Cover Story
Cover Story
A Higher Education
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
Ethiopian government donates land for hundreds of congregations.
Evangelical Collective
New association seeks more rights in Israel.
Kansas Voters Reject Gay Rites
But federal courts are expected to strike down state bans.
Six Priests Face Suspension
Deny they have ‘abandoned communion’ in dispute with bishop.
Lay Pastor May Face Martyrdom
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’?
Campaign against filibusters sparks debate among Christians.
News
News
<em>Christianity Today</em> News Briefs
Christians murdered in Pakistan and Bangladesh, and Oregon’s supreme court overturns same-sex marriages.
News
Evangelical Mainliners Remember Defender of Orthodoxy
Diane Knippers was at the heart of mainline renewal movements.
Reviews
A Jewel of a Writer
Bret Lott is a true-blue evangelical who writes literary fiction that New York takes seriously (and that Oprah loves).
The Compulsive Reader
What is this mania to reach the end of the book?
Bookmarks
Quick reviews of new books.
2005 Christianity Today Book Awards
From more than 300 nominations, these books represent the year’s best.
Views
His Body, His Blood
Quotations to stir the heart and mind.
Visualcy
Literacy is not the only necessity in a visual culture.
Editorial
We Are Brothers’
John Paul II’s legacy of orthodoxy bodes well for evangelical engagement.