Table Of Contents
January/February
2019
Volume 63, Number 1
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About This Issue
Featuring CT's annual book awards, the January/February 2019 issue argues for the vital role of books as tools for shaping virtuous character. Also in the realm of book-length discussions, the features include an analysis of the growing debate among sociologists over how polls categorize African American and white Christians in the United States.
Cover Stories
Why history's wisest figures have seen a connection between reading well and living well.
Our picks for the books most likely to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture.
The release that best embodies our pursuit of Beautiful Orthodoxy.
He came to divide sons from their fathers and daughters from their mothers—not to promote “family values.”
Features
The academy's debate over black church differences is more than a numbers game.
The Bible refers to fellow Christians as "brothers and sisters," but how often do we treat them as family?
Slavery has been around since before Moses, but International Justice Mission’s president thinks its demise is only decades away.
Views
Why treating the female body like property misses the gospel and fails the unborn.
Jesus’ family tree offers more than a history lesson.
Reviews
Christ taking our place on the cross doesn’t always make sense. It doesn't have to.
Researcher Mary Lederleitner explores the confusions and frustrations they face.
I read Charles Martin’s Bible retellings with a critical eye. But the more I read, the more I found myself overcome with their spiritual power.
Chosen by Liz Carter, author of 'Catching Contentment: How to Be Holy Satisfied.'
News
How African Americans outpaced the country in Scripture-savvy—and why ministry leaders expect even more from them.
Important developments in the church and the world (as they appeared in our January/February issue).
Asia Bibi’s acquittal may model how to persuade Muslims of religious freedom.
More from this Issue
Guiding the invisible hand of publishing economics.
Original Content from CT Creative Studio
How Christian campuses can foster free speech.
As a child of the Iranian Revolution, I wanted nothing to do with religion.
