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Christianity Today

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Evangelical Christian magazine covering faith, church life, culture, and global Christianity.

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Culture

How a Kidnapping Changed a Theologian’s Mind

In the early hours of March 24, Sunday Bobai Agang was in bed in his home in Jos, the capital of Nigeria’s Plateau state, when four men broke into his house and kidnapped him. They made him walk 10 hours into the bush and held him in a remote cave. The second night, they walked Read more. The post How a Kidnapping Changed a Theologian’s Mind appeared first on Christianity Today

Nigeria
Culture

Will the Church Enter the Guys’ Group Chat?

Despite the loneliness, mistrust, and anger coursing through American social life, young men have at least one institution they can still rely on: the male group chat. I am 23 years old, and I am in seven of them: one with my closest friends, a porch night scheduling chat, a music chat, a workout chat, Read more. The post Will the Church Enter the Guys’ Group Chat? appeared first on Christianity Today

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Culture

Just War Theory Is Supposed to Be Frustrating

Once upon a time I was a pacifist, and some days I still am. Although I’m a theologian, which means it pays to pretend to know everything about everything, there are still some topics about which I remain uncertain. War is one. Two factors called my pacifist confidence into question. The first was the weight of Read more. The post Just War Theory Is Supposed to Be Frustrating appeared first on Christianity Today

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Politics

Facing Arrest, Cuban Christian Influencers Continue Call for Freedom

Ernesto Ricardo Medina began filming short videos with friends in early 2024 from a small room, or cuartico, of his home in Holguín, Cuba. By 2026, he had become one of the foremost Christian voices speaking out against the Cuban government. “Jesus is Lord, not the Communist Party of Cuba,” Medina declares at the beginning Read more. The post Facing Arrest, Cuban Christian Influencers Continue Call for Freedom appeared first on Christianity Today

Cuba
Culture

Attempts at Cultural Crossover

CT greeted 1982 with a big profile of a televangelist trying break out of “the Christian ghetto.” The magazine reported that Pat Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) was developing programming designed to attract nonreligious viewers. Posing a prime-time threat to ABC, CBS, and NBC is little more than a distant hope, but CBN’s momentum is Read more. The post Attempts at Cultural Crossover appeared first on Christianity Today

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Society

The Religion Gender Gap Among the Young Is Disappearing

Women have long been the backbone of religion in America. They are more likely than men to identify as religious, say faith is important in their lives, attend services, and pray. That’s especially true among older women, according to data from the Pew Research Center. But times are changing. And more young women seem to be giving Read more. The post The Religion Gender Gap Among the Young Is Disappearing appeared first on Christianity Today

United States
Culture

Against the Casinofication of the Church

This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. Sometimes a guest says something that goes by in the moment but that I can’t stop thinking about later. Earlier this week, I recorded a conversation with McKay Coppins of The Atlantic about his essay on what it was like to spend a year doing online sports Read more. The post Against the Casinofication of the Church appeared first on Christianity Today

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Society

Forgiveness Can Help Us Recover from Trauma

In 1982, a group of friends sold their suburban homes and purchased an underdeveloped 6,500­-acre farm on the outskirts of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. They named it the New Adams Farm and formed what they called the Community of Reconciliation. Their vision was to see white and Black Zimbabweans living and working together in harmony, ending racial Read more. The post Forgiveness Can Help Us Recover from Trauma appeared first on Christianity Today

Zimbabwe
Culture

Our Desires Need Discipline, Not the Ease of AI

Machine love is here. Technology companies are building products that draw users into connections with artificially generated husbands, wives, therapists, and even parents. A recent survey found that nearly one in five American adults had chatted with a generative artificial intelligence tool designed to simulate a romantic partner, with usage especially high among young adults. Read more. The post Our Desires Need Discipline, Not the Ease of AI appeared first on Christianity Today

United States
Technology

Young, Educated, and Urban Pastors Are Most Likely to Use AI

As the prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) grows in the broader culture, some within the church are skeptical of downloading AI into the ministry. Both US Protestant pastors and churchgoers have a mixed view of artificial intelligence, according to a Lifeway Research study. They aren’t completely opposed to it, but they have concerns about how AI Read more. The post Young, Educated, and Urban Pastors Are Most Likely to Use AI appeared first on Christianity Today

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