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October 2003

Biblical Archaeology's Dusty Little Secret
The James bone box controversy reveals the politics beneath the science.


Bones of Contention
Why I still think the James bone box is likely to be authentic.


Holy Sex
How it ravishes our souls.


Influential Things Come in Small Packages
Three friends, four spiritual laws, and other legacies of Bill Bright.


The Joy of Suffering in Sri Lanka
How Christians thrive in the land where ethnic and religious strife is always just around the corner.


Campus Collisions
Why InterVarsity Christian Fellowship was "derecognized" at some of America's leading universities.


Resolved: Conventions Are Hell
Ten truths that can help reformers survive (and thrive) at annual denominational meetings



News: North American Report

Interfaith Relations: Jewish élites reach out to evangelicals. Tony Carnes

Evangelism: University forbids "offensive" tracts. Stan Guthrie

North America News Wrap: Roy Moore fights on, Big Idea for sale, Local Church lawsuit, new leader at Family Research Council.

Prison Rape: Christians lead campaign to stop sexual assault behind bars. Mark Stricherz

Congress: Rear Admiral Barry Black succeeds Lloyd John Ogilvie as Senate chaplain. Ken Walker

Televangelism: PTL plaintiffs to receive just $6.54 each.


World Report

Middle East: Christians take different paths as "road map" hits impasse. Sheryl Henderson Blunt

Haiti: Government grants voodoo official status.

World News Wrap: New short-term missions standards, churches attacked in Sri Lanka.

Missions: Agency pays school debts of medical missionaries. Deann Alford


Departments

Inside CT: The Article We Didn't Print |
Ben Witherington is the poster boy for writer deadlines.

Under the Sun
Casting for Whitefish; Quotation Marks; Go Figure

Where We Stand
Walking the Old, Old Talk; God Reigns-Even in Alabama

Reflections: Discerning God's Will |
Quotations to stir the heart and mind from Van Gogh, Dante, Thomas Merton, and others

Bearing the Cross |
Submitting to Islam-or Dying

Good Question |
Christian community is easily mistaken for mere cordiality, courtesy, or sociability.

Editor's Bookshelf
The Church's Hidden Jewishness; Editor's Bookshelf: 'Normalizing' Jewish Believers

Two Weddings and a Baptism |
It's still impossible to predict what will advance the gospel in Hollywood.

The CT Review
The Good Effects of the Good News; The Defender of the Good News: Questioning Lamin Sanneh; Sterling Disagreement; Investing as Love; Apocalypse Without the Beasts; Thinking to Change Lives; Beyond Wallowing

Sowing Confusion |
One small ruling for Texas; one giant leap into a cultural abyss.

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An Invisible Wall
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a pastor in Berlin assesses Germany's spiritual climate.

Germany's 'Cold Religion'
A Berlin-based journalist says that Martin Luther would have driven most of Germany's bishops from their pulpits.

After the Wall
Reflections on 20 years of mission in Europe

A Lost Generation
Mainline churches in East Germany rediscover a sense of mission.

Let us Tell You a Story
Recovering the lost spiritual discipline of reading biographies.

The Mushroom Hunt
How to find a good biography.

After Election Day, the Vote Everyone Has Been Waiting For
Tuesday brought big news on same-sex unions and the election outcomes of conservative candidates, but all eyes are now on the health-care bill.

Yawning at the Word
It's really hard to listen to God when there are really interesting things to think about.

Go Figure
Recent numbers on female senior pastors, abortion, and the megachurch.

Looking for Clear Signals
Religious freedom needs less talk and more action in Washington.

Matrix: International Religious Liberty Advocates
CT looks at the major religious liberty groups' emphases and work.

Alien Seduction
ABC's sci-fi series V, which premieres tonight, tackles questions of blind faith, asking, "Would we believe them?"

Aliens Among Us
ABC's 'V' is a probing look at culture and the need for discernment, says the show's executive producer.

Rising from the Valley of Death
Steven Curtis Chapman opens up about losing his daughter, their family's arduous journey, and a new album of songs chronicling the path of pain and hope.

Poll: Which of the following book genres do you read most for spiritual growth?

 
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