January
2011
Volume 55, Number 1
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About The Archives
The CT archives are a rich treasure of biblical wisdom and insight from our past. Some things we would say differently today, and some stances we've changed. But overall, we're amazed at how relevant so much of this content is. We trust that you'll find it a helpful resource.
Cover Story
Exercise, technology, and diet help us live longer than ever. Should those who look to eternal life care?
Todd T. W. Daly
Features
Are peacemaking efforts in Sudan enough to prevent violence if the South votes for independence?
Tony Carnes
What inspires the art enthusiast to give millions away?
Christine A. Scheller
Seven realities that Christians in every congregation need to know.
Stanton L. Jones
Recovering the lost art of Scripture memorization.
John Wilson
Believers in every age worry about the collapse of the faith.
Jennifer Powell McNutt
The reasons for unbelief are more complex than many atheists let on.
Jim Spiegel
The Big Reach Center of Hope offers a lifeline to Ohio's rural poor.
Nicole Russell
Views
Dan Reynolds
Why we are better off letting God make the gospel relevant.
A Christianity Today Editorial
Christian thinkers weigh in on whether Christians should always give money to people on the street who ask for it.
Gary Hoag
Good thing the Last Judgment is not a round of Final Jeopardy!
Mollie Ziegler Hemingway
If there were ever a time for intercession in international affairs, this is it.
David Neff
Reviews
Christians in the marketplace, says Jeff Van Duzer, are not second-class citizens of the kingdom.
Interview by Rob Moll
Why we can’t understand the gospel—or ourselves—without the Trinity. A review of 'The Deep Things of God.'
Matthew Lee Anderson
Picks by Roger Lundin, the author of "Believing Again: Doubt and Faith in a Secular Age."
Roger Lundin
In the historical novel 'City of Tranquil Light,' ordinary missionaries transcend extraordinary circumstances.
Cindy Crosby
Short reviews of '1 Samuel,' 'Not in the Heavens,' and 'The Identity Man.'
John Wilson
How faith guided the former secretary of state's life from the segregated South to dictating the nation's foreign policy.
Interview by Sarah Pulliam Bailey
News
The events, people, and debates of the past year that have shaped, or will significantly shape, evangelical life, thought, or mission.
CT staff
Important developments in the church and the world.
Recent reports of child abuse overshadow another trend.
Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra
Observers discuss whether Christians should resist airport body scans and pat-downs.
Compiled by Trevor Persaud
One Olympic athlete's efforts to build relationships between Sudan's Christians and Muslims.
Moses Wasamu in Nairobi, Kenya
The forgotten rural poor face desperate challenges.
Nicole Russell and Mark Moring