Cover Story
Features
The Blessing of Gratitude
Why Jesus commands us to be thankful.
More from this Issue
Suicide Mission
Jamie Tworkowski’s nonprofit shows love to self-destructive teens.
Food Fights
But it doesn’t have to be this way.
News
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Today’s Pilgrims
Like the settlers of Plymouth Colony, today’s refugees and asylum seekers have fled their homelands because of persecution of several kinds—not just religious.
Evangelical vs. Mainline Politics
A new study suggests that evangelical pastors have been more likely to take public stances and candidates than their mainline cohorts.
News
The Leavers: Young Doubters Exit the Church
More than in previous generations, 20- and 30- somethings are abandoning the faith. Why?
News
A Man for All Evangelicals
Vernon Grounds shaped the movement with a rare combination of gifts in apologetics, social justice, and pastoral counseling.
News
Go Figure
Recent statistics on religious literacy, salaries for men and women in megachurches, and more.
News
Why Not College for the Disabled?
New faith-based school opens doors for young adults with intellectual disabilities.
News
Quotation Marks
Eddie Long talks about his bag of rocks, Calvin College mourns for irony, and other statements of note in the church around the world.
News
Christianity Thrives among ‘Gypsies’ Despite Prejudice
Roma Revival: Missionary efforts continue to succeed.
Reviews
My Top 5 Books on the Historical Jesus
Picks from Darrell Bock, editor of ‘Key Events in the Life of the Historical Jesus.’
Singing For Jesus
One reason white America sings spirituals today.
Books to Note
Short reviews of recent books worth considering.
Wilson’s Bookmarks
Brief Reviews of ‘Doctor Zhivago,’ ‘The Cambridge Companion to Science and Religion,’ and ‘The Man with the Baltic Stare.’
Review
Local Is Beautiful
Bill McKibben believes we can thrive on a planet that will never be the same. A review of ‘Eaarth.’
Review
The Divine Divide
The gods of America, and the difference they make. A review of ‘America’s Four Gods.’
Excerpt
A Living Stream in the Desert
How the Christian faith will be a subversive—and liberating—influence in the Middle East.
The Amish’s Spirituality for the Long Haul
What they can, and cannot, teach evangelicals.
Faithfully and Politically Present
How and why Michael Gerson believes Christians should not abandon the public square.
Views
The Parent of All Virtues
Gratitude is also the one we are most likely to sabotage.
New Limits on Religious Freedom
Discussion: Should Christians support laws that ban Muslim women from wearing the face veil in public?
Readers Write
Your responses to the September 2010 issue of Christianity Today.
Editorial
Burned by the Qur’an Burning
Our media culture values outrage over truth. We can do better.