Christian Research Journal

As a publication of the Christian Research Institute (CRI), the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL's primary commitment is to "contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints" (Jude 3). In keeping with this commitment, the JOURNAL's mission is both evangelistic and pastoral: evangelistic in that it is dedicated to furthering the proclamation and defense of the historic gospel of Jesus Christ; pastoral in that it is dedicated to helping His followers identify and distinguish between essential Christian doctrine and doctrine that is peripheral, aberrant, or heretical. The CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL seeks to (1) probe today's religious movements; (2) promote doctrinal discernment and critical thinking; and (3) provide reasons for Christian faith and ethics. In its approach to all of these themes, the JOURNAL strives to be at once scholarly and readable, uncompromising and charitable; offering analyses and critiques that are biblically, rationally, and factually sound.