How much do you know about Milk, ashes, and more from this week's news?

An interesting look at the reasons we love—that unfortunately gets muddled with plot complications and contrivances.

Supreme Court says most monuments are government speech, not a forum.

Giving up soul care for Lent.

What's so great (and what's not) about the band's new album.

Conservatism not 'Fox News with prayer requests,' Moore warns.

An encyclopedic feud, sexing the seven deadly sins, and more.

In Jesus People: The Movie, an upcoming mockumentary, Hollywood believers spoof the evangelical subculture—and thus themselves.

Is it OK to let children watch scary movies if there's a valuable lesson to be learned? We asked. You answered.

The stimulus bill included a caveat that federal funds may not be used for religious worship.

Sounding more jubilant than he has in years, Springsteen celebrates love and marriage—and, subtly, the God behind it—in Working on a Dream.

Finding truth, beauty, and goodness even in the darkest of films—starting with The Dark Knight, one of the best films of 2008.

How did one senator respond to receiving a free pornographic magazine? What are Obama's faith-based priorities? And other questions from this week's news.

The protagonist tries to be the poster girl for the recession generation, but the film's celebration of consumerism takes all the teeth out of its sparkly bite.

An Interpol agent and a DA try to bring down a corrupt financial institution in this schizophrenic failure that wants to be both a suspense thriller and action film—and fails at both.

Leaders often identified with the Religious Right want journalists and academics to lay the term to rest.

Former adult film star Crissy Moran returns to Christ and makes a movie based on the Bible story of Hosea and Gomer.

You liked movies about a marriage on the brink, an irresistible robot, a kid from the slums, a Narnian adventure, and more. And your favorite? Read on ...

Some of the world's top Christian musicians gathered to write songs in the fight against poverty. Check out our exclusive slideshow—and listen to a track from the album while you're at it.

Benyamin Cohen spends his Jesus Year seeking a deeper faith — in Judaism.

Susan Wise Bauer, author of The Art of the Public Grovel, dissects Obama's apology.

Derek Cooper offers an insider's guide — and reflections on what schools need to do better.

Why we are encouraged — and still have a major concern.

A comedy about Star Wars fans and a fun trip into all things Lucas is destroyed by rote, predictable, and crude sexual humor.

Steve Martin takes his second shot at the role of Inspector Clouseau, and the results are significantly less bumbling than before—but that’s on a very relative scale.

Realistic sights and sounds help this movie to stand out from other recent superhero efforts, but it all falls apart at the script level.

This examination of modern relationships and all their foibles is fodder for lots of hilarity, but also a somber reminder of some of the true motivations behind love.

An inquisitive girl unlocks a mysterious door and discovers a parallel reality to her own—only seemingly better. But is it too perfect to be true?

Joshua DuBois tells CT how the new Office for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships is different from the Bush administration's office.

Also: A tough week for the Vatican, talking about mercy, and Proposition 8's big spenders.

Short profiles of Olaf Stapledon, Erich von Däniken, Ray Kurzweil, Freeman Dyson, and Lee M. Silver.

How the genre draws us to its own views of redemption.

Facebook promises to connect us to one another. Is that what you are doing right now?

The ministry that Fuller helped found has helped move at least 300,000 families into homes.

The year's best movies include a caped superhero, a noble little robot, a recovering addict seeking forgiveness, a kid from the slums, and much more.

Five sound reasons to lower the volume.