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July/August
2020
Volume 64, Number 5
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About This Issue
Our two-part cover package this issue outlines the alarming reality that marriage, long caught in a tug of war over its meaning and place in Western society, is no longer even an appealing option for most young couples. And the decline of matrimony is not limited to North America or certain European countries; it’s happening worldwide. Sociologists Mark Regnerus, W. Bradford Wilcox, and Alysse ElHage argue that marriage hasn’t changed. Rather, our expectations for it have, and the church may be its last defense.
Cover Stories
Matrimony rates are in decline, even among conservative Christians. Here’s what that means for the future.
The silver lining for a post-coronavirus America: More married couples will be family-first.
Features
More than a hundred sites have called off their peak season, while others reduced and reimagined their staple programs.
Three evangelicals wrestle with faithful witness in conversations with Muslims.
The Hebrew Scriptures place internal struggles on full display—and teach us a lot about spiritual practice.
Three books try to make sense of this political ideology.
Views
Remember that Christian purpose has always been rooted in the not yet.
When we “make every effort to be holy,” it works toward the common good.
Reviews
An avid walker explains why walking is good for spiritual growth.
Why serving up a diet of hard, rationalistic Christianity might be counterproductive.
Recapturing the meaning of a much-stereotyped phrase.
Why Christians erupt in song, even when hope seems lost.
News
Advances in technology mean Christians without Scripture don't have to wait.
While churches praise God from whom all blessings flow, they don't praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Meet the presidential candidates who say they are called to the bottom of the ballot.
Churches push back on immigrant officials' new skepticism of authentic faith.
More from this Issue
The future of marriage may depend on good marriages.
After an unwelcome move halfway across the world, I vented my anger to God. Then I learned to give him control.
