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December 2003

The Blessed Evangelical Mary
Why we shouldn't ignore her any longer.


Compassionate Evangelicalism
How a document conceived 30 years ago has prompted us to care more about 'the least of these.'


An After-Christmas Gift
A homeless man, an angel, and a reminder about our final home.


Rebuilding Afghanistan U
How Christian scholars are using their heads to change people's hearts at universities worldwide-including the one Osama bin Laden used to roam.


Hugh Hefner's Hollow Victory
How the Playboy magnate won the culture war, lost his soul, and left us with a mess to clean up.



News: North American Report

Politics: Conservatives aim to make Federal Marriage Amendment an issue in the next election. Sheryl Henderson Blunt

North America News Wrap: RU-486 kills again; more storms at Baylor; Moody sells two retail stores; good news for the NCC.

Culture of Death: Terri Schiavo gets a reprieve, but the fight to protect the disabled is not over. Adelle M. Banks

Anglicans: Conservatives and liberals find hope in primates' statement. Douglas LeBlanc


World Report

India: Millions of Dalits influenced by "Jesus films"; radical Hindus respond with violence. Joshua Newton

Sri Lanka: Buddhists burn churches in renewed attacks on Christians.


Departments

Inside CT: Birth Stories |
Even God incarnate in Jesus Christ, born of Mary, has a birth story of sorts.

Supremely Rejected
Lower-court decisions the Supreme Court let stand


Under the Sun
Parrying Masons; Quotation Marks; Go Figure; Threatening the Amish

Where We Stand
Persecution Is a Holy Word; Sailing Off into Irrelevance

Reflections: Advent |
Quotations to stir the heart and mind from Augustine, Madeleine L'Engle, and Walter Wangerin, Jr.

Good Question: Reflected Glory |
What does Genesis mean by man being made in the image of God?

Before the Deluge |
All of us have a sexual orientation that bends toward the self.

Editor's Bookshelf
Thugs in Jesus' Hometown; The Erosion Continues

The CT Review
Exegeting The Matrix; Horses that Heal; Navigating a Disease; Teaching Us to Hear; A Tumultuous Journey; Nice Yet Naughty

The Postmodern Crackup |
From soccer moms to college campuses, signs of the end.

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An Invisible Wall
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a pastor in Berlin assesses Germany's spiritual climate.

Germany's 'Cold Religion'
A Berlin-based journalist says that Martin Luther would have driven most of Germany's bishops from their pulpits.

After the Wall
Reflections on 20 years of mission in Europe

A Lost Generation
Mainline churches in East Germany rediscover a sense of mission.

Let us Tell You a Story
Recovering the lost spiritual discipline of reading biographies.

The Mushroom Hunt
How to find a good biography.

After Election Day, the Vote Everyone Has Been Waiting For
Tuesday brought big news on same-sex unions and the election outcomes of conservative candidates, but all eyes are now on the health-care bill.

Yawning at the Word
It's really hard to listen to God when there are really interesting things to think about.

Go Figure
Recent numbers on female senior pastors, abortion, and the megachurch.

Looking for Clear Signals
Religious freedom needs less talk and more action in Washington.

Matrix: International Religious Liberty Advocates
CT looks at the major religious liberty groups' emphases and work.

Alien Seduction
ABC's sci-fi series V, which premieres tonight, tackles questions of blind faith, asking, "Would we believe them?"

Aliens Among Us
ABC's 'V' is a probing look at culture and the need for discernment, says the show's executive producer.

Rising from the Valley of Death
Steven Curtis Chapman opens up about losing his daughter, their family's arduous journey, and a new album of songs chronicling the path of pain and hope.

Poll: Which of the following book genres do you read most for spiritual growth?

 
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