Christianity Today

December, 2004

Volume 48, Number 12

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The CT archives are a rich treasure of biblical wisdom and insight from our past. Some things we would say differently today, and some stances we've changed. But overall, we're amazed at how relevant so much of this content is. We trust that you'll find it a helpful resource.

Cover Story

Cover Story

New York’s New Hope

From inner-city gardens, to fine-art exhibitions, to political activism, street-smart churches are changing the culture of America’s largest and most dynamic city.

Features

Faith Amid the Muck

Christians struggle with island’s latest disaster.

Mythical Proportions

America is not so generous, free, and innocent as it imagines itself.

Post-Election Faith at Work

The next four years will not be a cake-walk for the pro-life, pro-family cause.

The Shroud’s Second Image

New evidence reopens debate about the controversial relic.

Tuning the Soul

All the Music of the Bible surveys melodies from Creation on.

‘Assault on the Jewish People’

New Presbyterian policy on Israel raises hackles.

Advice Rejected

Lambeth Commission report leaves church in disarray.

Deconstructing Gulags

U.S. evangelicals win key legislation for freedom.

Liberties ‘Violated’

California Catholic Charities ordered to pay for contraceptives.

Spitting on God’s Image

Christians complain of assaults in Old City.

Why I Return To The Pews

The church has often left me bemused, bored, or mystified, but I can no more abandon it than I can myself.

Faith, Fear, War, Peace

Snapshots of the grim and ‘happy’ ministry of today’s military chaplains.

Q & A: Charles Krauthammer

Syndicated columnist has criticized George W. Bush and Tony Blair for advocating a foreign policy of democratic globalism in the war on terror. Senior news writer Tony Carnes asked Krauthammer to explain his position.

Baptism + Fire

Suffering may build character, but ultimately it’s not about us.

Cheated by the Affirming Church

Contrary to what some churches teach, it is homosexuality—and not its suppression—that enslaves people like me.

From <em>Ewww</em> … to <em>Wow</em>!

What a big difference a small spider made.

Good Grief

The School of Dying Graces says costly lessons lead to priceless wisdom.

Human Sacrifice Redux

How the church battles deadly prophets in its midst.

Invitation to Paganism

The Vanishing Word laments the loss of the logos.

Killing with Kindness

Why is the church against euthanasia in instances where people are in terrible pain?

Lost Tribe Found?

Jewish group seeks return to Israel.

News

News

Quotation Marks

Recent quotes on Amish voters, Christian politics in Germany, book burning, and the UK’s abortion scandal.

News

<em>Christianity Today</em> News Briefs

Booting the Salvation Army, falling giving, and suing for rights.

News

Passages

Deaths, promotions, and other items from the religion world

News

Go Figure

Recent stats on salvation, black Protestants and gay rights, and evangelicals’ political leanings.

Reviews

Review

The Perfect Blend

An earthier version of a veteran musician brings heaven closer.

Sloppy Inclusiveness

An interview with Caroline Westerhoff, author of Good Fences: The Boundaries of Hospitality.

Views

Editorial

Nightmares and Miracles

A good beginning to the long battle for human rights in North Korea.

When Backward Is Forward

Christmas may be the best argument against genetic enhancement.

Word Become Flesh

Quotations to Stir Heart and Mind

Worldview Boot Camp

Evangelical young people need training in the truth about truth.

Editorial

Canterbury Crackup

Eschewing church discipline has come back to haunt Anglicans.

Good Boundaries Make Good Christians

The difference between welcome and inclusion

Additional Articles

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