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Church Issues ·

Are We Expecting Too Much of The Church?

By Karen Swallow Prior·
March 28, 2025 9:00 am·

(Opinion) We should expect the Christian church to be a community that faithfully preaches and teaches the word of God, a place where people are…

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Opinion ·

Opinion: Lamenting The Decline In Literacy? The Church Can Help

By Karen Swallow Prior·
November 26, 2024 5:03 pm·

The November issue of The Atlantic has a feature story that has generated a lot of discussion: “The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books.”…

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Church Issues ·

300 Evangelical Leaders From Various Backgrounds Challenge ‘Political Idolatry’ in Statement

By Josh Shepherd·
September 9, 2024 6:50 pm·

A diverse group of over 300 pastors and evangelical leaders have released a public declaration, challenging Christians to “turn from false prophets and idolatry of…

127 comments·

Evangelicalism ·

Christian Leaders & Journalists Decry ‘Shepherds for Sale’ as Misleading, Inaccurate, and Unethical

By Josh Shepherd·
August 17, 2024 9:25 am·

A book that purports to show how “evangelical leaders traded the truth for a leftist agenda” has become a best-seller. It’s also become a target,…

79 comments·

Christian Media ·

Opinion: The ‘Biblical Manhood’ Industry Is A Scam

By Karen Swallow Prior·
February 16, 2024 10:30 am·

That’s what I posted on X a few days ago, and it’s still going viral. (By the way, the “biblical womanhood” industry is also a…

27 comments·

evangelical industrial complex ·

Interview: Tim Alberta on Evangelical Extremism And Pastors Who Profit From It

By Karen Swallow Prior·
December 15, 2023 8:50 am·

This week saw the release of “The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism,” by Tim Alberta, staff writer at…

6 comments·

Church Issues ·

Opinion: Don’t Go Into A Religious Institution Thinking You Can Change It

By Karen Swallow Prior·
November 20, 2023 2:00 pm·

You don’t teach college students as long as I did without being asked from time to time to give relationship advice. And you don’t teach…

18 comments·

The Evangelical Imagination Crisis

By Website Admin·
August 24, 2023 2:43 pm·

Evangelicalism suffers from a crisis of imagination. Author Karen Swallow Prior exposes how we got here and the way forward.

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Are We Expecting Too Much of The Church?

Opinion: Lamenting The Decline In Literacy? The Church Can Help

300 Evangelical Leaders From Various Backgrounds Challenge ‘Political Idolatry’ in Statement

Christian Leaders & Journalists Decry ‘Shepherds for Sale’ as Misleading, Inaccurate, and Unethical

Opinion: The ‘Biblical Manhood’ Industry Is A Scam

Interview: Tim Alberta on Evangelical Extremism And Pastors Who Profit From It

Opinion: Don’t Go Into A Religious Institution Thinking You Can Change It

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300 Evangelical Leaders From Various Backgrounds Challenge ‘Political Idolatry’ in Statement

Christian Leaders & Journalists Decry ‘Shepherds for Sale’ as Misleading, Inaccurate, and Unethical

Opinion: The ‘Biblical Manhood’ Industry Is A Scam

Interview: Tim Alberta on Evangelical Extremism And Pastors Who Profit From It

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