Volume 49, Number 4

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Cover Stories

The biblical case.
An excerpt from 'United by Faith' by Curtiss Paul DeYoung, Michael O. Emerson, George Yancey, and Karen Chai Kim
More from this Issue

Recent comments on Bush and gays, the humanity of pre-embryos, and other subjects.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Four working pastors—Latino, Asian, black, and white—respond to the bracing thesis of United by Faith.
Moderated by Edward Gilbreath and Mark Galli

What multiracial church looks like in the town formerly infamous for segregation.
by John W. Kennedy

Ron Sider says the movement is riddled with hypocrisy, and that it's time for serious change.
Interview by Stan Guthrie

Middle Eastern Christians might end up more repressed under democracy than under dictators.
by Derek Hoffmann

Where is heaven, and how will we experience it before the final resurrection?
Answered by Arthur O. Roberts

Overly positive thinking and prosperity teaching undermine Joel Osteen's bestseller.
Douglas LeBlanc