Cover Story
Cover Story
John Calvin: Comeback Kid
Why the 500-year-old Reformer retains an enthusiastic following today.
Features
Out of This World
What this Lutheran learned when he visited the Amish.
Letting Words Do Their Work
Why the care of language is more important than ever.
More Than Profit
A business plan with a divine edge has an angle on fighting poverty.
Reveling in the Mystery
Sometimes in order to see God, we have to learn to not know him.
The Art of Cyber Church
Joel Hunter is known by many as part of President Obama’s inner circle of pastors. Fewer know him as one of America’s most innovative church planters.
Saving Witches in Kolwezi
Accused of witchcraft by parents and churches, children in the Democratic Republic of Congo are being rescued by Christian activists.
A New Way to Finance Education
For-profit Christian education is becoming more attractive.
Hard Choices For Higher Ed
In a bleak economy, Christian colleges reinvent themselves.
Books Uncommon and Offbeat
Short reviews of Funeral for a Stranger, Quantum Leaps, and Catcher.
Liberty Unbound
How Jerry Falwell’s ambitious sons have led the Lynchburg university to financial success and a burgeoning student body.
Past, Present, Future
Why we love Christian history.
A Common Hope
Much of ‘Calvinism’ is simply Christianity
Theologian of the Spirit
Calvin was no charismatic, but he was closer to it than some Reformed people readily admit.
Man of the Bible
When it comes to careful exegesis and consistent theological systems, Calvin set the bar high.
Calvin’s Biggest Mistake
Why he assented to the execution of Michael Servetus.
The Reluctant Reformer
Calvin would have preferred the library carrel to the pulpit.
The Accidental Anglican
On his journey from Calvary Chapel through the Vineyard, the emerging church, the Alpha Course, and now the Anglican Mission in America, Todd Hunter has remained tightly focused on evangelism.
Q & A: Wayne Pederson
The president of HCJB Global discusses how the evangelistic organization known for shortwave broadcasting is changing in light of new media realities.
News
News
Quotation Marks
Recent remarks on the Anglicans’ teaching on sexuality, ancient catacombs advertisements, Tim Tebow’s virginity, and other news developments.
News
News Briefs: August 10, 2009
Former pastor arrested in a $120 million Ponzi scheme, International Aid shuts down, and other news in the Christian world.
News
Go Figure
Get the numbers on scientists who believe in God, volunteers, and Americans who say they are born again.
News
Accountability Breakdown
D.C. adultery scandals shed light on Christian support in the capital.
News
Passages
Robert Short dies, Paula White returns to Without Walls, and other transitions in the Christian world.
Reviews
God and Gays
Three films take a closer look at faith and homosexuality.
Review
CDs on The List
Short reviews of Glory Revealed II and new albums from Orphan Project, Christy Nickels, and Tracy Lawrence.
Review
Finding God in the Dark
Joe Henry is adventurous in words and music. A review of Blood From Stars.
Grace Amid the Vices
Exploring the seven deadly sins doesn’t have to be depressing. An interview with Glittering Vices author Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung.
Review
Reframing Human History
How we got into the atheism culture war in the first place. A review of David Bentley Hart’s Atheist Delusions.
Review
Mr. Wilson’s Wild Ride
Theology in color, motion, and sensory detail. A review of N.D. Wilson’s Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl
Views
White Flag in the Mommy Wars
The theology that many parents are missing.
Great Questions of the Bible
Quotations to stir heart and mind.
Readers Write
Your responses to the July 2009 issue of Christianity Today.
Intensive Care Week
Thoughts while sitting beside my brother as his brain and body failed.
Sex, Lies, and Abortion
It’s time to get to the bottom of the great national tragedy.