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Bonnie Kristian

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Bonnie Kristian (MA, Bethel Seminary) is a seasoned journalist who writes on religion, foreign policy, technology, criminal justice, civil liberties, electoral politics, and more.

She is the author of Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community( Oct. 11, 2022) and A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today (2018).

Bonnie's column, "The Lesser Kingdom," appears in print and online at Christianity Today, and she is a fellow at Defense Priorities, a foreign policy think tank. Her work has also been featured in other outlets, including The New York Times, The Week, USA Today, CNN, Politico, and Reason.

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Bonnie Kristian Develop a limited expertise. You can't be knowledgeable about — let alone invested in — everything. Pick a few topics or ideas that you care about mos…moreDevelop a limited expertise. You can't be knowledgeable about — let alone invested in — everything. Pick a few topics or ideas that you care about most, and write about those well. (less)

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Bonnie Kristian I'm still basking in the new author excitement of publishing A Flexible Faith, but I've also got a second book proposal in the works. It's about local…moreI'm still basking in the new author excitement of publishing A Flexible Faith, but I've also got a second book proposal in the works. It's about local church and community as intentionally cultivated refuge from turmoil, isolation, and disintegration in our lives — about learning to wrench our attention from the chaos in the headlines to love and serve our neighborhoods. There's some theology and practical stuff, but also some history and policy. Hopefully I'll get to write it!(less)

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	A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today by Bonnie Kristian (Goodreads Author), Gregory A. Boyd (Foreword) 4.29 avg rating — 276 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

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The Death and Life of Great American Cities

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“When we insist our version of Christianity is Christianity, we unnecessarily cut ourselves off from partnering with and learning from so many fellow followers of Jesus.”
― Bonnie Kristian, A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today

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“To respond in love is to build, and there is “much to cast down, much to build, much to restore,” as Eliot wrote. “Let the work not delay, time and the arm not waste,”15 for American society has a knowledge crisis, and the American church is no exception. If we are to overcome it, we must build what is good.”
― Bonnie Kristian, Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community

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“How we handle knowledge and how we assess truth claims are crucial for the development and outworking of our faith as Christians. It's fundamental to everything in the political arena and so much of our private lives as well. The simplest conversations can feel impossible when we can't agree about what is true--or whether and how truth can even be found. And if we can't talk to one another, how do we worship together? How do we govern together? How do we live together?”
― Bonnie Kristian, Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community

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