Table Of Contents
July/August
2016
Volume 60, Number 6
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Cover Story
Meet the artists, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists using fresh ideas for common good.
Features
In a culture hell-bent on undermining traditional institutions, including the church, Christian witness will look neither conservative nor liberal but resilient.
Why the prize fighter is entering politics in his home country.
Psychiatrist Curt Thompson examines the complicated emotion.
The Israelites needed a little less grown-up good sense, and a little more childlike wonder. So do we.
It’s not only a solid biblical model—it’s also good for human flourishing.
Views
We should spend more time loving our flesh-and-blood neighbor.
Our bodily well-being can't be reduced to a number on a scale.
There are so many problems with porn; it’s hard to pick just one.
Reviews
The writer and activist asks hard questions about her time living among refugees.
J. D. Vance loves his 'hillbilly' tribe—yet hates what they’ve become.
A sports biographer and former player lists his picks.
'It's a huge balancing act, and I don't think anyone in the world is perfectly balanced!'
How drive and dogged pursuit are aspects of bearing God's image. An adapted excerpt from 'A Woman’s Place.'
News
A snapshot of Christian witness in the world (as it appeared in our July/August issue).
Important developments in the church and the world (as they appeared in our July/August issue).
Partnerships between missions groups complicate the metrics.
China's restrictions on foreign NGOs are the latest in a concerning trend.
Experts debate whether laws protect Scripture or restrict its spread.
More from this Issue
Our hope isn't simply to solve a perceived problem, but to address deeper causes.
My sense of well-being depended entirely on my on-field performance.
