Print Issue: June 2005 | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction

Home > Archives > Print Issue Archives > June 2005

June 2005

Higher Education that Is Truly Christian
A slew of books on faith and learning may signal a renaissance for the Christian college.
Michael S. Hamilton

A Quirky and Vibrant Mosaic
Evangelicals are admired, mocked, praised, scorned-and all for good reason.
by Philip Yancey

CHRISTIANITY TODAY Book Awards 2005

A Jewel of a Writer
Bret Lott is a true-blue evangelical who writes literary fiction that New York takes seriously (and that Oprah loves).
by Lauren F. Winner

Waging Peace on Islam
A missionary veteran of Asia proposes one way to defuse Muslim anger about the Crusades.
Interview by Stan Guthrie

The Promise of Benedict XVI
Evangelicals can be glad that the new pope is not likely to be a mere caretaker.
by Timothy George

HeadLines

Law: Christian conservatives draw a judicial line in the sand on filibusters.

Iran: Convert from Islam could face beheading.

Ministry: Former Habitat head Millard Fuller launches new housing ministry.

Anglicans: Six orthodox bishops under fire in row with bishop.

Theology: Mainline reformer Diane Knippers dies of cancer.

Marriage: Kansas voters reject gay rites.

Israel: New evangelical association seeks more privileges.

Q+A: Rick Santorum on religion and politics.

Ethiopia: Province subsidizes the building of hundreds of congregations.

Departments

Inside CT
Desperate to Know

Readers Write

Where We Stand
'We Are Brothers'; Prescription for Conflict

Reflections
His Body, His Blood

Editor's Bookshelf | David Neff
The Change Agents

Speaking Out | Louis Markos
The Compulsive Reader

Always in Parables | Andy Crouch
Visualcy

The CT Review
Why the Jews Rejected Jesus; Crusades film Kingdom of Heaven; Bookmarks

The Back Page | Charles Colson
Hitting the Brakes

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

[Browse More Christianity Today]

Subscribe to Christianity Today and get 3 free trial issues. No credit card required.

Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Offer valid in U.S. only.

If you decide you want to keep Christianity Today coming, honor your invoice for just $19.95 and receive nine more issues, a full year in all. If not, simply write "cancel" across the invoice and return it. The three trial issues are yours to keep, regardless.

Click here for international orders

2-for-1 Gifts!