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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

The Other Prodigal Son
The Prodigal's coming-home gala was for both sons.

Carolyn Arends | posted 2/13/2012 09:46AM

Go Figure
Recent stats on atheism, celebrities, and denominations.

Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 2/13/2012 09:47AM

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

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