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February 2003

The Higher Self Gets Down to Business
An old movement appears anew—in the corporate world.
by Jeff M. Sellers
Plus: Utopia or Kingdom Come?; Prosperity Consciousness

The Profit of God
Finding the Christian path in business.
by Jeff Van Duzer and Tim Dearborn
Plus: Michael Novak on Enron et al.

'Once You Forgive, There Will Be Healing'
How a martyr's widow turned her life around and won India's prestigious Gandhi harmony award.
by S. David, with additional reporting by Manpreet Singh

Headship with a Heart
How biblical patriarchy actually prevents abuse.
by Steven Tracy
Plus: The Neighborhood's Last, Best Hope

Tallying Compassion
How much is a church's good work worth?
Interview by Agnieszka Tennant

How to Rebuild a Country
Chet Thomas says it happens one village at a time.
by Wendy Murray Zoba

Wrath Control
Does restraining your anger make you sick? Not according to Jesus.
by M. Blaine Smith

What Conversion Is and Is Not
Hint: It's not just about getting people 'saved.'
by John G. Stackhouse Jr.

'The Peoples Are Here'
Record immigration pushes Christians out of their comfort zone.
by Tony Carnes

News: North American Report

Abortion: Inner-city Christians work to save black babies.

Poll: Fewer Americans consider clergy trustworthy.

Libel Suit: Local Church protests inclusion in cults encyclopedia.

Evangelism: Luis Palau takes Fort Lauderdale beach outreach to the nation via satellite.

Supreme Court: Do prolife protesters operate like organized crime?

Obituaries: Theologians Lewis B. Smedes and John F. Walvoord.

World Report

Yugoslavia: Evangelicals in Kosovo and Serbia take slow steps toward reconciliation.

Pakistan: Three girls killed in a church attack on Christmas Day.

Departments

Under the Sun
Elms Make Like a Tree; Quotation Marks; Go Figure; The Unluckiest Church; Heresy at Wheaton?; Prostitutes Sue Christians; Flash: Mother Teresa Was Human

Editorials
Evangelism Antagonism, New Life for Prolife

Reflections
Sex, Love, and Marriage

Bearing the Cross | by Jeff M. Sellers
Nigeria: Sub-Saharan Powder Keg

Good Question | by Timothy George
Heavenly Bodies

Editor's Bookshelf | by David Neff
Fightings Within and Fears Without

Always in Parables | by Andy Crouch
We're Rich

The CT Review: | by Charles Colson
Openness theology; Words Well Chosen; A Refugee's Challenges; Making a Difference; A Stellar Whodunnit; and Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

The Back Page: Faith vs. Statistics

Obama Does Not Widen Religious Exemption for Contraceptive Mandate
The burden to cover contraception shifts.

Sarah Pulliam Bailey | posted 2/10/2012 01:18PM

The Best Ways to Fight Poverty—Really
The church's role in raising the poor's standard of living.

Mark Galli | posted 2/10/2012 09:21AM

Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to the December issue.

posted 2/10/2012 09:23AM

Calling All Callings: Amy Sherman on ‘Kingdom Calling’
Christians can build thriving communities by exercising their vocational gifts.

Interview by Morgan Feddes | posted 2/09/2012 09:47AM

Pro-life Advocates Cheer State Court Rulings, Parliament Reaffirms Church De-Regulations, and More News
Important developments in the church and the world.

posted 2/09/2012 09:52AM

First They Came for the Catholics: Obama's Contraceptive Mandate
An open letter to evangelical Christians.

Timothy George and Chuck Colson | posted 2/08/2012 10:10AM

You Can't Worship Here: Evicting Churches from New York Schools
What will really happen this weekend when churches gather in school buildings for the last time?

A Christianity Today editorial | posted 2/08/2012 10:04AM

A Crackdown on International Adoptions
The rate of adoptions in Ethiopia has declined 90 percent.

Matthew D. LaPlante in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | posted 2/07/2012 10:16AM

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