Volume 48, Number 2

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Evangelicals are gaining respect among mainstream journalists, and that would have pleased Carl Henry.
By Ted Olsen

Denomination concerned about character and conduct of church criticism
By Kevin Eckstrom, RNS, with Presbyterian News Service

Evangelicals have become major players in American culture, and that may be their biggest problem.
Martin E. Marty

Biblical storytelling conveys the realities of our faith better than almost any other form of communication.
By Walter Wangerin Jr.

If Christ has truly defeated the powers of Satan on the Cross (Col. 2:15), why do the powers of evil effectively operate in this world?
Answered by Richard B. Hays

The author of Bowling Alone discovers Evangelicals can be trusted at the civic table.
Reviewed by John Wilson

After a car accident killed his wife, mother, and daughter, Jerry Sittser was left asking, Why?
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby

Two well-known gurus of biblical finance team up for a one-two punch on building a God-honoring financial portfolio.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby

A rock musical for a new generation tells the gospel in MTV language—for better or for worse.
Todd Hertz