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Christianity Today is an evangelical Christian media magazine founded in 1956 by Billy Graham, published by Christianity Today International. It serves as a flagship publication for evangelical Christianity in the United States with a print circulation of ~110,000 and online readership of 2.2 million. The magazine covers theological, social, and church-related topics.
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- •Founded in 1956 by Billy Graham as a counterpoint to The Christian Century, aimed at uniting the evangelical Christian community.
- •Described by The Washington Post as 'evangelicalism's flagship magazine' and by The New York Times as a 'mainstream evangelical magazine'.
- •First editor was Carl F. H. Henry; notable contributors included F. F. Bruce, Edward John Carnell, and Harold Lindsell.
- •Publishes multiple subsidiary resources including Church Law & Tax, PreachingToday, and SmallGroups.
- •Has a print circulation of approximately 110,000 and an online readership of 2.2 million.
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Evangelical Christian magazine
For the London-based Christian website, see Christian Today .
Christianity Today Cover of the April 2010 issue President & CEO Nicole Massie Martin [ 1 ] Editor-in-Chief Marvin Olasky [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Former editors Carl F. H. Henry , Harold Lindsell, Kenneth S. Kantzer, V. Gilbert Beers, David Neff, Terry C. Muck , George K. Brushaber, Mark Galli , Daniel M. Harrell, Russell D. Moore Frequency Monthly Circulation 130,000 [ 4 ] Founder Billy Graham First issue October 1956  ( 1956-10 ) Company Christianity Today International Country United States Based in Carol Stream, Illinois Language English Website christianitytoday .com ISSN 0009-5753 OCLC 1554505
Christianity Today is an evangelical Christian media magazine founded in 1956 by Billy Graham . It is published by Christianity Today International based in Carol Stream, Illinois . The Washington Post calls Christianity Today " evangelicalism 's flagship magazine". [ 5 ] The New York Times describes it as a "mainstream evangelical magazine". [ 6 ] On September 24, 2025, Marvin Olasky , the former Editor-in-Chief of World magazine, was named Editor-in-Chief, replacing former editor Russell D. Moore . [ 7 ]
Christianity Today has a print circulation of approximately 110,000 and an online readership of 2.2 million at ChristianityToday.com. [ 8 ] The founder, Billy Graham , stated that he wanted to "plant the evangelical flag in the middle of the road, taking the conservative theological position but a definite liberal approach to social problems". [ 9 ] Other publications active within Christianity Today include: Building Church Leaders which has vocational education materials for evangelists and clergy . [ 10 ] Church Law & Tax which discusses tax compliance . [ 11 ] ChristianBibleStudies helps with Bible studies . [ 12 ] ChurchSalary helps churches with information on proper remuneration. [ 13 ] Ekstasis Magazine about Christian arts and media , specifically to encourage creativity within Christian culture to enable better storytelling , worldbuilding , and cultural representation. [ 14 ] PreachingToday is a publication specifically for those delivering sermons . [ 15 ] SmallGroups is a leadership magazine for smaller church planting groups such as missional living , cafe churches , pub churches , or house churches . [ 16 ]
Graham began the magazine as counterpoint to The Christian Century , the predominant independent periodical of mainline Protestants , and as a way to bring the evangelical Christian community together. [ 9 ] [ 17 ]
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The second issue of Christianity Today was created in the date of October 15, 1956, and the opening editorial, Why 'Christianity Today'?, [ 18 ] stated " Christianity Today has its origin in a
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