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Christine A. Scheller

Christine A. Scheller is a journalist with a passion for exploring intersections of Christian faith and public life. She is a contributing editor at Christianity Today and has been writing for the magazine since 2002. She also writes for TheHighCalling, UrbanFaith, and The Huffington Post. She earned a journalism degree from Rutgers University and is a member of the Religion Newswriters Association.

Christine has made editorial contributions to numerous books, including A Conversational History of Modern America by Richard D. Heffner, The New Conspirators: Creating the Future One Mustard Seed at a Time by Tom Sine, and Jimmy H. Woo: Grandmaster of Kung Foo San Soo by Bernice Chin Woo.

When she's not indulging her passion for public discourse, she can be found tending her chickens, training for half-marathons with the NF Endurance team, or serving impressive Italian food to various sorts of revelers. Christine lives with her family at the Jersey Shore.

Live Action, Planned Parenthood, and a Year of Change | Surveying two months of dramatic news on the abortion front in the U.S. (February 24, 2011)

The Untold Story of Donor-Conceived Children | The next reproductive-technology issue coming to a church near you. (January 28, 2011)

A Tarnished Silver Anniversary | What is destroying marriage in the West — and what has sustained my husband and me through several potentially marriage-destroying events. (January 4, 2011)

The Great Chinese Orphan Rescuer | With more Chinese children abandoned due to birth defects, the work of Siew Mei Ang Cheung and Christian Action is more vital than ever. (November 10, 2010)

Domestic Abuse: Coming to a Church Near You | Christian filmmaker Olivia Klaus goes inside California prisons to hear the stories of survivors of domestic violence who killed their husbands. (October 11, 2010)

The Unfunny Side of Modern Feminism | What I observed at Double X's recent event on women and comedy. (October 1, 2010)

No Right to Rest for Weary Anglicans | Why churches like St. James in Newport Beach still need support from worshipers who have left the battle. (May 24, 2010)

Art That Reveals Our Need for Grace | Physically disabled photographers' surprising work reveals viewers' own limitations. (April 16, 2010)

Saving the Life of a Shaken Baby | Byron and Susan Mondoks' adoption of their granddaughter, abused by her birth father, unearths the meaning of love in action. (February 5, 2010)

Dave Ramsey, Megan McArdle, and Jesus | The Atlantic blogger's new-found appreciation for the evangelical finance guru forgets his inspiration. (December 4, 2009)

Penny Pinching as a Christian Virtue? | The spiritual dimensions of frugal living. (October 26, 2009)

This Is Your Brain on Evangelicalism | NPR reporter Barbara Bradley Hagerty's Princeton lecture last week revealed a woman highly ambivalent about evangelical spirituality. (October 12, 2009)

Does Religiosity Encourage Teenage Pregnancy? | An interview with Joseph Strayhorn, the co-author of "Religion and Teen Pregnancy Rates." (September 28, 2009)

U.K. Christian Says Yes to Abstinence, No to Gardasil | Should women like Simone Davis be required to take STD-preventing shots if they are not having sex? (September 18, 2009)

The Case for Male Circumcision | Why the arguments from sentiment and sexual pleasure don't cut it for me. (September 10, 2009)

Running in the Shadow of 9/11 | Much of my life has been lived in the kinetic shadow of New York City. Last weekend, I owned that city’s streets for three hours. (August 21, 2009)

So, How Are Those Summer Reading Lists Coming? | How to read the Bible in an age of anxiety; plus three book reviews from Christine A. Scheller. (August 17, 2009)

Corrupt Clergy and Forgiveness | Cases like last week's organ-brokering scandal in New Jersey leave no room for cheap grace. (July 28, 2009)

Cohabiting Couples on the Rise | The cultural trend isn't going away anytime soon. How should the church respond? (July 16, 2009)

Sarah Palin: Andrew Sullivan's Punching Bag | The last thing the former governor needs is journalists criticizing her for being true to her own life. (July 6, 2009)

Neda: More Than Her Death | Behind the stark symbol of her videotaped death is one vibrant life snuffed out and a family in mourning. (June 24, 2009)

The Downside of Hooking Up | The message of 'female sexual liberation' comes with a cost. (June 16, 2009)

Is it a Sin to Nip and Tuck? | Cosmetic surgery may be one more manifestation of Paul's warning about self-improvement. (June 2, 2009)

Obama: A Friend to Pro-Lifers? | The President's outlined goals for reducing abortions are ones I can support - as long as he sticks to them. (May 19, 2009)

Nutrition for Nascent Human Life | I'm grateful that the government helped feed my child; I'm less okay with asking it to erase inequality among all citizens. (May 4, 2009)

An Apologetic for Ink | Why I got a second tattoo after the first one was a complete mess. (April 20, 2009)

Deciphering a Religion Journalist's Deconversion | William Lobdell's rejection of faith seems less examined than his own reporting for the Los Angeles Times. (April 6, 2009)

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