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Christendom Reborn

Metastasizing the Modern Self
Did expressive individualism banish God?
May 13 • Rachel Lu
The Thread That Unraveled the West
Did artificial birth control bludgeon Christendom into oblivion?
May 12 • Rachel Lu
Who Killed Christendom?
Before celebrating rebirth, let's look at some autopsy reports.
May 11 • Rachel Lu
Christendom Relocated
Will the Global South redefine Christian faith?
May 8 • Rachel Lu
Christian Smith's Paralyzing Pessimism
Looks like it's all over for Christian faith. Again.
May 7 • Rachel Lu
Holland's Coup, Christ's Dominion
Has Jesus already won the culture war?
May 6 • Rachel Lu
A Look Back at BenOp
It's a pretty good book, apart from the thesis.
May 5 • Rachel Lu
Christendom Crumbling
Why did it happen? In fact, it may have been more than just one thing.
May 4 • Rachel Lu
A Brief, Reckless, Wildly Oversimplified Tour of Christian History
In what sense is Christendom now "being reborn"?
May 1 • Rachel Lu

April 2026

The Three Keys
In which I explain Christianity's remarkable resilience in just 700 words.
Apr 30 • Rachel Lu
Flipping the Doomer Script
There may be downsides to wallowing in apocalyptic despair.
Apr 29 • Rachel Lu
The Realm that Christ Judges
We yearn for "Christendom." But how should we understand this admittedly freighted term?
Apr 28 • Rachel Lu
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