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March 2004

The Passion of Mel Gibson
Why evangelicals are cheering a movie with profoundly Catholic sensibilities.
Plus: Mel, Mary, and Mothers
by David Neff

Lethal Suffering
The Passion underlines Christ's humanity like no film before.
by Peter T. Chattaway

The Passion and Prejudice
Why I asked the Anti-Defamation League to give Mel Gibson a break.
by Michael Medved

The Fountain Fill'd with Blood
Mel Gibson is drawing on a long tradition of Cross-centered devotion.
by Chris Armstrong

The Good News of God's Wrath
At the heart of the universe, there is a just and gracious God.
by Peter Jensen

Inventing Evangelicalism
No one was more pivotal to the emerging movement than Carl F. H. Henry.
by Timothy George

Burma's Almost Forgotten
Christians find themselves battered by the world's longest civil war and a brutally repressive regime.
by Benedict Rogers

America's Pastor
With Max Lucado, what you see is what you get. And what you get is a man who incarnates a message about second chances.
by Cindy Crosby

HeadLines

Iran: Quake opens door to the gospel.

Bioethics: New Jersey legalizes human cloning for research.

Immigration: Bush's proposed reform draws mixed reviews from Christians.

Afghanistan: New constitution could mean Trouble for religious rights.

Origins: Young-earth book about the Grand Canyon sparks opposition—and sales.

Ministry: Facing criticism over spending, Preacher Joyce Meyer takes a pay cut.

Denominations: Conservative Episcopalians launch network.

Pluralism: Canada approves Islamic arbitration.

India: Congressional delegation examines Religious persecution.

Q+A: Franklin Graham on Sudan.

Departments

Inside CT
Coming Attractions

Readers Write

Where We Stand
A Question of Faith; Forget Your Bliss

Reflections

Jesus' Cross

Weblog in Print | Ted Olsen
Misfires in the Tolerance Wars

Good Question | J.I. Packer
Incarnate Forever

Civil Reactions | Stephen L. Carter
A Politics of Gratitude

The CT Review
Jesus in Beijing; Discarding Our Masks; Worship Style Matters; A Home for Nomads; Relationships, Not Programs; Black Theology Revisited

The Back Page | Philip Yancey
Cry, the Beloved Continent

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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