Christianity Today

August, 2007

Volume 51, Number 8

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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.

Features

Jerry Falwell Was Right

Stephen H. Webb

God really does judge the nations, new book argues.

The Christian Message in Lebanon

Interview by Charles Strohmer

Journalist Rami Khouri on how the church can foster peace in a troubled region.

Allah’s Continent?

Not so fast, says Philip Jenkins in God’s Continent.

Eat, Drink, and Be Hungry

John Koessler

It’s emptiness, not fullness, that Jesus blesses.

What Did Paul Really Mean?

Simon Gathercole

‘New perspective’ scholars argue that we need, well, a new perspective on justification by faith.

Liberate My People

Theologian and educator Ruth Padilla DeBorst says true Christian mission addresses issues of power and poverty.

Bruce and the Almighty

Mark Moring

Springsteen’s religious imagery getting sharper.

Mrs. Graham’s Grit

Three cheers for incompatibility.

Reasonable Cause

Collin Hansen

Southern Baptists debate the role of their Message in hiring, firing.

Too ‘Sectarian’

Sarah Pulliam

Court: Students at some religious schools can’t get state funds.

News

News

Scrambling for Bibles

Christopher Lewis

The world may have moved in next door, but non-English Scriptures remain frustratingly hard to find.

News

The Benevolent Big Box

Elisa Weeks

The Storehouse offers discount prices for rebuilding neighborhoods.

News

Promises, Promises

How to really build a ‘great society.’

News

Quotation Marks

Comments from Ruth Graham, the Muslim Episcopal priest, a Christian teen in Gaza, and others.

News

Go Figure

Americans’ opinions on Darfur and evolution, and other recent statistics.

News

Passages

Akinola defeated, Gospel Rescue Missions executive director appointed, and other news.

News

News Briefs: August 09, 2007

Vietnam Christians sentenced, TBN acquires theme park, and the CRC votes on women in church office.

News

Coalition Breaking

Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra

Christian lobbyists in Alabama fight over track betting.

News

Caught on Tape

S. David in India

Videotaped attack in India triggers protests as Dalit Christians head to Supreme Court.

Reviews

My Top 5 Books on Atheism

Compiled by John Wilson, Books & Culture editor.

Bookmarks

Short reviews of First Look, Then Start Talking, What Jesus Demands from the World, and If Jesus Were Mayor.

Q&A: Richard Land

Interview by Collin Hansen

The president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission talks about his new book, The Divided States of America?

Views

Attack Dogs of Christendom

Is this how to bring grace and savor to a crumbling civilization?

Editorial

Statistical Shell Game

A Christianity Today Editorial

The numbers we report are a matter of gospel integrity.

What To Do About Nukes

You may not be as powerless as you think.

Blessed Are the Meek

Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman

Quotations to stir heart and mind.

The Freemasonry Threat

Faint echoes remind evangelicals of a nearly forgotten foe.

Editorial

The Gay Shibboleth

A Christianity Today Editorial

Opposition to homosexual behavior may now be a bar to high office.

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