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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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The Green Baptist
Jonathan Merritt seeks a renewed approach to American society.

Tim Stafford | posted 11/24/2009 11:31AM

What Does the Manhattan Declaration Really Mean?
Also: advocacy groups gear up for the Christmas shopping season with politics and compassion.

Tobin Grant | posted 11/24/2009 12:16PM

'A Voice for Sanity'
J. Lee Grady doesn't want your gold. The journalist wants a 'Holy Ghost housecleaning' of the charismatic movement.

Sarah Pulliam Bailey | posted 11/23/2009 01:11PM

Modern-Day Mordecai
When he's away from his day job, Charisma editor J. Lee Grady is probably working on a project to empower women and confront abuse.

Sarah Pulliam Bailey | posted 11/23/2009 01:06PM

The Next Redesign
Look for Christianity Today's new and improved presence online.

Ted Olsen | posted 11/23/2009 01:43PM

Trees Of Life
How Floresta integrates development discipleship, and creation care overseas.

Deann Alford in the Dominican Republic | posted 11/20/2009 10:56AM

A Grounded Faith
Mexican ministry branches out beyond tree planting to bring healing to souls in a barren land.

Jeremy Weber in Oaxaca, Mexico | posted 11/06/2009 01:56PM

Will Abortion Derail Health Care Reform?
The Senate moves closer to a vote on health care reform, groups argue over presidential appointments, and the Family Research Council issues a correction.

Tobin Grant | posted 11/20/2009 11:05AM

Christ at the Center
Michael Horton says we need to once again let our lives and churches be driven by the gospel.

Interview by Mark Galli | posted 11/19/2009 10:14AM

Cleaning Up After Others
A&E's The Cleaner is about tough love and redemption.

Todd Hertz | posted 11/19/2009 10:19AM

'O, Evangelicos!'
We need not abandon our name—just live up to it.

Philip Yancey | posted 11/18/2009 10:31AM

Wilson's Bookmarks
From the editor of Books & Culture.

posted 11/18/2009 10:33AM

Poll: Does works righteousness pervade your church?

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