Former Southern Baptist pastor and Christianity Today editor-in-chief Russell Moore calls for repentance and renewal in American evangelicalism American evangelical Christianity has lost its way. While the witness of the church before a watching world is diminished beyond recognition, congregations are torn apart over Donald Trump, Christian nationalism, racial injustice, sexual predation, disgraced leaders, and covered-up scandals. Left behind are millions of believers who counted on the church to be a place of belonging and hope. As greater and greater numbers of younger Americans bleed out from the church, even the most rooted evangelicals are wondering, "Can American Christianity survive?" In Losing Our Religion, Russell Moore calls his fellow evangelical Christians to conversion over culture wars, to truth over tribalism, to the gospel over politics, to integrity over influence, and to renewal over nostalgia. With both prophetic honesty and pastoral love, Moore offers a word of counsel for how a new generation of disillusioned and exhausted believers can find a path forward after the crisis and confusion of the last several years. Believing the gospel is too important to leave it to hucksters and grifters, he shows how a Christian can avoid both cynicism and complicity in order to imagine a different, hopeful vision for the church. The altar call of the old evangelical revivals was both a call to repentance and the offer of a new start. In the same way, this book invites unmoored and discouraged Christians to step out into an uncertain future, first by letting go of the kind of cultural, politicized, status quo Christianity that led us to this moment of reckoning. Only when we see how lost we are, we can find our way again. Only when we bury what's dead can we experience life again. Only when we lose our religion can we be amazed by grace again.

Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America

History

Moore, Russell

World

Sentinel

Est s preparado para la batalla? Sabes la verdad acerca de la guerra c smica que se est librando? Aunque la tentaci n es una parte com n y bien reconocida de la experiencia humana, pocos se dan cuenta de la verdad detr s de la tentaci n y pocos a n saben c mo vencerla. Moore gu a a los lectores a trav s de las antiguas estrategias del diablo para la tentaci n reveladas en las pruebas de Jes s en el desierto. Moore considera c mo podr an aparecer esas estrategias en un contexto contempor neo y se ala a los lectores una v a de escape. La tentaci n y el triunfo de Cristo les recordar a los cristianos que la tentaci n debe entenderse en t rminos de guerra, alent ndolos con la verdad de que la victoria ya se ha asegurado mediante el triunfo de Cristo. Are you prepared for battle? Do you know the truth about the cosmic war that is raging? Although temptation is a common and well-acknowledged part of the human experience, few realize the truth behind temptation and fewer still know how to defeat it. Moore walks readers through the Devil's ancient strategies for temptation revealed in Jesus' wilderness testing. Moore considers how those strategies might appear in a contemporary context and points readers to a way of escape. Tempted and Tried will remind Christians that temptation must be understood in terms of warfare, encouraging them with the truth that victory has already been secured through the triumph of Christ.

La tentación y el triunfo de Cristo (Spanish Edition)

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Editorial Portavoz

The contributors to this issue of Plough Quarterly focus on what it means to bear witness to the gospel. Peggy Gish reports on the church’s response to Boko Haram in Nigeria, where thousands of Christians have been killed. But in addition to witnesses who die for their faith, there are those who live for it, such as the families of those who died in Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. And in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s move to redefine marriage, we can’t talk about Christian witness without considering marriage and sexuality. With insights from Russell Moore, N. T. Wright, Amy Carmichael, Pope Francis, George Fox, Ivan Illich, Julia Chaney-Moss, Nathaniel Peters, Channah Ben-Eliezer, Chico Fajardo-Heflin, Les Isaac, Paul Sanders, and Robert Paeglow, this issue is sure to stimulate reflection and discussion. And as if that weren’t enough, you also get world-class art by Caravaggio, August Macke, Eric Drooker, Denis Barsukov, Pablo Picasso, George Tooker, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Janice Earley, John Singer Sargent, Paul Sanders, Paul Klee, Ghislaine Howard, and others. Plough Quarterly features stories, ideas, and culture for people eager to put their faith into action. Each issue brings you in-depth articles, interviews, poetry, book reviews, and art to help you put Jesus’ message into practice and find common cause with others.

Plough Quarterly No. 6: Witness (Plough Quarterly, 6)

Peters, Nathaniel

Wright, N.T.

Fajardo-Heflin, Chico

Sanders, Paul

Isaac, Les

Gish, Peggy

Chaney-Moss, Julia

Ben-Eliezer, Channah

Paeglow, Robert

Plough Publishing House

Although it may yet be difficult to believe, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the nominees for the 2016 presidential election. Politics always have a way of stirring up ire, but this year’s campaign season has unique challenges. Accusations of dishonesty, criminal behavior, sexism, racism, incompetency, and more have plagued both candidates. The media firestorms (often fueled by the candidates themselves) seem to grow with each passing day. Many Americans are discouraged, disillusioned, frustrated, and downright confused—not only by the political uproar, but also with the harrowing decision we all face come Election Day. Voters are now wondering: Do I vote along traditional party lines? Do I choose a third-party candidate? Do I simply refuse to cast a ballot? Questions like these aren’t easy to answer. So we’ve gathered articles from some of the most thoughtful Christianity Today writers for this CT Book. Our aim is to help you think more deeply and wisely about your political stewardship and responsibility. Included is an interview with Gary Scott Smith on the role of faith in presidential policies; a CT classic article, "How to Pick a President," by Daniel Taylor and Mark McCloskey; and an article by Carlos Campo (president of Ashland University and leader of the educational arm of the National Hispanic Leadership Conference) that explains the voting quandary Hispanic evangelicals find themselves in. At the end of this 10-chapter book is a summary of seven key voting issues from The National Association of Evangelicals. Of course, this eBook won’t tell you who to vote for or where you should stand on these complex issues. But the essays and interviews will help you think more wisely and Christianly about elections, politics, and the American presidency. Who will be the next U.S. President? Whatever the outcome, we trust the voices here will help you make the wisest decision with your one vote.

How To Pick A President: Clinton, Trump, or ?

Stetzer, Ed

Anderson, Leith

Galli, Mark

Crouch, Andy

Campo, Carlos

Christianity Today International

Although temptation is a common and well-acknowledged part of the human experience, few realize the truth behind temptation and fewer still know how to defeat it. Tempted and Tried will not reassure Christians by claiming that temptation is less powerful or less prevalent than it is; instead, it will prepare believers for battle by telling the truth about the cosmic war that is raging. Moore shows that the temptation of every Christian is part of a broader conspiracy against God, a conspiracy that confronts everyone who shares the flesh of Jesus through human birth and especially confronts those who share the Spirit of Christ through the new birth of redemption.
Moore walks readers through the Devil’s ancient strategies for temptation revealed in Jesus’ wilderness testing. Moore considers how those strategies might appear in a contemporary context and points readers to a way of escape. Tempted and Tried will remind Christians that temptation must be understood in terms of warfare, encouraging them with the truth that victory has already been secured through the triumph of Christ.

Tempted and Tried: Temptation and the Triumph of Christ

Crossway

The doctrine of adoption—God’s decision to adopt sinful men and women into his family—stands at the heart of Christianity. In light of this, Christians’ efforts to adopt beautifully illustrate the truth of the gospel. In this popular-level and practical manifesto, Russell Moore encourages Christians to adopt children and to help other Christian families to do the same. He shows that adoption is not just about couples who have struggled to have children. Rather, it’s about an entire culture within evangelicalism—a culture that sees adoption as part of the Great Commission mandate and as a sign of the gospel itself.

Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches

Parenting & Relationships

Adoption

Joseph of Nazareth was a good and honorable man. The adoptive father of Jesus, he stood by his wife and raised her son―even when it appeared that she had betrayed him. Such is the love of adoption. But this love stands in stark contrast to what we see in our world today: on-demand abortion, unreported abuse, and widespread neglect.
Adapted from Russell Moore’s influential book Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches, this short volume calls Christians to seriously consider adoption for their own families and thus take a stand for children―born and unborn.

Adoption: What Joseph of Nazareth Can Teach Us about This Countercultural Choice

In this scholarly work, Russell D. Moore relates the history leading up to the new "Kingdom" consensus among evangelicals from the time theologian Carl F. H. Henry called for it fifty years ago. He examines how this consensus offers a renewed theological foundation for evangelical engagement in the social and political realms.
While evangelical scholars and pastors will be interested in this sharp, insightful book, all evangelicals interested in public policy will find it useful in discovering how this new Kingdom perspective works out in the public square.

The Kingdom of Christ: The New Evangelical Perspective

A cookbook about the unique, fire-based cooking approach and ingredient-focused philosophy of Camino restaurant in Oakland, CA, with approximately 100 recipes. Russ and Allison first opened the doors to Camino restaurant in Oakland, California, just as recession forced would-be diners home. Faced with a walk-in refrigerator full of uneaten food and an idling staff, they got industrious—canning, preserving, brining. This efficiency borne out of necessity soon became the driver of innovation for Camino’s cooking and the marker of a truly waste-free kitchen. But Camino is not all prudence and grandmotherly frugality. There’s the smoldering fire at the heart of the restaurant, which likely has a whole lamb leg dangling from a string, turning as it roasts perfectly, its fat seasoning a pot of fresh garbanzo beans underneath. Or, eggplants grilling for a smoky and complex ratatouille. Or, fresh fig leaves browning over the hot embers for a surprising and unforgettable grilled fig leaf ice cream. The pared down approach to ingredients at Camino opens up a world of layered flavors and ingenuity—sophisticated but direct, revelatory and, in its own way, revolutionary. This Is Camino is an extension of the brilliance of the restaurant, full of deep knowledge, good humor, and delicious food.

This Is Camino: [A Cookbook]

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Colin, Chris

Hopelain, Allison

Cooking Methods

Ten Speed Press+

The USS Hornet CV-12 was launched in 1943 and served with distinction during the Second World War in the Pacific. After various modifications, she was active during the Cold War and the Vietnam War. Following this, she joined the Apollo Program and recovered astronauts from the Apollo 11 and 12 moon missions. After being decommissioned for the final time, she rested for decades in the mothball fleet and was destined for the scrapyard until saved and turned into a floating museum. Today, eighty years after construction began on her, USS Hornet CV-12 is still serving the country with distinction, this time as an educational venue and community asset.\nUSS Hornet CV-12: Service in War and Peace tells the story of this ship from design and construction to service in times of war and peace. The design was a pre-war standard and before any lessons from the Second World War could be incorporated, the ship and its crew were able to meet every challenge.

USS Hornet CV-12: Design, Service in War and Peace (America Through Time)

Americas

America Through Time

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