Mark Galli (b. August 24, 1952)^[1] is an AmericanCatholic author and editor, and formerProtestant minister. For seven years he was editor in chief ofChristianity Today.

Galli, a native of California, was raised as a Catholic, but became aborn-again Evangelical at the age of thirteen. He subsequently graduated at theUniversity of California at Santa Cruz and received aM.Div. fromFuller Theological Seminary.^[2] He was aPresbyterian pastor for ten years, but later converted toEvangelical Anglicanism, joining theEpiscopal Church and moving to theAnglican Church in North America in 2009.^[2][3]

Moving into journalism, he was the associate editor ofLeadership and editor ofChristian History, a sister publication ofChristianity Today.^[2] For the next 20 years he worked forChristianity Today in various capacities, including seven years as editor in chief. In October 2019 he announced he would retire effective January 3, 2020.^[4]

He wrote books and editorials about the nature ofevangelicalism, including how belief relates to political activity.^[5][6][7] In 2011,Roger E. Olson, a theologian specializing in Christian ethics, described Galli as, "a serious evangelical scholar with anirenic approach to controversial material",^[8] that being defined as favoring and operating toward peace, moderation, or conciliation.^[9]

In 2020, Galli announced that he had rejoined the Catholic Church and was confirmed in the Catholic faith on 13 September 2020 by BishopRichard Pates in theCathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus inJoliet.^[10][11]

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.^[12]

On December 19, 2019, a day after theU.S. House of Representatives voted to file twoarticles of impeachment against PresidentDonald Trump, Galli wrote an editorial entitled, "Trump Should Be Removed from Office."^[13] The publication noted that the criticisms of Trump were consistent with the magazine's approach to the impeachment proceedings of presidentsRichard Nixon andBill Clinton.^[14]

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.^[15] Speaking toReligion News Service, Galli denied the serious charges and offered to meet with his accusers to seek reconciliation.^[16]

Rod Dreher wrote inThe American Conservative thatChristianity 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."^[17]

• With Craig Brian Larson,Preaching that Connects,Zondervan, 1994,ISBN 978-0-31038621-6
• With James Stuart Bell Jr.,The Complete Idiot's Guide to Prayer,Alpha Books, 1st ed. 1999ISBN 978-0-02863108-0; 2nd ed. 2004,ISBN 978-1-59257245-8
• With Ted Olsen,131 Christians Everyone Should Know,Broadman & Holman, 2000ISBN 978-0-80549040-4
• Francis of Assisi and His World,InterVarsity Press, 2002,ISBN 978-0-83082354-3
• Jesus Mean and Wild: The Unexpected Love of an Untamable God,Baker Publishing Group, 2006,ISBN 978-080101284-6^[18]
• Beyond Smells and Bells: The Wonder and Power of Christian Liturgy,Paraclete Press, 2008,ISBN 978-1-55725521-1^[19]
• God Wins: Heaven, Hell, and Why the Good News Is Better than Love Wins, Tyndale, July, 2011.ISBN 978-141436666-1^[5]The Christian Post describedGod Wins as a "response" to pastorRob Bell's bookLove Wins.^[20][21]
• Chaos and Grace: Discovering the Liberating Work of the Holy Spirit, Baker Publishing Group, October 2011,ISBN 978-0-80101350-8^[22][23]
• Karl Barth: An Introductory Biography for Evangelicals,William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2017,ISBN 978-0-80286939-5^[5]
• With All The Saints. My Journey to the Catholic Church,Word on Fire, 2022,ISBN 978-1-94324399-0^[24]

• Beverley, James (2020).Evangelical Civil War: Mark Galli, Christianity Today, and Donald Trump. Equal Time Books.ISBN 978-1-58502-0737.

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• Converts to Roman Catholicism from Anglicanism
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• University of California, Santa Cruz alumni
• Fuller Theological Seminary alumni
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