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Christianity Today Magazine

September (Web-only) 2010

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Holy Incarnation!

It may be impossible not to "demean God" since he mixed it up with sinners.

Good News Glut

Common English Bible joins the crowd.

Organic Family Hymnal

Fellowship

Coffey Anderson

Stowaways

The Rising

Le Noise

Real Life

Style: Worship rock; compare to Kari Jobe, Kristian Stanfill, Paul Baloche

Ocean

Wonder

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Stunning visuals and themes of faith, family, and friends.

What Does the GOP Value?

New agenda sidesteps social issues even as Republicans block military reforms.

You Again

Though its heart is in the right place, this banal comedy wastes its talented cast.

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Oliver Stone's sequel depicts a redeemed Gordon Gekko—kind of.

Waiting for Superman

An emotional crash course on the state of public education in the U.S.

Like Dandelion Dust

A heart-wrenching adaptation of Karen Kingsbury's bestseller. PLUS: Mira Sorvino interview.

Islam, Immigration, and Catholics

19th-century Protestants resisted Catholic immigration. Is today's opposition to Muslim immigration just following the same script?

Some Chaplains Plead, Don't Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell

Military policy on gays and lesbians survives one more round.

Tough Love

Oscar winner Mira Sorvino plays an abused wife seeking redemption in 'Like Dandelion Dust.'

Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place

Outta Space Love

40 Days of (Political) Purpose

Activists push 40-day prayer vigil as lead-up to Election Day, while Delaware gives boost to social conservatives.

Jack Goes Boating

Hoffman's directorial debut is a quirky love story with pain and affection at heart.

The Town

A heist flick rich in drama and complicated characters and relationships.

Finding Christ Throughout — and Beyond — Scripture

We need both J. I. Packer's and the Orthodox Presbyterians' approaches to hear Christ speak.

Mary Beth Chapman vs. God

Steven Curtis Chapman's wife spoke with CT about losing their daughter to an accident in 2008.

Never Let Me Go

Understated, subtle drama wonders what makes a human "human."

Blaine Blind Spot

Florida reveals an overlooked front in church-state battles.

Culturally Focusing on the Family

How hipster evangelicals have fallen into the same consumerist traps as their parents.

Culture in an Age of Consumption

Why evangelical hipsters may be the best example of James Davison Hunter's 'faithful presence.'

A Day in Utopia

CT visits the set of an upcoming inspirational film starring Robert Duvall and Lucas Black.

Horseshoes & Handgrenades

Harlem River Blues

Flamingo

Light Up the Sky

The Anatomy of Broken

Band of Joy

You Are Not Alone

Marilynne Robinson Takes on Bad Science Writers

The novelist wades into the religion-and-science debate with 'Absence of Mind.'

How the Economy Became a Family Issue

Family groups emphasized government debt and the economy as family issues this week. Plus, Christian leaders offered unanimous denunciations of church's planned Qur'an burning.

Qur'an Burning: The Neverending Story

Everybody who is anybody has said something about what may be nothing.

Expecting Mary

A pregnant teen runaway finds unexpected help in this quirky pro-life flick.

'The Gospel Makes the Everyday Possible'

The theologian explains his new memoir, addresses his critics, and explains why he says, 'We're all congregationalists now.'

My Top 5 Movies in the Heat of Summer

The Weapon Satan Can't Stand

Furious Love highlights spiritual warfare around the globe.

Facing Lutheranism's Crisis of Authority

Theologians call North American Lutheranism back to the Word and the Lutheran confessions.

My Trip to al-Qaeda

In a new HBO documentary, an American journalist helps us see what makes these terrorists tick—and what ticks them off.

And Glenn Beck Shall Lead Them

Dobson, Land, Falwell Jr., and other evangelicals follow Glenn Beck's call for national renewal.

Did the Spirit Really Say...?

God's will is harder and easier to discern than we imagine.

Beck Wants to Lead, But Will Evangelicals Follow?

Once uncomfortable with Mitt Romney, evangelicals appear mixed on Glenn Beck.

Humor for the Hurting

Comedian Michael Jr. is taking his routine to those who most need to laugh—the down and out, the lost and lonely.

The American

A visually compelling thriller with a meditative quality.

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.