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September 2007

Why We Love Football
Grace and idolatry run crossing patterns in the new American pastime.


Fumbling Religion?
When it deals with Christians and churches, the NFL doesn't always have a good game plan.

Plus: A Kinder, Gentler Coach

Powering Down
World Vision India head Jayakumar Christian on how the poor become movers and shakers, and movers and shakers become poor.


Pastor Provocateur
Love him or hate him, Mark Driscoll is helping people meet Jesus in one of America's least-churched cities.


The Good Life
Augustine says we must love the very best the most.


The Bible in Brush and Stroke
Medieval and modern join forces in the Saint John's Bible.


Go and Plant Churches of All Peoples
Crusades and personal witnessing are no longer the cutting edge of evangelism.


Latter-Day Politics
Mitt Romney believes American values, not Mormon doctrine, should rule a President.


Second Chances at Life
698,000 inmates were released from prison in the last 12 months. Most will be behind bars again by 2009. How can we keep more from returning?



HeadLines

Church in Action: Texas Baptists help immigrants become citizens.

Middle East: Jordan River endangered.

Public Policy: Christian reformers find crop of concerns in farm bill.

Higher Education: Northern Seminary joins nationwide trend.

Map: Top 10 cities for religious volunteering.

Missions: New passport requirements complicate travel plans.

Ministry: ECFA offers new option for churches, small ministries.

Q+A: Paul Marshall on international religious freedom.

Tidings: Ted Olsen weighs President Bush's "theological perspective" on freedom.

South Korea: Backlash against Taliban hostages.


Departments

Inside CT
Odds and Endings

Readers Write

Where We Stand
What It Means to Love Israel; All That's Good in Sports

Reflections
Blessed Are Those Who Hunger

Do Likewise |
Our Teachable Moment

Guest Column |
Resurrecting the Public Death

The Pulse |
I Was a Stranger

The CT Review
Anticipating mortality; a Samson novel with fierce intelligence; why Russian filmmaker Tarkovsky sought to harrow the soul; Morris Robinson goes Home with an album of spirituals; Douglas LeBlanc's favorite religion podcasts; remembering The Shawshank Redemption; Bookmarks

The Back Page |
God's Writing Life

 
Obama Does Not Widen Religious Exemption for Contraceptive Mandate
The burden to cover contraception shifts.

The Best Ways to Fight Poverty—Really
The church's role in raising the poor's standard of living.

Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to the December issue.

Calling All Callings: Amy Sherman on ‘Kingdom Calling’
Christians can build thriving communities by exercising their vocational gifts.

Pro-life Advocates Cheer State Court Rulings, Parliament Reaffirms Church De-Regulations, and More News
Important developments in the church and the world.

First They Came for the Catholics: Obama's Contraceptive Mandate
An open letter to evangelical Christians.

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 Crackdown on International Adoptions
The rate of adoptions in Ethiopia has declined 90 percent.

 
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