Christianity Today

July, 2004

Volume 48, Number 7

August August, 2004
July
June June, 2004

When Does Personhood Begin? And what difference does it make?

Cover Story

Cover Story

When Does Personhood Begin?

Bob Smietana

And what difference does it make?

Features

Fools’ Gold

Rob Moll

Christians lured into buying ‘rare’ coins.

God Minus World = God

Answered by Laurence W. Wood

Does God need our help, love, and praise?

Inside <em>CT</em>: Bike Rides with Refugees

Tim Morgan

There are 13 million refugees and asylum seekers worldwide. We show you the lives of four of them.

Memoir of Hope

Reviewed by Cindy Crosby

Letters for Lizzie wrestles with death and discovers God is not safe.

Pondering a Divorce

Kathleen K. Rutledge

Some United Methodists think their differences are irreconcilable.

Purging the Faith from ‘Faith-Based’

Reviewed by Stephen Lazarus

The first detailed history of President Bush’s initiative to help the poor.

Eye for an Eye for an Eye

Obed Minchakpu in Jos

Are Nigeria’s deadly religious riots really about religion?

Saving Strangers

Photo essay by Denise McGill

The journey of one Somali Bantu family in the largest group resettlement of African refugees in U.S. history.

Targeted Apologetics

Reviewed by Cindy Crosby

Encountering New Religious Movements with the Gospel.

Terror on Top of the World

By Anil Stephen

Maoist threats shut down development work.

The 4-14 Window

John W. Kennedy

New push on child evangelism targets the crucial early years.

Truth’ on Two Hills

Bob Wenz

What happens when church and culture conspire to ignore the meaning of words.

Where Stormie Finds Her Power

Tim Stafford

Stormie Omartian is a bestselling author precisely because she doesn’t have a picture-perfect life

Witness Amid War

Reviewed by Jeanette Hardage

The untold story of Christian efforts to end the violence in Guatemala.

Frozen Out

John Van Regenmorter

What to do with those extra embryos.

Unwanted Interruptions

An interview with theological ethicist Amy Laura Hall

Why is our culture so hostile to children-inside and outside the womb?

Q & A: James Dobson

The chairman of Focus on the Family speaks about the need for the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment.

Unwanted Interruptions

An interview with theological ethicist Amy Laura Hall

Why is our culture so hostile to children-inside and outside the womb?

Unwanted Interruptions

An interview with theological ethicist Amy Laura Hall

Why is our culture so hostile to children-inside and outside the womb?

Heart of Truthfulness

Kathleen K. Rutledge in Pittsburgh

African Methodists provide hope to a troubled church.

Discreet and Dynamic

Why, with no apparent resources, Chinese churches thrive.

Out-of-Control Clerics

Jeff M. Sellers

Official scourgings and vigilante enforcers in Iran terrorize Christians.

Bonds that Bind

Reviewed by Cindy Crosby

David Gushee examines marriage and divorce in historical and contemporary contexts.

Christians Fear Some Backlash After India Elections

Manpreet Singh

Still, they’re heartened by voters’ chastening of nationalist Hindus.

Conservative Like a Fox

Tony Carnes

al Thomas hates the liberalism, but tries to love the liberal.

Explorers of Noah’s Lost Ark

Gordon Govier

Citing new satellite images, team seeks to ‘solidify the faith of many Christians.’

News

News

Quotation Marks

Recent quotes on unborn children’s pain, literary Jenkins, and Dan Brown’s scruples.

News

Methodists Divided on Split

Church leaders react to talk about division.

News

News Briefs: July 01, 2004

By CT Staff

The morning-after pill, persecution in Vietnam, and the Jesus Video Project.

News

Go Figure

Recent stats on teen prayer, Bible reading, and music piracy.

Wire Story

Black Eye for Freedom

Mandy Morgan, Religion News Service, in Washington

Report warns about religious liberty trends around the world.

News

Passages

By CT staff

Deaths, promotions, and other items from the religion world.

Reviews

Review

Celestial Sights

Cindy Crosby

‘Room of Marvels’ is a vision of what heaven might look like.

Views

Hope Deferred

Christians are uniquely positioned to further racial equality.

Editorial

No-Fault Division?

A Christianity Today Editorial

It may be time for mainline churches to consider an amicable divorce.

Discipleship

Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman

Quotations to stir heart and mind

It’s About God

John Aman

Why Judge Roy Moore was right—a response to Ted Haggard.

Editorial

The Evil In Us

A Christianity Today Editorial

Prisoner torture in Iraq exposes the ordinary face of human depravity.

Additional Articles

All Archives

Apple PodcastsDown ArrowDown ArrowDown Arrowarrow_left_altLeft ArrowLeft ArrowRight ArrowRight ArrowRight Arrowarrow_up_altUp ArrowUp ArrowAvailable at Amazoncaret-downCloseCloseEmailEmailExpandExpandExternalExternalFacebookfacebook-squareGiftGiftGooglegoogleGoogle KeephamburgerInstagraminstagram-squareLinkLinklinkedin-squareListenListenListenChristianity TodayCT Creative Studio Logologo_orgMegaphoneMenuMenupausePinterestPlayPlayPocketPodcastRSSRSSSaveSaveSaveSearchSearchsearchSpotifyStitcherTelegramTable of ContentsTable of Contentstwitter-squareWhatsAppXYouTubeYouTube