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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.
by Tony Carnes

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

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

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

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.
by John Koessler

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

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 | Bethany Torode
From Ewww … to Wow!

Reflections
Word Become Flesh

Good Question | David P. Gushee
Killing with Kindness

Editor's Bookshelf | David Neff
Please Fence Me In

Always in Parables | Andy Crouch
When Backward Is Forward

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

The Back Page | Charles Colson
Worldview Boot Camp

sponsors

Dispatches from St. Paul: After the Balloons

The prayer from John McCain's pastor

'What Good Fortune. … The Stars Are Aligned'

Joe Gibbs: McCain Election Will Spark Revival

Interview: Getting People Excited about John McCain

Poll: Which candidate do you support?

Criswell Crisis
President resigns, alleging pastor plotted to sell school assets.

Jim Jones in Fort Worth | posted 9/05/2008 10:19AM

A Southern Baptist Manifesto
Dockery proposes keeping essentials and nonessentials in balance.

Nathan Finn | posted 9/05/2008 10:21AM

Caesar's Sectarians
The government keeps trying to favor one kind of religion over another.

A Christianity Today editorial | posted 9/04/2008 09:30AM

Healing ORU
$70 million and Mart Green's business acumen are repairing a scandal-scarred school.

John W. Kennedy in Tulsa | posted 9/03/2008 09:26AM

Missional Misstep
Emphasizing the big gospel can make it hard to communicate any gospel.

David Fitch | posted 8/27/2008 10:40AM

From Christianity Today Movies:
Salvation Not Needed
The star of Save Me says ex-gay ministries can do a world of good for its clients, but also believes there's no such thing as "converting" homosexuals to go straight.

Mark Moring | posted 9/05/2008 01:34PM

Review: Save Me
A gay man and a Christian woman reach beyond the stereotypes in this thoughtful, but not unbiased, film about an "ex-gay" ministry.

Peter T. Chattaway | posted 9/05/2008 01:34PM

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