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January 2003

The Positive Prophet
Tony Campolo is a ferocious critic of Christians left and right. Why do people still flock to hear him?
by Ted Olsen
Plus: Tony Talks Too Much; Candidate Campolo; Why Clinton Likes Campolo

Death Watch
One of the world's earliest Christian cultures totters on the edge of extinction.
by Thomas C. Oden

Why I Walked
Sometimes loving a denomination requires you to fight.
by J. I. Packer

Return to Kabul
Shelter Now's Georg Taubmann talks about ministry and security in the former Taliban state.
an interview by Stan Guthrie

'Jesusy' Anne Lamott
Chatting with a born-again paradox.
by Agnieszka Tennant

News: North American Report

Asylum: Christians criticize Bush administration's limits on refugee resettlement.

Presbyterians: Conservatives want special assembly to discipline pastors who ordain gays.

Mormons: Baptist evangelist wins permission for Temple Square outreach.

Congress: Emboldened by election, Christian conservatives press for cloning and partial-birth abortions.

Top Ten: Most influential religion stories of 2002.

Open Theism: Evangelical theologians challenge Pinnock, Sanders on inerrancy.

World Report

Uzbekistan: Government attempts to shut down all unregistered religious groups.

Lebanon: American missionary murdered at prenatal clinic.

Zimbabwe: Christians protest President Magabe's food-for-votes politics.

Cote D'Ivoire: Missions presonnel flee after coup attempt.

Departments

Inside CT
A Holy Nuisance

Under The Sun
Sin Sells; Quotation Marks; Go Figure

Editorials
Open-book Ministry; Safe, Not Sorry

Reflections
Mountaintop Spirituality

Guest Column | By Sarah E. Hinlicky
Decorated with Death:

The CT Review: | By Philip Yancey
Randall Balmer's Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism; Self-inflicted Escape; Far from Busyness; Learning to be Loved; Model in the Public Square; Zig Ziglar's autobiography

The Back Page
Jesus' Sword

sponsors

The Impossibility of Thanksgiving
Why gratefulness is more gift than duty.

Mark Galli | posted 11/25/2009 10:45AM

My Top 5 Movies on Thankfulness

Annie Young Frisbie, CT Movies critic and blogger at SuperFastReader.com | posted 11/25/2009 11:14AM

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

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

An Edwards-ian Thanksgiving
In November 1739, Jonathan Edwards preached not freedom from want, but freedom from demons.

Elesha Coffman | posted 11/26/2009 10:14PM

Poll: Will you do something for Thanksgiving with people from your church?

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