The Sands They Are A-Shifting
Words versus mobs, reckoning with CT’s past, and weird neighbors.
Carl Henry’s Temptation (And Ours)
What we can learn from Christianity Today’s troubling history of working with J. Edgar Hoover.
Why John MacArthur Is Wrong About MLK
The prominent pastor’s claim that Martin Luther King Jr. was “not a Christian” is not only ahistorical. It misses God’s heart for justice.
Where We Got It Wrong
CT’s greatest essays of old still speak today. But on civil rights, we failed our readers.
The Theology Beneath the Trump-Comey Conflict
How the former FBI director’s interest in Reinhold Niebuhr shaped his approach to political power.
Hairs vs. Squares
Baseball, social change, and tradition.
Wet v. Dry
“We should not be drunken, though we may be exhilarated.”
The King Years
A well-chosen sampler from Taylor Branch’s 3-volume biography.
Angle of Vision
The last testament of an exceptional legal scholar.
J. Edgar
Clint Eastwood directs Leonardo DiCaprio in a muddled biopic about the controversial FBI honcho.