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January 2004

The Techno Sapiens Are Coming
When God fashioned man and woman, he called his creation very good. Transhumanists say that, by manipulating our bodies with microscopic tools, we can do better. Are we ready for the great debate?
by C. Christopher Hook

Define 'Better'
One person's improvement is another person's degeneration.
An interview with bioethicist C. Ben Mitchell

A Heaven-made Activist
Joni Eareckson Tada is driven forward by hymns of praise and her sovereign God.
by Tim Stafford

One Lord, One Faith, Many Ethnicities
How to become a diverse organization and keep your sanity.
A CT Forum

Godly Chutzpah
Mike Yaconelli took risks, and tens of thousands of evangelicals loved him for it.
by Ben Patterson

News: North American Report

Law: Massachusetts high court sets stage for protracted battle over homosexual marriage.

Top Ten: The most significant stories of 2003.

News Wrap: Ministry amid wildfires; Christians stung in massive Ponzi scheme; Roy Moore ousted; four professors defect from Baptist seminary.

Anglicans: Same-sex blessings continue to roil New Westminster diocese.

Business: Christians pressured at work to affirm active homosexuality.

Politics: Bush administration scales back goals for its faith-based initiative.

World Report

Vietnam: Activists urge Washington to confront Communist leaders for persecuting Christians.

Egypt: Authorities torture converts from Islam.

Sudan: Church leader sees huge church growth.

News Wrap: Human-rights activists worry about religious liberty in Afghanistan and Iraq; persecution continues in Eritrea.

Departments

Inside CT: The IV Connection | by David Neff
InterVarsity campus work hits home at Christianity Today

Under the Sun
Go Figure; The Name Game; The Church in Absentia; Quotation Marks

Where We Stand
One Nation Under God-Sort of; Back to the Garden

Reflections: Following the Star | Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman
Quotations to stir heart and mind

Culture Comment | by Darrell Bock
The Good News of Da Vinci

Bearing the Cross | by Jeff M. Sellers
Crushing House Churches

In the Word | by Kathy Berklund-Page
Joseph's Sword

Guest Column | by Sarah Hinlicky Wilson
The Heresy Itch

Weblog in Print | by Ted Olsen
A Theoblogical Revolution

The CT Review
The Gift of Anger; Simply Good Writing; Missing Jewish Ways; The Gift of Years; Rough-edged Retelling; Doing Tolkien Justice

The Back Page | by Philip Yancey
The Colonizers

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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