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What The Stories That Shaped 2019 Tell Us About 2020
Sandi Villarreal
Before we run head first into 2020 and all of the stressors of
the coming election season, we wanted first to reflect on
last year -- to take a look at the top 10 stories that
shaped our coverage, the commentary that spurred conversations,
and the reflections that stirred the soul -- and how the work
will continue in the new year.
Let's start at the end: As we closed out the year, a single
editorial from the outgoing editor-in-chief of Christianity
Today shook the Christian world -- and the world of
politics -- in ways that could be a harbinger of things to come
in this new year. While many in the media had largely written off
white evangelicals for their allegiance to President Donald
Trump, Mark Galli called for his removal from the presidency --
in the publication of record for many evangelicals.
1. Read Jim Wallis' analysis on what this could mean for
the future of evangelical witness in public life.
And speaking of faith engagement in public life, Jim Wallis has
had the opportunity to interview some of the presidential
candidates in his ongoing podcast, The Soul of the Nation.
For Julian Castro, Pete Buttigieg, and Cory Booker, Christian
faith fuels the thought behind their policies. 2. Listen to
this season's episodes, and stay tuned for more in the new
year.
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'Hum Dekhenge' : Power and Pain in Modi's India (by Imrul
Islam)
The recent protests might have been precipitated by the
Citizenship Amendment Act, but they are the culmination of
long-held grievances.
Christianity Today's Editorial May Be Watershed Moment for 2020
(by Jim Wallis)
​It may be when the first significant cracks in the wall of
Trump's political support from white evangelicals really became
visible.
The Odd Weightlessness of 'The Rise of Skywalker' (by Gareth
Higgins)
One of these days we'll get a blockbuster with the courage to
imagine active nonviolent resistance, truthfully, to be even more
exciting than blowing stuff up.
Mary and the Sacred Act of Questioning (by Norman Allen)
Mary's example is an especially powerful one in these troubled
times when people insist that their truth is the only
truth.
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FROM THE MAGAZINE
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You Can't End Hunger By Yourself (by Jon Little)
A review of I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an
American Crisis, by Jeremy K. Everett.
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