Christianity Today

August, 2010

Volume 54, 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.

Cover Story

Cover Story

First Came the Bible

Four themes that characterize Beth Moore’s teaching.

Cover Story

Why Women Want Moore

Homespun, savvy, and with a relentless focus on Jesus, Beth Moore has become the most popular Bible teacher in America.

Features

Saved by an Atheist

Christians gave Albert Camus good reasons not to believe. He gave me a reason to return to faith.

A Curious Saint

A new biography helps us sense what life was like for the “pretty weird” and highly influential Julian of Norwich.

More from this Issue

A Jazz-Shaped Faith

Robert Gelinas, the Jazz Theologian, marches to the beat of a smooth drummer.

Tears of a Journalist

Beth Moore can reach all kinds of people. Even me.

News

News

Urban Urgency

Missionaries follow migration to city centers.

News

The Future(s) of Missions

This year, four world missionary conferences are celebrating the Edinburgh meeting’s centennial, but with distinctly different views of its legacy and future.

News

Go Figure

Stats on Americans who expect Jesus to return, minutes spent in religious activities, and religious giving.

News

Testing Property and Prisoner Protections

The 2000 Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act takes shape.

News

Christian Journalists Detained, Court Rules on Pre-embryos, and Other News

Important developments in the church and the world.

News

Passages

Recent deaths, appointments, and other transitions in the Christian world.

News

Be Fruitful and Multiply?

Observers weigh in on whether Christians have a special responsibility to have children.

News

Quotation Marks

Sharing the gospel, Joni Eareckson Tada on breast cancer, and more.

News

Jesus March in Brazil

São Paulo parade highlights more than the gospel.

Reviews

Review

The Weapon Satan Can’t Stand

Furious Love highlights spiritual warfare around the globe.

Excerpt

Mere Churchianity

Finding your way back to Jesus-shaped spirituality.

Wilson’s Bookmarks

Reviews of ‘The Natural Desire to See God,’ ‘Calvin’s Ladder,’ and ‘Layover in Dubairom’ from the editor of Books & Culture.

The Duct Tape Solution

In “Be Very Afraid,”‘ sociologist Robert Wuthnow explains how Americans typically respond to fear.

Review

A Grace-filled Engagement

The main problem with most marriages, says Paul Tripp, is lack of submission—to God. A Review of ‘What Did You Expect? Redeeming the Realities of Marriage.’

Books to Note

Quick reviews of recent books worth considering.

The World’s Prayer Guide

The latest edition of ‘Operation World’ spotlights a shifting global church.

My Top 5 Biographies of Theologians

Picks from Timothy George, founding dean of Beeson Divinity School.

Views

Relationship That Leads to Life

Why God’s law is good news.

Readers Write

Your responses to the June 2010 issue of Christianity Today.

The Lost Art of Commitment

Why we’re afraid of it, and why we shouldn’t be.

Editorial

Let the Sea Resound

We can no longer act like creation care is a secondary issue.

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