Volume 48, Number 7
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Why is our culture so hostile to children-inside and outside the womb?
An interview with theological ethicist Amy Laura Hall
There are 13 million refugees and asylum seekers worldwide. We show you the lives of four of them.
By Tim Morgan
Report warns about religious liberty trends around the world.
By Mandy Morgan, Religion News Service, in Washington
Still, they're heartened by voters' chastening of nationalist Hindus.
By Manpreet Singh
African Methodists provide hope to a troubled church.
By Kathleen K. Rutledge in Pittsburgh
Are Nigeria's deadly religious riots really about religion?
By Obed Minchakpu in Jos
Recent quotes on unborn children's pain, literary Jenkins, and Dan Brown's scruples.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
Citing new satellite images, team seeks to 'solidify the faith of many Christians.'
By Gordon Govier
Why is our culture so hostile to children-inside and outside the womb?
An interview with theological ethicist Amy Laura Hall
The morning-after pill, persecution in Vietnam, and the Jesus Video Project.
By CT Staff
The chairman of Focus on the Family speaks about the need for the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment.
Interview by Stan Guthrie
Prisoner torture in Iraq exposes the ordinary face of human depravity.
A Christianity Today Editorial
It may be time for mainline churches to consider an amicable divorce.
A Christianity Today Editorial
Why is our culture so hostile to children-inside and outside the womb?
An interview with theological ethicist Amy Laura Hall
The journey of one Somali Bantu family in the largest group resettlement of African refugees in U.S. history.
Photo essay by Denise McGill
Stormie Omartian is a bestselling author precisely because she doesn't have a picture-perfect life
By Tim Stafford
What happens when church and culture conspire to ignore the meaning of words.
By Bob Wenz
Some United Methodists think their differences are irreconcilable.
By Kathleen K. Rutledge
al Thomas hates the liberalism, but tries to love the liberal.
By Tony Carnes
Official scourgings and vigilante enforcers in Iran terrorize Christians.
By Jeff M. Sellers
Does God need our help, love, and praise?
Answered by Laurence W. Wood
Christians are uniquely positioned to further racial equality.
By Stephen L. Carter
The first detailed history of President Bush's initiative to help the poor.
Reviewed by Stephen Lazarus
David Gushee examines marriage and divorce in historical and contemporary contexts.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
'Room of Marvels' is a vision of what heaven might look like.
Cindy Crosby
Letters for Lizzie wrestles with death and discovers God is not safe.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
The untold story of Christian efforts to end the violence in Guatemala.
Reviewed by Jeanette Hardage