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Features
The Problem with Hating Religion
A scholar rescues the reputation of generation of Middle East scholars.
Don’t Mess with Missions
Paradigms in Conflict argues against changing missionary theories and practice.
An Upside-Down World
Distinguishing between home and mission field no longer makes sense.
Mega-Headache
Church fights town restrictions on services.
Family Feud
Roger Olson calls for a ceasefire in a long-running theological civil war.
The Story of America?
Robert Kagan’s Dangerous Nation.
<em>Ricardo the Fierce</em>
A not-so-clinical book for those touched by special-needs kids.
Simple Process, Vibrant Church
Simple Church calls churches to focus on making disciples.
Mere Mission
N.T. Wright talks about how to present the gospel in a postmodern world.
The Beatles’ Spiritual Journeys
Steve Turner’s The Gospel According to the Beatles.
Faith-Based Activism
Christianity fuels social justice in The Beloved Community.
Top Ten Stories of 2006
The events, people, and debates of the past year that Christianity Today‘s editors and writers believe have shaped, or will significantly shape, evangelical life, thought, or mission.
Fleeing Nineveh
Threatened by persistent violence, Assyrian Christians in Iraq want to govern themselves.
Blue Law Special
Study: Laws banning Sunday commerce encourage moral behavior.
Ghost Growth
Baptist report: Some ‘failed’ church plants never existed.
Spoils of Victory
Pro-life Democrats hope party’s takeover will remove stigma.
The Pain at New Life
One family deals with its pastor’s fall.
Devastated by an Affair
How churches heal after the pastor commits adultery.
Salvation Army Wins Battle
But the broader struggle for religious freedom continues.
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Passages
Deaths of Allen Finley and Pierre Gemayel, Installation of Katharine Jefferts Schori, and other stories.
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Christianity Today News Briefs
Nicaragua bans abortions, Kingsway to build a bigger church, a $75 million donation, and the Partial-Birth Abortion Act
Reviews
Creation or Evolution? Yes!
Francis Collins issues a call to stand on the middle ground.
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Give Parents a Say
The current public school model isn’t working.
Dethroned
Jesus puts the all-important self in its place.
Signs of the Church
Quotations to stir heart and mind.
Editorial
Go Gently into That Good Night
Fear of mortality lies at the root of our bioethics confusion.
The Scandal of Forgiveness
Want to shock your neighbors? Try forgiving them.
A Tale of Five Herods
If you had five minutes with the President, what would you say?
The Year Conservatives Saved Christmas
We bullied stores out of “‘Happy Holidays.'” Hooray?