Below are my lists of the best and most important Christian Serial Publications. I update it as necessary—don’t hesitate to point out anything I’ve missed. My criteria for “best” and “most important” include competent writing, thoughtful engagement rather than mindless championing of single perspectives, and range of influence. I have marked my particular favorites with an asterisk; otherwise, the lists are in alphabetical order.
Note: to distinguish “serial publications” from “blogs” I have chosen in the case of online publications to list only venues that regularly feature more than one writer.
Cultural & Political Commentary:
- Books and Culture
- Christian Century
- Christian Scholar’s Review*
- Comment*
- Communique
- Curator Magazine
- Image: Art, Faith, Mystery
- First Things*
- Mars Hill Review
- Modern Reformation
- New Blackfriars
- Perspectives: A Journal of Reformed Thought
- Prism
- Quodlibet Journal*
- Sojourners
- The Other Journal*
- Third Way
- Touchstone
Theological:
- Banner of Truth
- Bibliotecha Sacra
- Communio*
- Concilium
- International Journal of Systematic Theology
- Kerux
- Modern Theology
- Scottish Journal of Theology*
- Studies in Christian Ethics*
- The Heythrop Journal
- Theology Today
Institutionally Specific:
This is good list, Robert.
PRISM magazine, published by Ron Sider’s Evangelicals for Social Action, might also be worthy of consideration. I find its progressive point of view more holistic and less partisan than Sojouners.
Glad you included Studies in Christian Ethics — an amazingly good journal. And don’t forget Heythrop Journal and New Blackfriars: definitely two of the best.
Thanks for the suggestions Dan and Ben!
Shows how ignorant this college student is that I’ve never heard of any of these three journals you mention. I’ll check them out immediately.
Yup, I definitely agree with all your suggestions. I’ve added them to the list.
By the way—the Heythrop Journal looks amazing. I’ll be subscribing to that soon I think. Many thanks for the tip.