May
2011
Volume 55, Number 5
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Cover Story
Where we would be without the most popular English Bible ever.
Mark Noll
Features
Which of the following phrases are from the King James Version?
Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion offers evangelicals more than an olive branch.
Timothy C. Morgan
How liturgical prayer is saving our community from burnout.
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
One refugee pastor is key to the resettlement of Bhutanese in Texas.
Alicia Cohn
We lie more than we think. And that's part of the problem.
Sarah Sumner
A mysterious disease, misdiagnosed for decades, finds healing in Christian hands.
Tim Stafford in Dembi Dollo, Ethiopia
Views
Observers weigh in on debt's indication of lack of faith, danger, and potential immorality.
Ron Blue, John G. Stackhouse Jr., and Mary Hunt
The provocative title of a proposed TV show is not the problem. We are.
A Christianity Today Editorial
Why not capitalize on the richness and mystery of our ancient symbols?
David Neff
Reviews
What Bible smartphone apps tell us about the Book.
Leslie Leyland Fields
Calvinists, says one Calvinist, misunderstand some of their history and theology. A review of 'Ten Myths About Calvinism.'
Roger E. Olson
Picks from Catherine Claire Larson, author of 'As We Forgive.'
Catherine Claire Larson
Christian claims about the United States' origins need grounding in historical fact.
Matt Reynolds
Brief Reviews of 'How Much Land Does a Man Need,' 'The Alpine Tales,' and 'Life, The Universe, And Everything.'
John Wilson
Tim Challies looks at emerging technology through a theological lens.
Interview by Matthew Lee Anderson
Short reviews of 'Radical Together,' 'The Legacy of the King James Bible,' and 'Hitler in the Crosshairs.'
News
Christian genre pioneers are taking their cues from Calvinist leaders.
Important developments in the church and world.
Eugene Peterson's endorsement, Christopher Hitchens on hope, and Alan Chambers on being offensive.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
Ghana's church planting boom has left denominations struggling to keep opportunists out of pulpits.
Shirley Quaicoo in Cape Coast, Ghana
Recent deaths, elections and awards in the Christian world.
Observers weigh in on homicide charges for parents who choose faith healing rather than medical care for their children.
Compiled by Ruth Moon
While scandals rock the microfinance industry, Christian nonprofits diversify their efforts to help the poor.
Rob Moll
More from this Issue
They seem to be piling up with this issue.
Mark Galli, Senior Managing Editor
Paul Louis Metzger engages those outside the faith.
Cornelia Seigneur