Today I published an article in Christianity Today about the recent increase in people recognizing the social value of faith.
βAs Christianity continues to decline in the West, the broader world has begun to notice somethingβs missing. There seems to be a growing awareness thatβfor all the scandals and failings of the churchβthe loss of a Christian culture leaves us all worse off, and that there are benefits to being a Christian and to living in a Christian society. . . . But is this awareness of Christianityβs measurable benefits a threat to authentic faith or an opportunity for the gospel?β