Cover Story
Cover Story
Gentiles in the Hands of a Genocidal God
We’re troubled by God’s commands for Israel to wipe out entire peoples. Why we should be encouraged.
Cover Story
Learning to Love Leviticus
Even those passages about shellfish, mixed fibers, and animal sacrifice.
Cover Story
Can We Trust the God of Genocide?
Yes—if we set our eyes on the Cross of Christ. A pastor’s response.
Features
The Shadow of Schizophrenia
Where God was amid my mom’s mental illness.
Why We Call God ‘Father’
Christians have good reasons to resist gender-neutral alternatives.
Blindsided by God … But Never Betrayed
How setbacks in my life revealed the Lord’s true character.
The Public Listener: A Conversation with Radio Host Krista Tippett
The radio journalist speaks about her faith, vocation, and what most media miss about evangelical Christians.
Beauty From Broken Things
Japanese create postdisaster Christian community through fellowship, discipleship—and jewelry.
A Fresh Encounter with Jesus
Scholar Atsuyoshi Fujiwara says Japanese are showing new interest in Christianity.
Redeeming Disaster in Japan
After Fukushima’s tragedy, God moved church leaders to the disaster-zone frontlines, where they encountered Jesus in fresh ways while serving their neighbors.
More from this Issue
Honoring David Neff, The Gentleman Scholar
A tribute to Christianity Today’s esteemed editor in chief.
News
Persecuted (or Paranoid) at Work
Conservative Christians are more likely to say they’re targeted.
News
The Spirit Sweeps Over Bali
Charismatic churches surge in growth amid a devout—and sometimes violent—Hindu majority.
News
Booming Churches, Barred Pastors: How U.S. Visa Policies Thwart Hiring Ministers
A 2008 crackdown on religious worker visas has left many immigrant churches in the lurch.
News
Should Churches Stop Sponsoring Boy Scout Troops?
Experts weigh in on whether or not churches should disassociate with the youth organization over its gay-members policy.
News
House and Senate Farm Bills Set to Reform International Food Aid
The U.S. government got food aid to 45 million last year. Can it do better?
Reviews
Excerpt
Struggling on the Streets
My glimpse into the hopes, anxieties, and regrets of the homeless in Harvard Square.
Review
Lawyers for the Least of These
Bruce Strom’s legal assistance nonprofit takes its cues from the Good Samaritan.
The Frightening—But Biblical—Moral Logic of ‘Breaking Bad’
The show’s heart is unshakably retributive.
Wilson’s Bookmarks
From the editor of Books & Culture.
My Top 5 Books by C. S. Lewis
The beloved Christian apologist’s best books range beyond the Chronicles of Narnia.
New & Noteworthy
Compiled by Matt Reynolds
Review
Our Almost National Anthem
The ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic’ has marched its way through American history. But does it do justice to Jesus?
Mourning a Daughter’s Suicide
How family and faith sustained Frank Page as he grieved the loss of his sweet, but troubled, Melissa.
Views
Real Martyrs Don’t Murder
A new book suggests otherwise, but it is dead wrong.
Workaholic Women and the Wager of Success
How far will women—and all of us—go to prove we’re in control?
How Should Churches and Seminaries Respond to Immigrant Pastors Who Minister in the US Illegally?
Three views on foreign-born preachers in the pulpit.
Editorial
Sex Without Bodies
The church’s response to the LGBT movement must be that matter matters.