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February 2009

Sci-Fi's Brave New World
How the genre draws us to its own views of redemption.
by James A. Herrick
Plus: The Men Behind the Myths

The 2009 CT Book Awards
The 2008 offerings that have the greatest potential to shape evangelical life, thought, and mission.

Meager Harvest
The Green Bible promises to grow our understanding of creation care. Unfortunately, its results don't satisfy.
by Telford Work

The Ultimate Kibitzer
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein wants Jews to trust evangelicals, and evangelicals to love Israel.
by John W. Kennedy

Searching for Radical Faith
I traveled from Portland to Delhi, and this is what I found.
by Mike Barrett

Making Movies to Change the World
2008 was the year of socially conscious documentaries.
by Mark Moring

Bush's Faith-Based Legacy
Key policies at home and overseas will help victims of poverty and disease for years to come.
by Tony Carnes

HeadLines

Evangelicals: NAE lobbyist Richard Cizik resigns amid controversy.

Persecution: Nigerian elections trigger Muslim-Christian violence in Jos—again.

Charismatics: Prosperity gospel leaders' behavior rattles the movement.

Higher Education: Financial crisis claims one evangelical seminary; more may follow.

Missions: Ministries debate whether to smuggle Bibles into China.

Mainline: Conservative Anglicans launch competing North American province.

Q+A: Charles Colson says his Presidential Citizens Medal will bring hope to prisoners.

Evangelism: Atheists and Christians launch ad battles on public buses.

Plus: Helium balloons that evangelize North Korea.

Departments

Inside CT
Bibliophiles We

Readers Write

Where We Stand
Let's Talk—Seriously; Who Do You Think You Are?

Reflections
Praying 'Thy Kingdom Come …'

Speaking Out | John G. Stackhouse Jr.
Memo to Worship Bands

Throwing Inkwells | Mollie Ziegler Hemingway
California's Temper Tantrum

Re-Formed | John Calvin with Knox Bucer-Beza
Reverence for the Mystery

The CT Review
Society without God confuses a contented life with the good life; Preachers and Misfits, Prophets and Thieves scans Southern fiction for pastoral dos and don'ts; Lost's big questions get bigger; Mavis Staples sustains hope on new live album; and John Wilson's Bookmarks.

The Back Page | Charles Colson with Anne Morse
Political Exile

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

Chris Armstrong | posted 11/06/2009 09:52AM

The Mushroom Hunt
How to find a good biography.

Chris Armstrong | posted 11/06/2009 09:53AM

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.

Tobin Grant | posted 11/06/2009 09:54AM

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

Mark Galli | posted 11/05/2009 10:33AM

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

Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 11/05/2009 10:34AM

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

A Christianity Today editorial | posted 11/04/2009 09:18AM

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

posted 11/04/2009 09:21AM

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

Review by Todd Hertz | posted 11/03/2009 11:06AM

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

Interview by Todd Hertz | posted 11/03/2009 11:07AM

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.

Interview by Mark Moring | posted 11/02/2009 09:48AM

A Violent, Vicious Cycle
Who will deliver us from despair and death?

Collin Hansen | posted 11/02/2009 10:27AM

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

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