank Bruni for a conversation about the root of polarization.
Public Theology Project
The Uneasy Conscience of Christian Nationalism
Instead of worldly control of society, Christ calls for renewed hearts.
Slaying Dragons in Our Modern-Day Quest
We at Christianity Today are the storytellers. You are the dragon slayers.
Backstories
News
Christian Media Company Apologizes for Stolen Election Lie
And other news briefs from evangelicals around the world.
News
There’s Always Been ‘Extra Stuff’ in the Bible
New Testament scholar Garrick V. Allen explains the long history of paratext.
Women Agree: Alcoholism Is a Big Concern in Their Circles
Responses to our May/June issue.