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November 2010

Briefing

Spotlight
So if 18 percent of Americans think Obama is a Muslim, is that a large number or a small one? Find out what 18 percent of Americans also believe.

Gleanings
Important developments in the church and the world.

Headlines
Politics: Pastors split over Bible reading in schools as fix for violence.
Church Life: Reports of U.K. church's death may be premature.
Evangelism:Roma Revival: Missionary efforts continue to succeed.
Denominations: N.C. proposal raises age-old questions of Baptist identity.
Higher Education: New faith-based school opens doors for young adults with intellectual disabilities.

Features

Cover Story
A Feast Fit for the King
Returning the growing fields and kitchen table to God.
Leslie Leyland Fields

Cover Sidebar
The Grim Realities of Factory Farms
Leslie Leyland Fields

Philip Yancey: A Living Stream in the Desert
How the Christian faith will be a subversive—and liberating—influence in the Middle East.
Philip Yancey

Faithfully and Politically Present
How and why he believes Christians should not abandon the public square.
Sarah Pulliam Bailey

CULTURAL TRENDS
The Leavers: Young Doubters Exit the Church
More than in previous generations, young people are abandoning the faith. Why?
Drew Dyck

The Blessing of Gratitude
Why Jesus commands us to be thankful.
Stan Guthrie

A Man for All Evangelicals
Vernon Grounds shaped the movement with a rare combination of apologetics, social justice, and pastoral counseling.
Scott Wenig

Viewpoints

Letters
Readers Write
Your responses to the September 2010 issue of Christianity Today.

Where We Stand
Burned by the Qur'an Burning
Our media culture values outrage over truth. We can do better.

The Village Green
New Limits on Religious Freedom
Should Christians support laws that ban Muslim women from wearing the face veil in public?
New Limits on Religious Freedom
Support Women First
Defend Muslim Liberty

Throwing Inkwells
The Parent of All Virtues
Gratitude is also the one we are most likely to sabotage.

Past Imperfect
Singing For Jesus
One reason white America sings spirituals today.

CT Review

Books
America's Four Gods
The gods of America, and the difference they make. A review of 'America's Four Gods.'

Five Historical Jesus Books
Picks from Darrell Bock, editor of 'Key Events in the Life of the Historical Jesus.'

Local Is Beautiful
Bill McKibben believes we can thrive on a planet that will never be the same. A review of 'Eaarth.'

Kierkegaard's Spiritual Writings
George Pattison offers a new translation and selection.

Wilson's Bookmarks
Brief Reviews of 'Doctor Zhivago,' 'The Cambridge Companion to Science and Religion,' and 'The Man with the Baltic Stare.'

Interview: The Amish Way
What they can, and cannot, teach evangelicals.

Movies
•More Than a Mountain
'Deep Down' plumbs theological divide on coal mining.

•Hopes and Fears of All the Years
'Little Town of Bethlehem' puts a human face on Israeli-Palestinian relations.

• Two minutes with Randall Wallace

Music
• Sufjan Stevens's The Age of Adz

Quick Takes
Books to Note
Short reviews of recent books worth considering.

In Every Issue

Inside CT
Food Fights
But it doesn't have to be this way.

Who's Next
Suicide Mission
Jamie Tworkowski’s nonprofit shows love to self-destructive teens.

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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