Politics+Current Affairs

A Conservative Evangelical Defense of Disney
Its progressive turn is real. But its most beloved films are surprisingly compatible with many aspects of a Christian worldview.
Dutch Election: Right-Wing Surge Sinks Once-Dominant Christian Parties
Trump-like figure Geert Wilders campaigns on traditional identity and anti-Muslim rhetoric, dividing believers as society secularizes further.
A Korean Sect Targeted New Zealand Christians. Did Churches Respond Effectively?
Former members describe how Shincheonji infiltrated traditional churches and campus ministries with deceptive practices and heretical beliefs.
Creation Waits in Eager Expectation
… for American Christians to take climate change seriously. At the COP28 climate summit, fellow Christians wait too.
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Mike Bickle Confesses to Past ‘Moral Failures’ But Not Sexual Abuse
The International House of Prayer founder speaks out for the first time as the ministry launches a third-party inquiry.
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Bah, Humbug! But I’ll Echo the Joyous Strains
I’m not into the hustle and bustle of the Christmas holiday. But I find a vicarious joy in “rejoicing with those who rejoice.”
My Top 5 Books for Christians on the Druze
A survey of resources on the heterodox Shiite sect of Islam that calls itself “Unitarian” and believes in reincarnation.
Journalists Won’t Earn Back Trust by Claiming a Monopoly on Truth
Margaret Sullivan’s “reality-based” approach to journalism overlooks the reality of legitimate division in American society.
How are Minority Religions Viewed in Indonesia?
Question 4 of 6 in Christianity Today’s roundtable on religious harmony in Indonesia.
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How Can Christian Indonesians Seek the Country’s Flourishing?
Question 6 of 6 in Christianity Today’s roundtable on religious harmony in Indonesia.
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Parsing Pancasila: How Indonesia’s Muslims and Christians Seek Unity
Three Muslim and three Christian leaders candidly discuss sharia, extremism, and national identity in the world's most populous Muslim country.
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What Role Should Sharia Law Play in Indonesia?
Question 1 of 6 in Christianity Today’s roundtable on religious harmony in Indonesia.
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How Has Radical Islam Impacted Indonesia?
Question 2 of 6 in Christianity Today’s roundtable on religious harmony in Indonesia.
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Can You Truly Be Indonesian Without Being Muslim?
Question 3 of 6 in Christianity Today’s roundtable on religious harmony in Indonesia.
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How Can Christian and Muslim Indonesians Work Together?
Question 5 of 6 in Christianity Today’s roundtable on religious harmony in Indonesia.
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How 1 in 4 Countries Restrict Religious Conversion
New report by international religious freedom advocates compiles the text of 73 laws in 46 nations.
Comfort, Comfort My People
Israel under attack needs Christian empathy, not judgment or presumptuous theological speculation.
Russell Moore’s Favorite Books of 2023
From rabbits and Inklings to Kardashians and King, here are the year’s best reads according to CT’s editor in chief.
The ‘Soul of India’ Now Lives in Its Cities. Is the Local Church Ready?
How Christian outreach has come to look like the YMCA, call center ministries, and the “Christward” movement model.
As Evangelicalism Grows in Catholic Latin America, So Does Secularism
A Colombian scholar assesses the state of the movement roughly 150 years after Protestant missionaries first arrived.
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