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December 2009

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December

Muslim Followers of Jesus?

Believers from Muslim backgrounds are trying to forge new identities in Islamic cultures. The debate over their options has grown furious.

The Darker Side of 'A Christmas Carol'

The Dickens classic is not just charming. It's also brutally realistic about the world, then and now.

Still the Way, the Truth, and the Life

More people than ever doubt that anyone has a corner on truth. So why do Christians keep insisting on the incomparable uniqueness of Christ?

String Theory and Heaven

Author Dinesh D'Souza says new scientific thinking bolsters the case for life after death.

Christmas in Afghanistan

Why, Lord, do you allow this time, of all times, to become for some a memorial of searing pain?

Journey To The Center

Joanna Quintrell brings the Christ alternative to alternative spirituality seekers.

Briefing

Spotlight

The Cross and the Court

Unraveling the Supreme Court's tangled view of public crosses.
Headlines

Modern-Day Lepers

Churches try to balance grace and accountability toward sex offenders.

Breaking the Bubble

Colleges debate student newspaper rules as Internet spreads stories far beyond campus.

The Kiva Effect

Internet-based lender inspires innovation in Christian microfinance.

Quotation Marks

Recent remarks on faith healing, immigration, runaway Rifqa Bary, and the flu.

Go Figure

American views of the Bible, God as King and Friend, and other recent statistics.

Single Mothers, Second Chances

Robust support makes all the difference during an unplanned pregnancy.

Passages

President of Youth Specialties fired, Shane Hipps hired by Mars Hill, and other transitions in the Christian world.

A More Social Gospel

Campus ministries swap pizza for compassion.

Viewpoints

The Joy-Driven Life

Death to deadly earnest discipleship!

Readers Write

Your responses to the October 2009 issue of Christianity Today.

Help That Makes a Difference

What's the biggest change needed in how charities and federal agencies deliver aid to developing nations?

Our Divine Distortion

We can't see God clearly without Jesus. O come, Emmanuel.

Who Was Jesus' Grandfather?

What the two genealogies of Christ, found in Matthew and Luke, are really trying to say.

The Problem of Goodness

It's not just the problem of evil that baffles the secularist.

CT Review

Books

'The Meaning Is in the Waiting'

The Spirit of Advent

My Top 5 Books on Advent

Emerging vs. Traditional

In Deep Church, Jim Belcher says it doesn't have to be either-or.

Indelible Marker

John Wigger explains how Francis Asbury left his fingerprints all over American Christianity.

Wilson's Bookmarks

Thomas Merton's letters, the law and theology of illegitimacy, and Victorian photocollage.

Quick Media Takes

Books, films, and music of note in December.

Pondering Our Next Move

Do even Christians operate from 'brazen self-interest' in interacting with others and with God?
Movies

The Star of Bethlehem

This documentary suggests it may have been Jupiter.
Music

The Tunes They Are a-Changin'

Dylan's holiday album a bust, but others catch the Christmas spirit.

Quick Media Takes

Books, films, and music of note in December.

In Every Issue

A Sabbath for Theology

Sometimes we need a break from the practical.

Intellectual Blog Feast

Matthew Lee Anderson's online ruminations go deep.

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.
Losing my Edge

Losing my Edge

When your initial enthusiasm fades, you need a plan if you're going to bring your best to your calling

War and Peace

War and Peace

Pastor Tullian Tchividjian survived a leadership coup by finding rest in the liberating power of the gospel.

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