Volume 49, Number 4
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Cover Stories
The biblical case.
An excerpt from 'United by Faith' by Curtiss Paul DeYoung, Michael O. Emerson, George Yancey, and Karen Chai Kim
Four working pastors—Latino, Asian, black, and white—respond to the bracing thesis of United by Faith . A CT forum with Noel Castellanos, Bill Hybels, Soong-Chan Rah, Frank Reid.
Moderated by Edward Gilbreath and Mark Galli
More from this Issue
Recent comments on Bush and gays, the humanity of pre-embryos, and other subjects.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
State governments increasingly regulate church potlucks.
By Rebecca Barnes in Louisville
German evangelist bolsters Nigerian reconciliation efforts.
by Obed Minchakpu in Jos
Missionaries face a choice: Pay up or get out of Kenya.
Anti-homosexuality free speech, UK cloning, and a UN cloning ban.
by CT staff
Immigration bill could jeopardize asylum seekers, critics say.
by Dawn Herzog Jewell
Making abortion rare will take more than words.
A Christianity Today Editorial
Attaining asylum in the land of the free is harder than you'd think.
A Christianity Today Editorial
Four working pastors—Latino, Asian, black, and white—respond to the bracing thesis of United by Faith.
Moderated by Edward Gilbreath and Mark Galli
What multiracial church looks like in the town formerly infamous for segregation.
by John W. Kennedy
Ron Sider says the movement is riddled with hypocrisy, and that it's time for serious change.
Interview by Stan Guthrie
Why the world's most famous atheist now believes in God.
By James A. Beverley in Salt Lake City
It's dangerous and lonely to be an Iraqi Christian—at home or in exile.
by Dale Gavlak
Middle Eastern Christians might end up more repressed under democracy than under dictators.
by Derek Hoffmann
Iraq's endangered church looks to Western fellowship for help.
by Jeff M. Sellers
Atheist psychiatrist argues that gays can change.
Interview by Douglas Leblanc
Where is heaven, and how will we experience it before the final resurrection?
Answered by Arthur O. Roberts
Overly positive thinking and prosperity teaching undermine Joel Osteen's bestseller.
Douglas LeBlanc
The Lord's modified creed was key for disciples' growth, author says.
Interview by Joseph B. Modica
It is Darwinists, not Christians, who are stonewalling the facts.
Charles Colson with Anne Morse