Christianity Today Magazine Analysis

In today’s age of technology, newspapers and magazines are available in an entirely new online format. Where at one time consumers were solely reliant on printed media for news and information that were relevant to their area, today the same information is available anywhere, at any time, to anyone. However, due to the ease of access and electronic layout, online newspapers and magazines differ from the printed versions. Christianity Today, a non-profit media ministry, is one such publication that offers an online subscription with the purchase of its monthly magazine. Christianity Today not only highlights current national and global issues alongside its featured articles, but also includes pieces that will help shape Christian conversation.
In the printed edition of the September 2015 issue of Christianity Today, the primary feature was entitled “Moore on the Margins”, which described Russell Moore's belief that “Christians must remain culturally engaged or risk losing their religious liberty”. However the online version, containing identical information, is entitled “Russell Moore Wants to Keep Christianity Weird”. Though most of the articles, which appear in the online version, match the printed edition identically including titles and information, this was not the only article that had a completely different title. A few more examples of this include an article originally entitled “Did Jesus Get the Bible Wrong?” which is found online as “When Jesus Got the Bible Wrong” and also an article entitled “The Sins of Our Fathers” which is found online as “Should Denominations Apologize for Racial Acts They Didn’t Commit?” This changing of topics could be contributed to trying to reach a younger audience, but whatever the reason, it is one of the most noticeable differences between the print and online versions of Christianity