Christianity Today

April 23, 2001

Volume 45, Number 6

May 21 May 21, 2001
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Myth Matters: Why C.S. Lewis's books remain models for Christian apologists in the 21st century.

Cover Story

Cover Story

Myth Matters

Louis A. Markos

Why C.S. Lewis’s books remain models for Christian apologists in the 21st century

Features

Fraud: Jury Convicts Greater Ministries of Fraud

Chuck Fager

Five leaders face jail time for one of the largest Ponzi operations ever

Old Wisdom for New Times

Steve Rabey

The International Bible Society is doing spiritual archaeology and retro-publishing to reach seekers

Reimagining Missions

Two scholars seek to rescue the Great Commission from narrowly evangelistic readings, but their answers may be dangerously wide

Unfair Use Alleged

Mark A. Kellner

Religious groups fight Internet copyright abuses.

Homosexuality: Presbyterians Vote Down Same-Sex Prohibition

Presbyterian News Service

Opponents say vague wording led to defeat

Church-State: Evangelicals Squabble Over Charitable Choice

Jim Jones

Meanwhile, group suggests religious broadcasters reconsider severing ties.

Readers’ Forum: Truth at Risk

John Sanders, Clark Pinnock, Greg Boyd, William Hasker, Richard Rice, and David Basinger

Six leading openness theologians say that many assumptions made about their views are simply wrong

New Study Reveals Which Churches Grow

Tony Carnes

High standards are key, says new survey from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research

Sri Lanka: Christians Mediate for Peace

Anto Akkara, Ecumenical News International, with additional reporting by Open Doors

Sri Lanka churches try to reconcile Sinhalese Buddhists and Hindu Tamils

Jerusalem: Holy Land Roadblocks

Elaine Ruth Fletcher

Christian pilgrims learn about Palestinians’ everyday indignities

India: Christians Help Overlooked Villages

Manpreet Singh

Many Christian agencies are still doing earthquake relief among India’s poorest victims

Zambia: Church Leaders Publicly Oppose Third Term for Christian President

Odhiambo Okite

But Zambians are divided over whether Frederick Chiluba should stay.

Making Space for God

Jennifer H. Disney

What spiritual direction is, and why evangelicals are increasingly attracted to it. An interview with Holy Invitations author Jeannette Bakke

The Wright Stuff

Lauren F. Winner

With Velma Still Cooks in Leeway, Vinita Hampton Wright leads a quiet transformation of Christian fiction

Life Is Unfair (and That’s Okay)

When we are battered or baffled by personal injustices, God whispers, If you do what is right, it will go well with you.

Latest Books by CT Staff

On issues from foster care to the future of missions. Christianity Today staff have been writing for more than the magazine

The Morality Supermarket

Christianity Today Editorial

Many Americans, even Christians, pick and choose their ideas of right and wrong

Bad Ideas Have Consequences

A Christianity Today Editorial

The Times should have run a correction. Instead, it might change government policy

The Violent Face of Jihad in Indonesia

Jeff M. Sellers

What you can do to help persecuted Christians in Indonesia

News

Wire Story

Updates: Defrocked Episcopal Bishop Resigns

Religion News Service

Anger likely to continue over case of extramarital affair 20 years ago

Wire Story

Anglicans: Discipline of Episcopal Church Derailed

Religion News Service

Anglican theological panel to consider reprimand proposal

Wire Story

Equal Access Case Argued

Religion News Service

Can an after-school Christian club use public school facilities? The Supreme Court will decide

Wire Story

Christian Zionists Rally for Jewish State

Religion News Service

More than 600 Christians from around the world flock to Jerusalem to show solidarity with Israel as peace process collapses

News

Left Behind: Author LaHaye Sues Left Behind Film Producers

Michael R. Smith

Producers didn’t make the blockbuster they promised, he says

Reviews

2001 Christianity Today Book Awards

Each winter brings a different sort of blizzard to Christianity Today’s offices in the western suburbs of Chicago as publishers deluge us with nominations for our Annual Book Awards

Review

Rap’s Demon-Slayer

Douglas LeBlanc

T-Bone brings hip-hop swagger to spiritual warfare

Views

My House, God’s House

Hospitality is not merely good manners but a ministry of healing

Slouching into Sloth

The XFL is but the latest sign of the coarsening of our culture

Quotations to Stir Mind and Heart

Richard A. Kauffman

Quotations to stir heart and mind during Holy Week

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