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December 2006

The Mary We Never Knew
Why the mother of Jesus was more revolutionary than we've been led to believe.
by Scot McKnight

Stepping Out of the Wings
The real achievement of The Nativity Story is its portrayal of Joseph.
by David Neff

A Human Retelling
What screenwriter Mike Rich was trying to accomplish in The Nativity Story.
Interview by Mark Moring

The Importance of Knowing What's Unimportant
Being a counterculture for the common good begins with what we choose to focus on—and to overlook.
by Andy Crouch

Will the 21st be the Orthodox Century?
Fascination with the Great Tradition may signal deep changes for both evangelicals and the Orthodox.
by Bradley Nassif

Banking on Breast Milk
One ministry's unusual approach to saving aids orphans in Africa.
by Isaac Phiri

Liberty and Justice for the Small
Gregory Sisk's research finds that courts treat fringe religious groups better than Catholics.
Interview by Nate Anderson

Does Darfur Have a Prayer?
Genocide in western Darfur proves nearly impossible to stop.
by Tony Carnes

HeadLines

Church Life: National Association of Evangelicals charts future in wake of Ted Haggard scandal.

Great Britain: Airline sends employee home for wearing crucifix.

Poverty: Nobel Prize boosts microfinance.

Israel: Evangelicals protest mandatory Christian curriculum.

Church Life: Purpose Driven conferences, campaigns subside.

Media: Hollywood stars dramatize Bible.

Abortion: Pregnancy care centers move to inner city.

Q+A: Jeffery Sheler on Believers.

Tidings: Ted Olsen asks what really unites Pentecostals.

Departments

Inside CT
The Golfing Theologian

Readers Write

Where We Stand
Entrepreneurs R Us; A Higher Amendment

Reflections
Christmas Sermons

Taste and See | Agnieszka Tennant
Dating Jesus

Global Prognosis | David Aikman
Garlic, Dracula, and Al Qaeda

The CT Review
Surveying the post-secular campus; Patricia Heaton on entertaining truth; a fresh look at the ancient discipline of prayer; Bookmarks

The Back Page | Charles Colson
War on the Weak

sponsors

Cuba for Christ—Ahora!
The Communist island's improbable revival is 15 years old and growing stronger.

Jeremy Weber | posted 7/09/2009 09:02AM

More Freedom But Not Free
Cuba still ranks low on religious liberty.

CT staff | posted 7/09/2009 09:03AM

Easter in Cuba
Holy Week across the Communist island reveals a most improbable evangelical revival.

Photos by Gary Gnidovic, slideshow edited by Ruth Moon | posted 7/09/2009 01:30PM

Back to Cuba
Christianity Today puts a spotlight on a hidden story.

Timothy C. Morgan | posted 7/09/2009 09:05AM

Does Global Christianity Equal American Christianity?
Historian Mark Noll talks about how U.S. missionaries have—and have not—shaped the faith in other nations.

Interview by David Neff | posted 7/08/2009 09:04AM

Blood and Desperation
Aaron Strumpel returns human struggle to the Psalms.

Andy Whitman | posted 7/08/2009 09:07AM

CDs on The List
Short reviews of new albums by Jars of Clay, Phillip LaRue, and Billy Ray Cyrus.

posted 7/08/2009 09:08AM

Divine Devolution
Robert Wright thinks God is okay, as long as he behaves like a secular humanist.

Dinesh D'Souza | posted 7/07/2009 09:01AM

Renewed Focus and Vision
A word from Christianity Today International's president.

Harold Smith | posted 7/07/2009 09:02AM

A Whole Good World Outside
Opening our blinds to the prevailing wonder of creation.

Philip Yancey | posted 7/06/2009 10:39AM

Readers Write
Your responses to the May 2009 issue of Christianity Today.

posted 7/06/2009 10:41AM

'Honor Thy Father' for Grownups
Or, how not to be a deadbeat son or daughter.

Mollie Ziegler Hemingway | posted 7/01/2009 09:13AM

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