Christianity Today Magazine
October (Web-only) 2012
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Has LifeWay Really Banned the Word 'Vagina'?
Fact-checking the widely cited reason the Christian retail chain is not carrying Rachel Held Evans's book.
October 31, 2012
'When Evangelicals Were Pro-Choice'—Another Fake History
The arguments of some recent pundits are not pro-logic or pro-history.
October 31, 2012
Death Is For Real
Amid a flurry of bestsellers promising firsthand proof of Heaven's existence, Ed Dobson takes a brutally honest look at the pain of terminal illness and the difficulties of dying well.
October 31, 2012
Are 22% of Pastors Really Undecided Voters?
Why nearly 1 of 4 say they don't know how they'll vote when only 4% of Americans overall say so.
October 30, 2012
Bill Mallonee Wrestles with God Knows What
On new album, troubadour ponders his eternal fate, a hard life, and 'groping in the dark.'
October 30, 2012
What Jesus Might Say About Sandy
The problem with many storm theologies is that they assume Jesus never happened.
October 30, 2012
The Rise, Expansion, and Fall of the Evangelical Left
It may not be as dead as it seems, argues David Swartz. Maybe it even won.
October 30, 2012
After Winning Free Campus, Grand Canyon University Says 'No Thanks'
GCU decides Hobby Lobby gift is too expensive.
October 29, 2012
Your Guide to Christian Voting Guides
Which flyer should you take with you into the voting booth?
October 26, 2012
Cloud Atlas
Bloated adaptation of David Mitchell's novel feels like a record stuck on the same note over and over.
October 26, 2012
Why the IRS Has Stopped Auditing Churches—Even One that Calls President Obama a Muslim
Only one man can authorize investigations. And he's leaving.
October 26, 2012
What We Can Learn About Preaching from 'Parks and Recreation'
For the moment, the sitcom seems to have forgotten to be funny. Or to be thoughtful. Or that I might even be watching.
October 25, 2012
Are Pregnancies Even from Rape a Gift from God?
A lot of people in America find this too incredible to believe this could be true.
October 24, 2012
Beyond Suicide: Don Chaffer
Waterdeep's front man explores life's storms—including his father's suicide—in new off-Broadway musical.
October 23, 2012
The Chief End of Men
Hanna Rosin's 'The End of Men' celebrates women's enormous strides in education and business. Why I can't don my party hat yet.
October 22, 2012
Should the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association have Removed Mormons from "Cult" List?
A roundup of expert views.
October 19, 2012
Has Billy Graham Suddenly Turned Political?
Graham's biographer, spokesman, and a historian discuss the evangelist's recent ads and statements.
October 19, 2012
After Bishop Is Accused of Abandoning the Episcopal Church, Diocese Really Does
S.C. has fought the national body for years.
October 18, 2012
Dinesh D'Souza Resigns as President of The King's College
School may now shift from his emphasis on conservative politics.
October 18, 2012
Why Pro-Life Leaders Aren't Worried About Romney
His muted opposition to abortion is necessary pragmatism, they say.
October 18, 2012
Why It's Hard to Imagine that Heaven Is Real
Learning to grasp what 'no eye has seen, no ear heard, and no mind has conceived.'
October 18, 2012
A Historian Decries Evangelicals' Power Politics—on Both Left and Right
But Kenneth Collins's libertarian contempt for government is not the way forward.
October 18, 2012
CT Exclusive: Dinesh D'Souza Denies Infidelity
World magazine article is 'clear effort to destroy my career,' he says. World says it isn't.
October 17, 2012
After Romney Meeting, Billy Graham Site Scrubs Mormon 'Cult' Reference
BGEA says it wants to stay out of politicized theological debate.
October 16, 2012
Living Like Lance: Everybody Dopes
The sins of the infamous bicyclist are more common than we imagine.
October 16, 2012
Arizona Dranes: The Greatest, Wildest, Blind Gospel Singer You've Never Heard Of
She only recorded a handful of songs before slipping into oblivion. Now it's time to bring her back.
October 16, 2012
What is Romney's Legislative Agenda on Abortion?
Abortion remains a hot-button issue in the presidential campaign.
October 15, 2012
Lance Armstrong Has Lost Nearly Everything
And if he loses it all, it could be the best thing that ever happens to him.
October 12, 2012
The Real Differences Between Mormons and Orthodox Christians
And whether they really matter in the presidency.
October 12, 2012
Argo
A compelling thriller about the rescue of six Americans during 1979's Iran hostage crisis.
October 12, 2012
Sinister
Scott Derrickson's latest horror flick is a dark and very scary cautionary tale.
October 12, 2012
Middle of Nowhere
A bright young woman finds herself disoriented after her husband is incarcerated.
October 12, 2012
Evangelical Support for Romney Tops Out
Winning mainline Protestants and Catholics now key for both presidential campaigns.
October 11, 2012
Liberty University's Flip-Flop Moment
Could students' new soft activism signal a larger shift among evangelicals?
October 11, 2012
Meaning to the Madness
Halloween's a-comin', so it's cosmic horror vs. sacred terror on the big screen.
October 10, 2012
Dramatic Increase in Religiously Unaffiliated as Protestants Lose Majority Status
Why religious leaders aren't terribly troubled by the news.
October 10, 2012
The Other Side of the Culture War
Marching under the banner of "rationality," cultural progressives fear the public influence of religion—and often dislike religious people themselves
October 10, 2012
We Gaither Together
Bill & Gloria Gaither celebrate their music, Scripture's vitality, and 50 years of marriage.
October 9, 2012
Frankenweenie
Tim Burton returns to form—and his roots—with a story about a boy who brings his pet dog back to life.
October 5, 2012
Wuthering Heights
An engrossing, beautiful, naturalistic treatment of Emily Brontë's classic novel.
October 5, 2012
Trade of Innocents
A drama that reveals the tough realities of sex trafficking—a bit too safely and blandly.
October 5, 2012
The Fake 'Holy War' Over Donald Trump's 'Get Even' Advice
News outlets debated its compatibility with Christianity. Liberty staff and students say such discussion is what Christian higher ed is for.
October 3, 2012
Mira Sorvino: Saving Sex Slaves
The Oscar winner fights against human trafficking, and has a new movie to raise awareness. PLUS: Trade of Innocents.
October 3, 2012
Falling Away from its Founding
Os Guinness correctly sees America sinking into "soft despotism," but his proposals for restoring its civic health don't go deep enough.
October 2, 2012
Van Morrison's Poetry of the Ineffable
The Northern Irishman has been singing into the mystic—and of the divine—for decades. PLUS: Born to Sing.
October 2, 2012
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