Christianity Today

December 4, 2000

Volume 44, Number 14

January 8 January 8, 2001
December 4
November 13 November 13, 2000

Anonymous Are the Peacemakers: The Nobel Peace Prize has brought fame to many peacemakers, but many unsung Christians have thwarted warfare by quiet, prayerful work.

Cover Story

Cover Story

Anonymous Are the Peacemakers

Gerald Shenk

For the past century, the Nobel Peace Prize has spotlighted those who work for fraternity among the nations. But strife and warfare are often thwarted by Christians working quietly and prayerfully.

Features

Guest Columnist: Andy Crouch Crunching the Numbers

A modest proposal for measuring what really matters in church life.

What Is Truth (About Pilate)?

Lauren Winner

Three books dig for insights into the shadowy ruler and his wife.

Southern Baptists: Cracks in the Convention

Deann Alford in Corpus Christi, Texas

Texas South Baptists slash $5 million from Southern Baptist Convention.

Sexual Politics: InterVarsity Group on Probation

Randy Bishop

Tufts University says group violated school’s nondiscrimination policy by excluding lesbian student from leadership.

Bitter Pills

A Christianity Today Editorial

What does RU-486 change about abortion?

Intelligent Design: Design Interference

Tony Carnes

William Dembski fired from Baylor’s Intelligent Design center.

Outreach: More than 12 Steps

Suzanne Lewis-Johnson in Snellville, Georgia

New Freedom Fellowship, a church for recovering substance abusers, helps people walk with Christ.

Chile: Leveling the Playing Field

David Miller, Compass Direct, in Bolivia

A new law puts Protestants on equal footing with Roman Catholics.

Philippines: Hostage Drama Exposes Christians’ Vulnerability

By Alex Buchan

Abductions only part of harassment in Philippines.

Uganda: Ebola Strikes Again

Greg Taylor in Jinja, Uganda

India: Christians Scorn ‘China Model’

Manpreet Singh in New Delhi

Christians Scorn ‘China Model’ Fundamentalist Hindu leader’s proposal would oust missionaries.

Messianic Ethiopians Face Discrimination

By Alfred Muller, Compass Direct, in Jerusalem

Sisters appealing decision to revoke Israeli citizenship.

Not Just Another Megachurch

John Wilson

Church-growth critics and partisans would do well to visit Louisville’s Southeast Christian Church.

100 Years of Beatitude

Nobel Peace Prize winners explicitly influenced by Christian principles.

Fellowship Without Borders

Ronald A. Wells

In Northern Ireland, a Catholic monk and a Presbyterian pastor learn to work together for peace.

Reclaiming Santa

Wendy Murray Zoba

Ed Butchart’s year-round mission to recover the true spirit of St. Nicholas.

The Evolution of St. Nick

Wendy Murray Zoba

Tracing the roots of Santa Claus to the early church.

The Kinkade Crusade

Randall Balmer

America’s most collected artist is a Christian who seeks to sabotage Modernism by painting beauty, sentiment, and the memory of Eden.

The Making of an Original

Lee Knapp

Coloring in the lines other Christians drew for me was much easier than the hard, divine work of becoming the person God wants me to be.

Between the Temple Mount and a Hard Place

Elaine Ruth Fletcher

Palestinian Christians want both peace in their villages and justice for their Muslim brothers.

Brazil’s Surging Spirituality

Kenneth D. MacHarg

Churches of all stripes have been growing for decades, as have the controversies and challenges facing evangelicals.

Kingdom Prodigy

Joe Westbury

How an 8-year-old girl from Georgia began a community program that has fed thousands.

The Business of Resurrection

Corrie Cutrer in Leawood, Kansas

A fast-growing Kansas City church builds on success by using an innovative plan for real-estate development.

Using Wesley’s Old Playbook

Corrie Cutrer in Leawood, Kansas

Methodism is perfectly situated to reach Gen-Xers, says pastor.

From the CEO: Who’s Who on the CTI Masthead

Harold Myra, CEO of Christianity Today International

Christianity Today ‘s editors, past and present, pack a theological punch.

The Artist as Prophet

A Christianity Today Editorial

What is Christian art, and what does it look like?

News

Wire Story

Jubilee 2000: Grassroots Activism Delivers Debt Relief

By Associated Baptist Press

The Jubilee 2000 success is evidence that everyday people can make a difference.

Wire Story

Ariel Sharon: Mideast Peace Process Is Dead

Religion News Service

Land of Israel promised by God only to the Jews, opposition leader tells Christian group.

Reviews

Review

The New/Old CCM

Sara Pearsaul

Classical Christian music, especially the sacred works of Johann Sebastian Bach, finds a young, and large, audience.

Views

Quotations to Contemplate

Quotations to contemplate on the Incarnation.

Humility’s Many Faces

Everyone I’ve looked up to has shared one trait.

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