Culture
Excerpt
“City on a Hill” and the Making of an American Origin Story
A now-famous Puritan sermon was nothing special in its own day.
By Abram Van Engen
Essay
Mormon Votes Are Valued. Too Often Mormon Convictions Are Not.
Mitt Romney’s interaction with the Republican Party highlights the imbalanced relationship that his church and the GOP have had for more than a century.
By Joseph Stuart
Interview
Who Is an Evangelical? An Interview with Thomas Kidd
The author talks about his latest book, “Who Is an Evangelical? The History of a Movement in Crisis.”
By Eric C. Miller
Essay
The Prophetic Witness of the Christianity Today Editorial
On President Trump, King David, and the Prophet Nathan
By Richard Mouw
Review
Behind the Rise of Evangelical Women “Influencers”
A new book sheds light on the two most powerful forces behind female Bible teachers like Beth Moore.
By Katelyn Beaty
Essay
How Bad Theology Makes the Opioid Crisis Worse
There are beliefs that drive our drug policy and hold us back from the most effective treatment.
By Timothy McMahan King
Report
Black Churches Join a Green Movement
Leaders are pushing black Christians to prioritize environmentalism.
By Eric Berger
Essay
Remembering Cain Hope Felder, Scholar Who Highlighted the Bible’s African Presence
The teacher and preacher who edited “Stony the Road We Trod” died in October.
By Nyasha Junior
Interview
Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Christian and a Democrat
James D. Bratt discusses the new book, “A Christian and a Democrat: A Religious Biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt.”
By Eric C. Miller
Essay
The Cult of Trump? What “Cult Rhetoric” Actually Reveals
PSA: President Trump is not brainwashing his followers.
By Benjamin E. Zeller