Mark Galli – Chief Editor, Christianity Today (retired)

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Mark Galli - Chief Editor of Christianity Today (retired)

Interview Recorded: January 6, 2021

Posted January 12, 2021

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S2E3 - Mark Galli: Chief Editor of Christianity Today (Retired)

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January 12, 2021

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EPISODE 66 - Ken welcomes retired Chief Editor of Christianity Today (CT), Mark Galli. Mark made headlines in December 2019, just as the House of Representatives voted to impeach the sitting President. In a CT Editorial, Galli and the editorial board called for the removal of Donald Trump by the Senate. As an evangelical coming out against the President, Mark's editorial went viral, hitting headlines all over the world. Ken and Mark go back to his childhood in Northern California, tracking his spiritual, academic, and professional journey. It's an inside look into Mark's story and his perspective on the current national crisis. Ken also reads his 5th open letter to Senator John Thune. SHOW NOTES

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Meet Mark Galli

Official Site: www.markgalli.com
Mark’s Books
Mark’s Blog | Essay: Whatever Happened to Evangelicalism?
Most recent book: When Did We Start Forgetting God: The Root of the Evangelical Crisis, and Hope for the Future.

From Mark’s Web Site –

For the last 20 years, I’ve been managing editor and then editor in chief of Christianity Today. In semi-retirement, I still compile a weekly newsletter, The Galli Report, but I will give the bulk of my writing energy to exploring the dynamics of what I’m calling a “worldly spiritual life.” I mean to take the insights of the Christian tradition, among other resources, and show how they can help us think and act and pray more wisely in our daily lives, in the church, and in the public square. There is no spiritual life apart from our life in the world. And there is no worldly life apart from God, who is ever present, if annoyingly silent a lot of the time.

I was born and raised in California, received my B.A. in history from the University of California at Santa Cruz, an M.Div. from Fuller Theological Seminary, and did some doctoral work in Puritan history at U.C. Davis. I served as a Presbyterian pastor for 10 years, four in Mexico City and 6 in Sacramento, before becoming a journalist. I spent 30 years as an editor with the Christianity Today ministry, including Leadership Journal and Christian History.

I’ve published articles in a variety of magazines, from devotional pieces ( like The Upper Room) to commentary on current events (New York Times) to more theological musings (Books & Culture).

I’ve written or co-written 9 books (as of January 2020), from biographies (Francis of Assisi and His World and Karl Barth: An Introductory Biography for Evangelicals), to books on spiritual theology (like Jesus Mean and Wild and Beautiful Orthodoxy) and liturgy (Beyond Bells & Smells: The Wonder and Power of Christian Liturgy). My most recent book is When DId We Start Forgetting God?

If you’re interested in any of my books, begin here.

Evangelicals are faced with a profound crisis of confidence. It is a crisis that has many dimensions―political, biblical, and theological―as well as a crisis of spiritual formation and discipleship.

In this book, I try to turn our attention away from the politics of the moment, the social issues being discussed online, and the debate du jour among Christians. I want us to take a long and hard look at what’s missing in our souls. Only then can our work in the public square bear healthy fruit.

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