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Christianity Today’s 2024 Book AwardsOur picks for the books most likely to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture.
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God Thwarted the Tower of Babel. But Its Spirit Lives On.From the builders of Genesis 11 to the architects of the modern world, we've forgotten who makes our name great.
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The Precarious Position of India’s Christians—and Its DemocracyLawyer and author P. I. Jose discusses the growing influence of Hindutva ideology and its threat to India’s constitutional order.
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Catholic Miracle Stories Should Take Us Outside Our Protestant Comfort ZonesEven when they strain credulity, they can challenge our assumptions about popular piety and the limits of the possible.
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The Pentecostal Who Shaped Swedish PoliticsLewi Pethrus founded the Christian Democrats, started a still-in-print newspaper, and preached his countercultural values to whomever would listen, explains historian Joel Halldorf.
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Until the Next World Comes, Christians Hold This World TogetherHow the early church’s example of public witness helps us avoid the extremes of triumphalism and retreat.
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Modern Secularism Makes No Sense Without ChristianityA new book argues that early Protestant thinking helped fuel an anti-supernatural worldview. But that worldview retains more Protestantism than it cares to admit.
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The Lovely Country That Smells of EvilA memoir of apartheid-era South Africa juggles affection, anger, and hope for redemption.
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It’s Not Reverse Mission If You Just Stay in Your Own ChurchJohnson Ambrose Afrane-Twum wants African migrant Christians to collaborate with and revitalize churches in the UK.
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Three Evangelical ‘Founding Fathers’ and Their Complicated Relationships to SlaveryA new book steers between full condemnation and “men of their time” dodges.简体中文繁體中文
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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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