Emily Belz is a Staff Writer at Christianity Today. She focuses on themes of religion and spirituality, exploring topics such as Christianity, religious organizations, and educational policy. Her work has been featured in RealClear Education, Crossmap.com, The Tennessee Tribune, and The New York Times.
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Emily's coverage primarily revolves around government and politics, with a focus on topics such as church, Christian organizations, crime, education, and evangelicalism. She seems to be interested in stories related to legal matters involving religious organizations and individuals.
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By: Brad East, Russell Moore, Alastair Roberts
A survey found denominational differences in pastors’ use of the technology, as well as widespread skepticism about its reliability.
By: Emily Belz
A proposed policy would label college programs “failing”—and block federal student loans—if graduates don’t out-earn peers without the degree. Religion majors would be hit hardest.
Christian Colleges Call New Federal Regulation an ‘Existential Threat’
By: Emily Belz
Dr. Peter Stafford was working at a Christian hospital near the center of the outbreak that has killed at least 131.
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One year after the US shuttered USAID and cut HIV funding, faith-based institutions struggle to stay in touch with rural patients who might fall through the cracks.
By: Emily Belz
Un an après que les États-Unis ont démantelé l’USAID et réduit le financement de la lutte contre le VIH, les institutions confessionnelles peinent à maintenir le contact avec les patients des zones rurales qui risquent désormais de passer entre les mailles du filet.
A premiere malaria research center at a mission hospital helped erase the disease in part of rural Zambia. Now it struggles after US cuts.
A new study shows larger churches rebounded after the 2020 pandemic drop while others have yet to recover.
Un centre de recherche de premier plan sur le paludisme, établi dans un hôpital missionnaire, a contribué à faire disparaître la maladie dans une partie de la Zambie rurale. Aujourd’hui, il est en difficulté après les coupes budgétaires américaines.
