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March 2011

Briefing

Spotlight
Christian Names
Does giving your child a biblical name enhance the child's spiritual development?

Gleanings
Sudan Splits, Congress Rejects 'Civility,' and More News from Our March Issue
Important developments in the church and world.

Headlines
Missions: Missionaries may be encouraging witchcraft accusations.
Finance: The ECFA takes over 'Grassley 6' questions.
Publishing: Will Christian history books ever sell?
Church-State: Economy impacts churches' battles to build.
Religious Freedom: They were protesting a church attack when the Tahrir Square demonstrations began. Political change likely won't undo deep tensions with Muslims.

Features

Worship
The Trajectory of Worship
What's really happening when we praise God in song?
John Koessler

Worship
Pop Goes the Worship
Interview by Mark Moring

Worship in Black and White
Racial reconciliation happens when we not only sing each other's songs but learn the stories embedded in those songs.
Reynolds Chapman

The Hymns That Keep on Going
The 27 worship songs that have made the hymnal cut time and again.
Robert T. Coote

Worship
Whatever Happened to Amazing Grace?
Why John Newton's famous hymn failed to win, place, or show.
Robert T. Coote

Viewpoints

Letters to the Editor
Readers Write
What you thought of the January 2011 issue of Christianity Today.

Where We Stand
The Curse of Blasphemy Laws
An upsurge of democracy should bring religious freedom to the Muslim world.

The Village Green
Stewardship Dilemma
Should the jobless tithe on their unemployment benefits?
Douglas LeBlanc, Jim Sheppard, and Gary Moore weigh whether the jobless should tithe on their unemployment checks.

Throwing Inkwells
In Praise of Confidence
Doubt is to be endured, not celebrated.

Past Imperfect
John Stott: The Man Who Wouldn't Be Bishop
Discernment and discipline have enabled him to touch lives worldwide.

CT Review

Books
Eugene Peterson's Journey
The memoirist reads the text of his life, and addresses the parlous state of the pastoral calling.

Books on Dating
Picks by Camerin Courtney, the author of "Table for One" and co-author of "The UnGuide to Dating."

Constantine's Makeover
The much maligned emperor receives a much needed makeover.

Excerpt: Tim Keller's 'King’s Cross'
The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus

Wilson's Bookmarks
Short Reviews of 'Confessing History,' 'The Word Exchange,' and 'Anger, Mercy, Revenge.'

Q & A: Bobby Jindal
Louisiana's governor talks about his conversion and policy priorities.

Movies
•My Top 5 Movies Inspired by Bible Stories

• Letters to Father Jacob

• Two minutes with Grant Horner

Music
• Over the Rhine's The Long Surrender

In Every Issue

Inside CT
The End of Worship Wars
But we're still learning from one another.

Who's Next
Chasing the Storyteller
David Cunningham's faith informs his filmmaking.

From Powerlifter to Powerless
How physical debility strengthened my reliance on God.

Kathleen Anderson | posted 5/25/2012 08:51AM

Young Evangelicals Still at War? A Review of 'A Faith of Our Own'
Jonathan Merritt seeks a non-partisan faith, but leaving behind the left-right culture clashes is harder than it seems.

Review by Matthew Lee Anderson | posted 5/24/2012 10:45AM

Throwing Christ Over the Cliff
How the church can help the faithful stay faithful.

Leslie Leyland Fields | posted 5/24/2012 11:34AM

Brave New Web: Navigating the Conflict Between Pluralism and Freedom
Religious organizations should defend their public presence without resorting to individualism.

Review by Joseph Knippenberg | posted 5/23/2012 09:55AM

Quebec: Canada's Prodigal Province
The province's evangelicals pursue a fresh hearing for the gospel in their post-Christian culture.

Ann-Margret Hovsepian in Montreal | posted 5/22/2012 09:09AM

Teach Us to Pray: Learning from Prayer Partners in History
Great figures from church history have much to teach about talking with God.

Interview by Elesha Coffman | posted 5/22/2012 09:10AM

What Mama Heidi's World Looks Like in Mozambique
A picture of what Heidi Baker sees on a regular basis.

Photos by Gary Gnidovic | posted 5/21/2012 10:30AM

Touched by Jesus: Healing Body and Soul
Healing and the Good News move in concert.

Timothy Morgan | posted 5/21/2012 10:42AM

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