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December 2004

New York's New Hope
From inner-city gardens, to fine-art exhibitions, to political activism, street-smart churches are changing the culture of America's largest and most dynamic city.


Baptism + Fire
Suffering may build character, but ultimately it's not about us.


Faith, Fear, War, Peace
Snapshots of the grim and 'happy' ministry of today's military chaplains.


Cheated by the Affirming Church
Contrary to what some churches teach, it is homosexuality—and not its suppression—that enslaves people like me.


Why I Return to the Pews
The church has often left me bemused, bored, or mystified, but I can no more abandon it than I can myself.


The Shroud's Second Image
New evidence reopens debate about the controversial relic.



HeadLines

Law: Catholic Charities ordered to pay for contraceptives.

Israel: Christians complain of spitting assaults in Old City.

Human Rights: New Presbyterian policy on Jewish state raises hackles.

North Korea: U.S. evangelicals win key human-rights legislation.

Anglicanism: Much-anticipated report leaves church in disarray.

Haiti: Christians minister amid the muck.

Canada: Interfaith coalition says same-sex marriage laws may curb religious liberty.

Q+A: Charles Krauthammer on 'democratic realism.'

India: 'Lost Tribe' seeks return to Israel.

Nigeria: Evidence of human sacrifice unearthed.


Departments

Inside CT
Post-Election Faith at Work

Readers Write

Where We Stand
Canterbury Crackup; Nightmares and Miracles

Speaking Out |
From Ewww … to Wow!

Reflections
Word Become Flesh

Good Question |
Killing with Kindness

Editor's Bookshelf |
Please Fence Me In

Always in Parables |
When Backward Is Forward

The CT review
Learning from America's myths; Bookmarks; Fernando Ortega creates the perfect blend

The Back Page |
Worldview Boot Camp

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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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