Volume 50, Number 11
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Cover Story
Despite increasing repression, the life of Christ emerges in surprising ways.
Agnieszka Tennant
More from this Issue
Christian woman's case may determine whether Malaysians can leave Islam.
Deann Alford
Georgetown's Protestant chaplain bars evangelical groups from campus.
Sarah Pulliam
FDA approval for Plan B does not quell criticism.
Sheryl Henderson Blunt
Catholic villagers attack Baptists, vandalize church.
Peter Lamprecht, Compass Direct
Recent statements from Kerry, Dobson, Osteen, and Bush.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
Burned churches in Nigeria and Indonesia, plus a Baptist Foundation of Arizona update.
The former speaker of the House of Representatives on conservative Christians and politics.
Stan Guthrie
Calvin Seminary's first female professor alleges sex discrimination.
Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra
American pundits debate whether centralized religious authority restrains violence.
Ted Olsen
Jesus rules! But that doesn't mean we yearn for a state ruled by the church.
A Christianity Today Editorial
A radically old way to reach out to a friendless culture.
A Christianity Today Editorial
It's time we figured out how to talk--and listen--to one another.
Brenda Salter McNeil
Ohio leaders draft a 'mighty army' to fight the 'secular jihad.'
Nate Anderson
Harry Jackson says it's time for a new civil rights movement and a new black church.
Interview by Edward Gilbreath
Races where evangelicals play a decisive role in the November election. Today: U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania.
by Collin Hansen with Tony Carnes
Gov. Jennifer Granholm vs. Dick DeVos and the economy.
Collin Hansen
Law 6 is in jeopardy as elections approach.
Collin Hansen
Embryonic stem cells factor in the race for Henry Hyde's U.S. House seat.
Collin Hansen
Wendell Berry is inspiring a new generation of Christians to care for the land.
Ragan Sutterfield
An Asian Pentecostal argues that we need to know what the church is before we figure out what the church does.
Mark Galli
Prison Fellowship president Mark Earley talks about challenges the ministry faces.
Interview by Rob Moll
How one modest-sized church in North Carolina is making a big difference in the heart of Africa.
Jim Thomas
What happens when we lose confidence in the church.
David P. Gushee
It's hard to see the humanity of tiny embryos if we live by blind faith.
Stan Guthrie
What a dead bluebird taught Walter Martin about defending the faith.
Richard J. Mouw
Respected religion journalist retains a clear affection for evangelicals.
Douglas LeBlanc reviews 'Believers'
Ruth A. Tucker writes about how small churches are doing Christ's work.
Reviewed by Howard A. Snyder
Tim Stafford interprets Jesus' life for a new generation in Surprised by Jesus.
Reviewed by Gary M. Burge
A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation
Reviewed by Patricia Raybon
A new textbook tackles the changing world of missions.
Reviewed by Jim Reapsome
Philip Jenkins on how global South Christians read the Bible.
Interview by Stan Guthrie
John Fanestil finds a model for today in the old tradition of the happy death.
'Mrs. Hunter's Happy Death' reviewed by Rob Moll
Learning to regard people in light of what they suffer.
Philip Yancey