Mark Galli (b. August 24, 1952) is an American

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author and editor, and former

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minister. For seven years he was editor in chief of ''

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''.

Biography

Galli, a native of California, was raised as a Catholic, but became a born-again Evangelical at the age of thirteen. He subsequently graduated at the

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and received a M.Div. from

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. He was a

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pastor for ten years, but later converted to

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, joining the Episcopal Church and moving to the

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in 2009. Moving into journalism, he was the associate editor of ''Leadership'' and editor of ''

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'', a sister publication of ''Christianity Today''. For the next 20 years he worked for ''Christianity Today'' in various capacities, including seven years as editor in chief. In October 2019 he announced he would retire effective January 3, 2020. He wrote books and editorials about the nature of

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, including how belief relates to political activity. In 2011,

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, a theologian specializing in Christian ethics, described Galli as, "a serious evangelical scholar with an irenic approach to controversial material", that being defined as favoring and operating toward peace, moderation, or conciliation. In 2020, Galli announced that he had rejoined the Catholic Church and was confirmed in the Catholic faith on 13 September 2020 by Bishop

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in the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus in Joliet. On November 4, 2022, Galli announced in his newsletter that he was taking an extended sabbatical from writing and public life to concentrate on artistic pursuits.

Controversies

On December 19, 2019, a day after the

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voted to file two

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against President

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, Galli wrote an editorial entitled, "Trump Should Be Removed from Office." The publication noted that the criticisms of Trump were consistent with the magazine's approach to the impeachment proceedings of presidents

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and

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. On 15 March 2022, ''Christianity Today'' published an article denouncing “demeaning, inappropriate, and offensive behavior” by Galli during his tenure as editor of the magazine, using only anonymous, uncorroborated sources. Speaking to

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, Galli denied the serious charges and offered to meet with his accusers to seek reconciliation.

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wrote in ''

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'' that ''Christianity Today'''s investigation on Galli raises great concerns. In his article Dreher quotes the views of others that Galli has been victimized by a shallow attempt at justice. "Due process involves presumption of innocence, right to face your accuser, opportunity to mount a defense, rules of evidence, witnesses, etc."

Books

* With Craig Brian Larson, ''Preaching that Connects'',

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, 1994, * With James Stuart Bell Jr., ''The Complete Idiot's Guide to Prayer'',

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, 1st ed. 1999 ; 2nd ed. 2004, * With Ted Olsen, ''131 Christians Everyone Should Know'', Broadman & Holman, 2000 * ''Francis of Assisi and His World'',

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, 2002, * ''Jesus Mean and Wild: The Unexpected Love of an Untamable God'',

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, 2006, * ''Beyond Smells and Bells: The Wonder and Power of Christian Liturgy'', Paraclete Press, 2008, * ''God Wins: Heaven, Hell, and Why the Good News Is Better than Love Wins'', Tyndale, July, 2011. ''

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'' described ''God Wins'' as a "response" to pastor Rob Bell's book ''Love Wins.'' * ''Chaos and Grace: Discovering the Liberating Work of the Holy Spirit'', Baker Publishing Group, October 2011, * ''Karl Barth: An Introductory Biography for Evangelicals'', William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2017, * ''With All The Saints. My Journey to the Catholic Church'', Word on Fire, 2022,

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