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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

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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