Table Of Contents
September
2019
Volume 63, Number 7
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About This Issue
The September 2019 cover story reintroduces readers to the ever-expanding world of classical Christian education, in which one might find young students studying Aristotle and Latin alongside the Bible and Faulkner. The movement has tens of thousands of adherents in private schools, charter schools, homeschool cooperatives, and universities across the country.
Cover Story
How evangelicals are becoming the new champions of the pagan classics.
Features
How Tewahedo Orthodox theology led congregations to become an oasis of forest conservation.
A new study suggests that both men and women who seek spiritual intimacy view the Bible more literally.
When my immigration status jeopardized my college goals, I discovered my true identity.
They regretted some of what they were asked to do, but they thought defending democracy was worth it.
Views
We can take pride and joy in the historic, biblical view of human sexuality.
Faithful speech doesn’t need to rely on formulas.
Reviews
Why collapsing cities and towns need something more than a better economy or a bigger government.
How Western readers miss the meaning of Paul’s letter—and how an Eastern perspective can correct the imbalance.
Chosen by Paul Willis, professor of English at Westmont College and author of 'The Alpine Tales' (WordFarm).
Throughout history, believers have taken risks of love for the sake of the kingdom.
Chosen by Michael LeFebvre, author of ‘The Liturgy of Creation: Understanding Calendars in Old Testament Context’.
News
A nonprofit helps even modestly sized congregations take on their neighbors’ unpaid bills.
Important developments in the church and the world (as they appeared in our September issue).
Why adoption has become a less popular option.
More from this Issue
The church’s complex relationship with the classics.
Yet at the height of my segregationist fervor, God showed me mercy.
