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September 2005

The New Monasticism
A fresh crop of Christian communities is blossoming in blighted urban settings all over America.


Come, Lord Jesus—But Not Too Soon
Why it's hard to be heavenly minded.


The Daniel of Religious Rights
Nina Shea is not someone to tangle with. And the persecuted are mighty glad.

Plus: Interview—The Greatest Threat to Human Freedom Today

High-Tech Circuit Riders
Satellite churches are discovering a new way to grow the body of Christ.


The Holy and the Ivy
Intellectual skepticism persists in the Ivy League. Thankfully, so does a vibrant Christian faith.


How to Win Friends and Influence Culture
A prominent human-rights activist praises—and pointedly counsels—evangelicals.

Plus: Two Tests for Evangelical Action

Impractical Christianity
Faith really begins to make a difference when it stops 'working.'


The Politics of the People of God
The church has a unique role to play in our politicized culture.


The $1 Billion Handoff
Sir John Templeton's born-again son takes control of the famous foundation—but there are strings attached.


Helping Afghanistan One Cupcake at a Time
Why a Christian couple trains Kabul's women to bake, cook, and keep house for Westerners.



HeadLines

Supreme Court: Roberts hailed even though abortion views unknown.

Denominations: Liberal UCC takes one small step forward.

United Kingdom: British Christians respond to London bombings.

Zimbabwe: Churches defy regime that turns urban poor into refugees.

Outreach: Canadian Christians make a nationwide splash.

Church & State: Can cities now condemn church property to build businesses?

Anglicans: Liberal Connecticut bishop 'disciplines' conservative church.

Q & A: Richard Land on national blessings.

Law: Churches worried now that homosexual marriage legal in Canada

Ministry: James Meeks's Chicago megachurch starts a new chapter.


Departments

Inside CT
A More Demanding Faith

Readers Write

Where We Stand
End Extreme Poverty in 2005?; Neighbor Love Inc.

Reflections
Friendship

Weblog in Print |
Abolishing Abstinence

Civil Reactions |
The Court's Uncertain Trumpet

The CT Review
Why we worship slimness while supersizing our lunches; Donald Miller says there's more to faith than grids and logic; Bookmarks

The Back Page |
God Behind Barbed Wire

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Second Coming Ecology
We care for the environment precisely because God will create a new earth.

Go Figure
Atheists who believe in God, and other recent findings.

News of the Week Quiz
Questions on Todd Bentley's miracle-working exclamation, Anglican idolatry according to Gene Robinson, and more.

The Human Condition
Quotations to stir heart and mind.

Here's to All the Losers
Why defeat at the hands of God is magnificent.

News of the Week Quiz
Questions on Todd Bentley's miracle-working exclamation, Anglican idolatry according to Gene Robinson, and more.

CT Election 2008 Blog

From Christianity Today Movies:
The Dark Knight
While perhaps a bit too ambitious, The Dark Knight demonstrates great balance between story and spectacle—and touts an all-time classic villain performance.

Space Chimps
Some decent nostalgia for the early days of NASA and a tacky, cheap alien world make for an odd match in this underwhelming cartoon.

Mamma Mia!
The music of ABBA successfully translates to a musical about a girl trying to determine the identity of her father on her wedding day, but the film version is too campy in tone, too sloppy in execution, and too mixed in its messages.

 
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