Table Of Contents
August
2011
Volume 55, Number 8
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Cover Story
What they really think about evangelicals, and why we worry about it.
Features
More congregations than ever are hosting Ramsey's Financial Peace University. Now he's looking at their budgets, too.
It includes sex, diet, and sports—but so much more.
A handful of tribal Christians are fighting child sacrifice.
Our pursuit of justice in the present foreshadows the perfect justice of an age to come.
It's no longer just about raising a hand to God. It's also about reaching out a hand to the needy.
An interview with the head of one of the most effective Pentecostal social missions in America.
A church-based café in New Jersey may be the future for helping people get on their feet.
Views
A new study reveals we're incurably religious. That's a problem.
Christian thinkers weigh in on whether the U.S. should use unmanned predator drones to target enemy forces.
Where a people abandons virtue, government steps in.
Reviews
Christian scholarship must be rooted in the person and work of Christ, says the Notre Dame historian.
Even among the skeptics of 19th-century England, the Bible loomed large. A review of 'A People of One Book.'
Picks from Robert Peterson, co-editor of 'Is Hell for Real or Does Everyone Go to Heaven?'
He taught us not to judge others—or ourselves. A review of '10 Things Jesus Never Said.'
Brief reviews of 'The Words of Others,' 'The Golden Empire,' and 'Building the Barricade.'
Christian colleges should fluently speak the language of both the gospel and the surrounding culture.
Short reviews of 'Not a Fan,' 'Why God Won't Go Away,' and 'A Parent's Guide to the Christian College.'
News
Both unanimity and diversity emerge in a recent poll of the Lausanne delegates.
Important developments in the church and the world.
Recent comments from Fred Luter, Darren Aronofsky, and others that have stirred the pot.
Resettlement agencies laid off staff after a new Department of Homeland Security screening disrupted refugees' flights to the U.S.
Southern Baptist delegates passed a resolution criticizing the 2011 update and asked LifeWay stores not to sell the Bible translation.
Observers weigh in on whether tracts, flyers, and street evangelism are effective tools.
Churches in states with tighter laws on immigration may see unintended consequences.
The feeding programs and shelters are becoming a shrinking circle of protection despite best efforts by churches and ministries.
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