Evangelical Distinctives
Christianity Today's editor in chief considers what it means to be an evangelical Christian today, drawing on the movement's history, theology, and spirituality.
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God’s Letter to Us
How evangelicals read Scripture.
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It Doesn’t Get Any More Personal
Why evangelicals give pride of place to penal substitutionary understandings of the Cross.
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The Virgin Birth: What’s the Problem Exactly?
Why evangelicals don’t fuss over this doctrine.
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Evangelical Christians Are Sick
The movement is driven by a painful awareness that the heart—each of our hearts—is desperately wicked.
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The Jesusy Movement
Sure, all kinds of Christians love Jesus. But he’s especially central in evangelical piety.
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Evangelical Distinctives in the 21st Century
The first in a series on the meaning and place of a historic movement.
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