June
2014
Volume 58, Number 5
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The CT archives are a rich treasure of biblical wisdom and insight from our past. Some things we would say differently today, and some stances we've changed. But overall, we're amazed at how relevant so much of this content is. We trust that you'll find it a helpful resource.
Cover Story
In a rush to shed our separatist past, have young evangelicals forgotten to love their neighbors?
D. L. Mayfield
Features
Abstaining Christian activists of previous generations were radically committed to the common good.
Jennifer Woodruff Tait
What gave me hope despite my repeated parenting failures.
Peter Chin
How one experiment with 9,600 résumés showed that religious discrimination is alive and well.
Bradley R. E. Wright
A pilgrim’s progress through one of the fastest-growing sports in America.
Kent Annan
Views
Are invocations worth it if it means city leaders will bow for false gods?
Ted Olsen
Why 17th-century poet George Herbert is making a comeback.
Wesley Hill
Not every story helps the preaching moment. Three views.
Marguerite Shuster, Richard Allen Farmer, and Haddon Robinson
When we fear no one but God, we're free to really serve him.
N. D. Wilson
Reviews
Philip Jenkins remembers the religious passions that set the world ablaze a century ago.
Robert Tracy McKenzie
A new biography highlights both their virtues and their flaws.
Laura Turner
Must-read picks from Gregory Thornbury, president of The King's College in New York City.
Gregory Thornbury
Chuck DeGroat reveals his strategy for spiritual health while ministering to difficult people.
Interview by Daniel Darling
The lovable host ushers in a new tone for late-night.
Kate Shellnutt
News
Important developments in the church and the world (as they appeared in our June issue).
Is Confucianism a rival religion? A moral system ripe for integration?
Katherine Burgess
States are passing more restrictions on abortion than ever before. Some say it’s because they’ve surrendered too much.
Ruth Moon
Church and state rally to defend $700 million tax break.
Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra
Demand for sermons can stay strong even after the preacher's moral failure.
Compiled by Ruth Moon
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What has stayed constant during my 30 years at CT.
Harold B. Smith
A needed corrective for cocktail-sipping Christians.
Katelyn Beaty
How I became the first-ever Christian in my family lineage.
Alexander Chu