Volume 47, Number 12
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"Even God incarnate in Jesus Christ, born of Mary, has a birth story of sorts"
Timothy C. Morgan
Tired of reading about gay Anglican clergy? Get ready for the next controversy: Anglican Freemasons
Ted Olsen
Activists say the Federal Marriage Amendment will be the defining issue in the next election
Sheryl Henderson Blunt
But Christian activists say the fight to protect the disabled is far from over
"Millions have been converted after seeing films about Jesus, and Hindu radicals are responding with violence"
Joshua Newton
Bush administration drastically lowers goals for faith-based initiative
Exaggerating our problems demeans the sacrifice of overseas believers
A Christianity Today Editorial
The Episcopal Church's rejection of orthodoxy is sobering for evangelicals
Christianity Today Editorial
How a document conceived 30 years ago has prompted us to care more about 'the least of these.
Joel A. Carpenter
How Christian scholars are using their heads to change people's hearts at universities worldwide-including the one Osama bin Laden used to roam
How the Playboy magnate won the culture war, lost his soul, and left us with a mess to clean up.
Read Mercer Schuchardt
"Quotations to stir the heart and mind from Augustine, Madeleine L'Engle, and Walter Wangerin, Jr"
Richard A. Kauffman
All of us have a sexual orientation that bends toward the self
Andy Crouch
A Season in Bethlehem shows how the city lost its historic harmony
David Neff
Joshua Hammer talks about the implications of Christians' Holy Land exodus
David Neff
"A lot of spiritual stuff went into The Matrix films, but not as much as some authors think"
Todd Hertz
The Long Good Night chronicles one woman's father's journey in Alzheimer's
Hope Rising is a sweet collection of real-life stories about the power of love and horses to heal the hurts of disadvantaged children
Cindy Crosby