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April 1, 2025 | Vol. 40, No. 4

Jesus People

Mary Jackson | THE 360 | Spiritual revival amid the 1960s counterculture transformed a generation, but not everyone kept singing hallelujah


FEATURES
Jesus politics

Larry Eskridge | From counterculture hippies to the Moral Majority

Troubled times

Jenny Lind Schmitt | Despite 30 years of peace, Christians in Northern Ireland still struggle to find unity

Perfect storm

Grace Snell | Glaring breakdowns in the flood insurance and mapping systems leave homeowners vulnerable and taxpayers on the hook for billions

Healing the wounds of war

Todd Vician, Jen Curtis | Vietnam vets struggle with moral injuries 50 years after the conflict’s end


CULTURE
TRENDING

Commercial dreams

TRENDING | Music artists ditch chart-topping albums in favor of landing a TV deal

Books

Reexamining an era

BOOKS | Disentangling the various meanings of the Renaissance

Why we write

BOOKS | Conversations with Christian poets

Married into ministry

BOOKS | Is the role of pastor’s wife a Christian calling?

Sin which clings so closely

BOOKS | The rise and fall of a megachurch pastor

Christian life and literature: eight books

BOOKS | Monastic history, C.S. Lewis, Christian romance, apologetics, and more

Captive to culture

BOOKS | When Christian leaders are more concerned with what the world thinks than with what the Bible says

Redeeming the Romantics

BOOKS | The influence of English literature and modern theology on C.S. Lewis

Microbes over people?

BOOKS | We aren’t morally responsible to “silicone-based beings”

Children's Books

Forging connections

CHILDREN’S BOOKS | Two middle-grade books about friendships and fitting in

Reassurances and rescues

CHILDREN’S BOOKS | Stories about gardens and barnyards

 
FILM & TV

The Day the Earth Blew Up

MOVIE | Feature-length film starring Porky Pig and Daffy Duck is a surprisingly full-hearted, madcap good time

House of David

TELEVISION | Extra-extra-Biblical plot in big-budget style

The Last Supper

MOVIE | Film depicts a thin line between salvation and perdition

Coming soon

MOVIES | A look at upcoming April releases

Theater

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

THEATER | An alluring adventure into Narnia

Music

New and noteworthy

MUSIC | Reviews of four new albums

Pleasures of “early” music

MUSIC | Duo hold on to their love of sacred song

Needtobreathe’s frontman out on his own

MUSIC | Wilder Woods tours with a soulful sound

Masterworks

The original painter of light

MASTERWORKS | The art of Joseph Mallord William Turner

Quest

Christianity as a cultural good

QUEST | Andrew Walker | Three books that shaped my thinking


NOTEBOOK
Education
Learning the Socratic way

EDUCATION | A Christian organization melds online degrees with Oxford tutorial halls

Technology
Surrendering the chips

TECHNOLOGY | Taiwanese tech company moves manufacturing to U.S.

Religion
End of a downturn?

RELIGION | Survey could signal renewed interest in Christianity

Politics
Soft power shift

POLITICS | Does the USAID shutdown signal the end of an era in American foreign policy?

Money
Crypto’s big moment

MONEY | Trump pushes national investment in digital currencies

Sports
Nets and bets

SPORTS | Gambling scandals hover over college and pro basketball