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Bonnie Kristian (@bonniekristian) is the author of the forthcoming book Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community. She is a columnist at Christianity Today and a fellow at Defense Priorities, and her work has appeared at outlets including The New York Times, USA Today, CNN, Politico, and Reason.

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Faith Involves Your Brain, Too

I don’t like devotional books. I rarely get swept up in emotional worship experiences. And…

Yes, Christianity Is a Religion, Not Just a Relationship

[This article was originally published in 2017] More weeks than not, I think about skipping…

Yes, Christianity Is a Religion, Not Just a Relationship

More weeks than not, I think about skipping church. “We could just take this one…

Five Things to Consider As You Look For a Church

I hate the phrase “church shopping,” because it suggests the process of choosing a church…

A History of Violence

According to an ancient tale, there once was a prophet who lived in a city…

Three Ideas That Should Guide How You Speak into Culture

A day or two following one of the recent tragies in the news—and there’s been…

Stephen Colbert Gets Celebrity Faith Right

Bewhiskered but still sporting the rimless glasses of his Colbert Report days, the Stephen Colbert…

America Is Not the Future of the Church

You’ve heard the grim statistics: Self-identifying Christians are on the decline in America, while “nones”—those…

9 Ways to be a Better Neighbor

The Millennial generation likes cities, and we like to move. There’s a lot about this…

A Guide to Debating Online (Without Losing Friends)

Another day, another Facebook debate. It’s all too common. You’re scrolling through your feed and…

5 Controversies That Still Plague the Church

“What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there…