Christianity Today

October, 2022

Volume 66, Number 7

November, 2022
September, 2022

Our cover story this month examines the career of a relatively unknown linguist whose life is a microcosm of the transformation that global Bible translation has undergone in the past half century. Also in this issue: Why religious moderates aren’t winning elections, the next-gen leaders of the Vineyard, and the sin of cutting corners.

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Cover Story

Cover Story

The Woman Who Gave the World a Thousand Names for God

How a British linguist and a failed Nigerian coup changed everything about Bible translation.

Features

Christian Aid Agencies Have a New Approach to Famine

Relief has changed in time for Africa’s worst food shortage in 80 years.

After the Boomers, New Leaders Bring New Life to the Vineyard

The next generation of charismatic pastors doesn’t want authority but collaboration—and communities ready to follow the Spirit.

Testimony

Before I Got Saved, I Got Shipped Off and Strung Out

First came Vietnam, then drug addiction. Somehow, God helped me survive.

Negligence Is a Deadly Sin

The Bible is consistent in condemning shortcuts that hurt others. And they’re rife.

More from this Issue

Found on Bushes? No!

Wisdom from CT’s first managing editor, and gifts of its latest ones.

News

News

20% of Polling Places Are in Churches. We Mapped Them.

Here’s where 12,875 houses of worship serve democracy.

News

Moral Middle Candidates Want to Save America (But They Keep Losing)

Christians concerned about division, disinformation, and democratic norms are straining to reestablish the political center.

News

Evangelical School Strikes Deal with Chick-fil-A Franchises

And other news briefs from Christians around the world.

News

What the First Black Death Victim Wanted the World to Know

New research traces plague to historic Syriac Christian community.

News

Migrants to Europe Are Changing Churches

Study finds new immigrants in about half of hospitable congregations.

Reviews

5 Books on the History of Christian Parenting in America

Chosen by David P. Setran, author of “Christian Parenting: Wisdom and Perspectives from American History.”

The Rise of the Pentecostal Fusionists

They’re uniting Spirit-led worship with the riches of historic church tradition, says a leading charismatic bishop.

Review

If We Can’t Reason Together, How Can We Worship Together?

The knowledge crisis afflicting American society poses even greater dangers for the church.

Review

Faith and Doubt Aren’t Black and White

Travis Dickinson shows believers how to question their beliefs without discarding them.

New & Noteworthy Fiction

Chosen by Linda MacKillop, author of “The Forgotten Life of Eva Gordon.”

Views

Online Seminary Isn’t B-League

Virtual degrees are affordable and accessible. They can even be rigorous.

Come On, Let Us Adore Him

Too many of our prayers rush past praise.

Editorial

Where the Unborn Are People

Churches are bearing better witness to life beyond its “potential.”

Political Empathy Takes Work

Developing our theory of mind can help us understand the “other.”

Bring Back Altar Calls

They could foster the worst in evangelical spirituality. But the best of it, too.

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