Christianity Today

June, 2005

Volume 49, Number 6

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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

A Higher Education

by Michael S. Hamilton

A slew of new books on faith and learning may signal a renaissance for the Christian college.

Features

A Quirky and Vibrant Mosaic

Evangelicals are admired, mocked, praised, scorned—and all for good reason.

Hitting the Brakes

Only a marriage amendment can stop the Supreme Court’s momentum.

The Promise of Benedict XVI

Evangelicals can be glad that the new pope is not likely to be a mere caretaker.

Culture Allies

James Jewell

Ethiopian government donates land for hundreds of congregations.

Evangelical Collective

Dale Gavlak in Jerusalem and Amman

New association seeks more rights in Israel.

Kansas Voters Reject Gay Rites

Mark Stricherz

But federal courts are expected to strike down state bans.

Six Priests Face Suspension

Mark A. Kellner

Deny they have ‘abandoned communion’ in dispute with bishop.

Lay Pastor May Face Martyrdom

Compass Direct

Convert from Islam accused of evangelizing Muslims.

Waging Peace on Islam

A missionary veteran of Asia proposes one way to defuse Muslim anger about the Crusades.

No ‘Justice’?

Sheryl Henderson Blunt in Washington

Campaign against filibusters sparks debate among Christians.

News

News

Quotation Marks

Recent comments from the new pope, Maureen Dowd, and Mark Noll.

News

Go Figure

Recent stats on Bible reading, radio listening, and giving by evangelicals.

News

<em>Christianity Today</em> News Briefs

by CT staff

Christians murdered in Pakistan and Bangladesh, and Oregon’s supreme court overturns same-sex marriages.

News

Passages

by CT staff

Deaths, promotions, and other items from the religion world.

News

Evangelical Mainliners Remember Defender of Orthodoxy

RNS, with additional reporting by Ken Walker

Diane Knippers was at the heart of mainline renewal movements.

Wire Story

Fuller Creates Another ‘Habitat’

By Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service

New organization will focus on housing, too.

Reviews

A Jewel of a Writer

by Lauren F. Winner

Bret Lott is a true-blue evangelical who writes literary fiction that New York takes seriously (and that Oprah loves).

The Compulsive Reader

by Louis Markos

What is this mania to reach the end of the book?

Bookmarks

Reviewed by Cindy Crosby

Quick reviews of new books.

2005 Christianity Today Book Awards

From more than 300 nominations, these books represent the year’s best.

Views

Editorial

We’re Prime Time, Baby!

A Christianity Today Editorial

Evangelicals’ new status means deepened responsibility.

His Body, His Blood

Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman

Quotations to stir the heart and mind.

Editorial

Prescription for Conflict

A Christianity Today Editorial

Pharmacists may have to put conscience on the shelf—or quit.

Visualcy

Literacy is not the only necessity in a visual culture.

Editorial

We Are Brothers’

A Christianity Today Editorial

John Paul II’s legacy of orthodoxy bodes well for evangelical engagement.

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