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Christianity Today Magazine

August (Web-only) 2008

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Riot Déjà Vu

Christian homes burning in eastern India ... again. Also: Do men with jobs reduce abortion? How do you prove "nuns are — above all — women"?

Babylon A.D.

Traitor

Albrecht Dürer's Visual Exegesis

The Museum of Biblical Art showcases the artist's work and the apocalyptic concerns of Renaissance-era Germany.

Comparing the Platforms

Where the parties stand on abortion, faith-based programs, religious liberty, and other issues.

Jazz Gets the Blues

Blue Like Jazz is still headed to the big screen, but a lack of funding has postponed the project indefinitely.

Getting People Excited about John McCain

Evangelical outreach coordinator Marlys Popma had resigned from the campaign last year but quickly changed her mind.

Hero Worship

The Dark Knight perpetuates America's hero confusion.

Americans (and More Evangelicals) Want Churches out of Politics

Pew survey also raises questions about whether Democratic faith outreach is working.

Unexpected Detractors for UK's Make Me a Christian

Christian participant and viewers say reality show is harmful to faith.

Franklin Graham Criticizes Film About His Dad

But his older sister says Billy: The Early Years is faithful to their father.

Will It Be Bayh?

Why choosing the Indiana senator as a running mate could help Obama with religious conservatives.

The Longshots

Reconciled in Rwanda

A new documentary shows stories of forgiveness and reconciliation in a nation still reeling from the horrors of genocide.

Re-entry Rock Subscriber access only

Overseas trips help Delirious reinvigorate its blend.

Henry Poole Is Here

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Q+A: David Iglesias

The Christian lawyer at the center of the U.S. attorneys scandal speaks out about his firing, faith, and future.

Tropic Thunder

Out of the Darkness

Filmmaker Mark Pellington overcomes personal tragedy to make movies about finding hope in the wake of hardship, including Henry Poole Is Here.

Freedom Is Not Our Goal

Solzhenitsyn's death reminds us about freedom's cost and biblical purpose.

After the Storm

A fan at a recent Atlanta concert is profoundly affected by Steven Curtis Chapman's moving testimony, sharing his grief over his daughter's tragic death.

Open Competitors

Campus Crusade's early tensions with InterVarsity and other college ministries. An excerpt from Bill Bright and Campus Crusade for Christ.

Campus Crusader for Christ

Bill Bright is a compelling, flawed figure in John Turner's historical analysis of postwar evangelicalism.

A Feminine Jesus Subscriber access only

Crusade's Magdalena targets women shamelessly.

Pineapple Express

Racing with Jesus

Ministry on the NASCAR tracks.

Don't Do Anything

The latest from the artist formerly known as Leslie Phillips is a superbly crafted and hopeful response to the "chaos" in her life that just might connect with listeners also enduring grief and hardship.

Love and Cohabitation

Questions on American couples, why Messianic Jewish prisoners aren't served kosher, and more.

Dobson and the God-o-Meter

Beliefnet editor Dan Gilgoff on the Religious Right's continuing role in this election.

A Little Bit Longer

Wherever You Are

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Swing Vote

Frozen River

Don't Miss

Rob Bell's 'Ginormous' Mirror

Rob Bell's 'Ginormous' Mirror

To read his book is to read about our fascination with ourselves.