Volume 51, Number 5
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Cover Story
How a little NGO is helping Christians gain more freedom in a country still plagued by human-rights abuses.
Mark Galli
More from this Issue
Outreach in Vietnam's vibrant church, 38 years after Tet offensive martyrs.
Timothy C. Morgan
Department of Justice ramps up efforts to enforce the First Amendment.
Brad. A. Greenberg
Democratic Congress prompts Alliance for Marriage to focus on states.
John W. Kennedy
White House recruits faith-based groups to fight deadly disease.
Sheryl Henderson Blunt
Comments from the Knesset, Max Lucado, Rep Pete Stark, and others.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
In Sri Lanka, money abounds, but fighting halts tsunami reconstruction.
Anto Akkara in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Fuzzy science sparks debate over treatments to reverse homosexuality.
Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra
Another large donation to Opportunity International, suits against pastors end.
Southern Baptist leader says it's about time all U.S. children had health insurance.
Madison Trammel
Evangelical social reform is a many-splendored thing.
A Christianity Today Editorial
Multinational businessman and politician Ram Gidoomal talks about 'translating' the gospel in today's world.
Interview by Andy Crouch
We're tempted by moralism because we've forgotten what God wants at the center.
Joel Scandrett
When I entered motherhood, my traditional spiritual life became impossible.
Jenell Williams Paris
Miroslav Volf tells how to stop the 'shield of memory' from turning into a sword.
Interview by Collin Hansen
From the cafeteria to the classroom, students are learning to be environmentally conscious.
Cindy Crosby
There's more to workplace justice than good intentions.
David P. Gushee
Our abortion views don't rest on sociological data.
Stan Guthrie
What Karen Kingsbury thinks readers are looking for.
Interview by Stan Guthrie
The Culturally Savvy Christian says we need to combat superficiality.
Russ Breimeier
Bryan A. Follis on his book, Truth with Love.
Review by James E. Taylor, interview by Susan Wunderink
J.I. Packer's short review of Who Owns the Bible.
Review by J.I. Packer
Skip the next HIV/AIDS conference and read these books instead.
Review by Timothy C. Morgan
A short review of Craig Carter's Rethinking Christ and Culture.
Review by Douglas A. Sweeney
Traveling Through Grief advocates specific tasks for getting through loss.
Bookmark and Interview by Rob Moll