Christianity Today

July 15, 1996

Volume 40, Number 8

August 12 August 12, 1996
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Persecuted: A crisis for the contemporary church

Features

YANCEY: Confessions of a Spiritual Amnesiac

No minister had prepared me for God’s absence.

Why the Psalms Scare Us

In these poems of Scripture, you’ll find rage, loneliness, and fear—in other words, you’ll find yourself

From the Fringe to the Fold

How the Worldwide Church of God discovered the plain truth of the gospel.

The Suffering Church

Increasingly, Christians are harassed, arrested, interrogated, imprisoned, fined, or killed because of their religious beliefs and practices.

Editorial

EDITORIAL: Ministry in the Real World Order

The cold war is over, but hate is prospering. What is the church to do?

Editorial

EDITORIAL: Burned, but Not Consumed

A response to the black church arsons.

ARTICLE: Saving the Safety Net

The proper aim of welfare reform should be to get people out of poverty, not just off the public dole.

ARTICLE: Tolerance Without Compromise

Christian engagement in an era of political rancor.

BOOKS: Wesley on CD

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