Table Of Contents
September
2012
Volume 56, Number 8
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Cover Stories
How Phoenix Christians are helping illegal immigrants as they wait for the economy—and the law—to change.
Joe Johnston's residential community is designed for, well, community.
Charlotte Thrall provides free medical care to Phoenix's poor and undocumented immigrants.
Ian Danley believes high school is where Phoenix Latinos can step out and grasp a future.
Features
Christ's righteousness belongs to those who receive by faith God's promise of forgiveness.
David Jang has become an increasingly influential figure in Asian and now American evangelicalism. He and his followers have founded media outlets and a Christian college and are key influencers in the World Evangelical Alliance. But many say he leads a group that has encouraged the belief that he's the 'Second Coming Christ.' Is there any truth to the allegations?
Around the world, wherever churches are growing, reports of the miraculous are rampant. What do they mean?
One-time atheist and now head of ChinaAid, Bob Fu believes China may soon have one of the largest populations of Christians worldwide.
Brazilian women find support and new roles at charismatic churches. Their husbands don't like it. Whom will they choose?
There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in contemporary understandings of science and faith.
Views
Chuck Colson had a prophetic voice because he first had a servant's heart.
It's not perfect, but the Sinner's Prayer is a work of genius.
Reviews
Journalist David Aikman wonders whether our nation will squander its spiritual heritage.
Melanie Kirkpatrick's 'Escape from North Korea' describes how the country descended into tyranny and madness, and why its people want out.
Brief reviews of 'Turning Points,' 'Gauguin, Cezanne, Matisse,' and 'With the Night Mail'
News
A new survey's findings on the differences between Asians and Asian Americans.
Important developments in the church and the world.
Why some religious nonprofits' worries aren't about the contraception mandate.
Resignation of Metropolitan Jonah follows death of Peter Gillquist.
Several cities enacted anti-feeding laws over the summer.
Mission-minded Christian educators run fast-growing universities in North Korea and northeast China.
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