Volume 48, Number 2
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Cover Story
James Meeks is pastor of one of Chicago's largest churches and state representative of the city's five poorest districts. And that's just part of his ministry.
Bob Smietana
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Evangelicals are gaining respect among mainstream journalists, and that would have pleased Carl Henry.
By Ted Olsen
Prison officials may not place substantial burden on religious exercise
By RNS, with 'CT' staff
Denomination concerned about character and conduct of church criticism
By Kevin Eckstrom, RNS, with Presbyterian News Service
Recent deaths, promotions, and other tidbits from the religion world.
By CT Staff
Evangelicals try to reach Mormons with respect - and hard science.
John W. Kennedy
Family saw prisoner injured and bound with heavy chains.
By Compass Direct, Nanjing
Three million Colombians are displaced, with few prospects.
Deann Alford
Violators of new law to be punished by fines or corrective labor.
By CT Staff
Condoms and abstinence can both play a role in AIDS prevention.
An interview with Anne Peterson
A constitutional amendment defending marriage is worth the effort.
A Christianity Today Editorial
Christians have a part to play in helping Islam adapt to democracy.
A Christianity Today Editorial
Evangelicals have become major players in American culture, and that may be their biggest problem.
Martin E. Marty
Why my husband finally refused to end my life during my two-month coma.
Lindsey O'Connor
Hope for Colombia dwells inside its most lethal killing field - Bellavista Prison.
Deann Alford
What exactly does courage look like in an age of abortion?
Christine A Scheller
A medical journey on the Rio Negro in Brazil's Amazon Basin
Photos and essay by Gary Gnidovic
Robertson McQuilkin reflects on his wife's long battle with Alzheimer's.
Interview by Stan Guthrie
Biblical storytelling conveys the realities of our faith better than almost any other form of communication.
By Walter Wangerin Jr.
How a dying jewelry tycoon shares the pearl of great price with Panama's elite
By James A. Beverley
If Christ has truly defeated the powers of Satan on the Cross (Col. 2:15), why do the powers of evil effectively operate in this world?
Answered by Richard B. Hays
A profound Christian rethinking of power is overdue.
By Andy Crouch
The author of Bowling Alone discovers Evangelicals can be trusted at the civic table.
Reviewed by John Wilson
After a car accident killed his wife, mother, and daughter, Jerry Sittser was left asking, Why?
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
This series of essays finds hope among New York City lives.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
Two well-known gurus of biblical finance team up for a one-two punch on building a God-honoring financial portfolio.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
A rock musical for a new generation tells the gospel in MTV language—for better or for worse.
Todd Hertz
Robert Webber urges churches to catch the spirit of the ancient model.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
It's a witness even the most jaded find impressive.
By Charles Colson with Anne Morse