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There are a growing chorus of voices rethinking the purity movement and its lasting spiritual and psychological effects on a generation of believers. Among them is Joshua Harris, author of “I Kissed Dating Goodbye: A New Attitude Toward Romance and Relationships,” the 1997 book that became the de facto bible of the purity movement.

MOGADISHU, Somalia (RNS) — In a small single-room house in the Banaadir district of Somalia, dozens of Christians worship in secret out of fear of persecution in a country where no official churches exist.

CLEMSON, S.C. (BP) -- Despite being a big-time college football player headed to the NFL, Miguel Chavis was on a path to destruction. Self-centered and vile. Hedonistic and drunk. A tough brute who partied hard and pursued every fleeting pleasure he could think of.

PHILADELPHIA (RNS) — the crowd at the Philadelphia Center for Architecture was packed in, clergy shoulder to shoulder with architects, ordinary citizens with community organizers. They gathered to see the results of Infill Philadelphia, a design competition hosted in the city to improve community spaces.

Catholics and Baptists hold the most seats among Christian adherents in the 116th U.S. Congress, according to Pew Research Center data released on Jan. 3.

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (BP) -- Alabama running back Josh Jacobs and three other Crimson Tide football players provided a pleasant surprise for a 13-year-old boy while delivering a mattress and bed to a Tuscaloosa home in partnership with Calvary Baptist Church's S.D. Allen Ministry.

(RNS) — 2018 saw wave after wave of new revelations about the extent of the Catholic Church's sex abuse crisis. It saw deadly hate crimes, state-sponsored persecution against China's Uighur Muslims, #MeToo moments, critical milestones for religious minorities on Capitol Hill, and the specter of schism among United Methodists and other Christian denominations. Several faith leaders were asked what they saw happening over the next 12 months.

Here are the ten most read pieces on the Word&Way website in 2018. Thanks for stopping by and continue to visit in 2019!

In March, Word&Way launched the podcast "Baptist Without An Adjective," and released 47 episodes in 2018, attracting listeners form 35 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and 36 other countries. What were the 10 most-listened to episodes of "Baptist Without An Adjective" in 2018?

Indonesia and Australia are the world’s most generous countries, according to a Gallup report published Dec. 12. The report focused on more than charitable giving in order to assess a nation’s generosity more broadly.