Cover Story
Cover Story
Americans Like Evangelicals After All
What they really think about evangelicals, and why we worry about it.
Features
Signs of the End Times
Our pursuit of justice in the present foreshadows the perfect justice of an age to come.
Dave Ramsey Goes Beyond Credit Card Shredding
More congregations than ever are hosting Ramsey’s Financial Peace University. Now he’s looking at their budgets, too.
Ethiopia’s River of Death
A handful of tribal Christians are fighting child sacrifice.
A Dream of a Center: ‘A Model for Faith-based Organizations’
An interview with the head of one of the most effective Pentecostal social missions in America.
God Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Body
It includes sex, diet, and sports—but so much more.
Feeding the Poor Through Pay-As-You-Can
A church-based café in New Jersey may be the future for helping people get on their feet.
A New Kind of Pentecostal
It’s no longer just about raising a hand to God. It’s also about reaching out a hand to the needy.
More from this Issue
Do They Like Us?
Yes, so let’s move on.
No More Band-Aids: Shannon Sedgwick Davis Wields Law to Halt Genocide
Why the president of the philanthropic Bridgeway Foundation says money alone won’t fix the problem.
News
News
Homeless Shelters Face Sharp Cutbacks
The feeding programs and shelters are becoming a shrinking circle of protection despite best efforts by churches and ministries.
News
Pastors: Alabama Immigration Law Will Crimp Outreach
Churches in states with tighter laws on immigration may see unintended consequences.
News
Quotation Marks
Recent comments from Fred Luter, Darren Aronofsky, and others that have stirred the pot.
News
Canceled Flights: New Policies Threaten Settlement Agencies
Resettlement agencies laid off staff after a new Department of Homeland Security screening disrupted refugees’ flights to the U.S.
News
Gender Debate: SBC Pastors Denounce NIV
Southern Baptist delegates passed a resolution criticizing the 2011 update and asked LifeWay stores not to sell the Bible translation.
News
Polling Evangelical Leaders
Both unanimity and diversity emerge in a recent poll of the Lausanne delegates.
News
Colleges Deemed Not Religious Enough, Refugees Improperly Quizzed on Religion, and More News
Important developments in the church and the world.
News
Should We Still Give Out Tracts?
Observers weigh in on whether tracts, flyers, and street evangelism are effective tools.
Reviews
Books to Note
Short reviews of ‘Not a Fan,’ ‘Why God Won’t Go Away,’ and ‘A Parent’s Guide to the Christian College.’
Mark Noll on the Foundation of the Evangelical Mind
Christian scholarship must be rooted in the person and work of Christ, says the Notre Dame historian.
My Top 5 Books On Hell
Picks from Robert Peterson, co-editor of ‘Is Hell for Real or Does Everyone Go to Heaven?’
Wilson’s Bookmarks
Brief reviews of ‘The Words of Others,’ ‘The Golden Empire,’ and ‘Building the Barricade.’
Review
King James and Queen Victoria: John Wilson Reviews Timothy Larsen’s Latest
Even among the skeptics of 19th-century England, the Bible loomed large. A review of ‘A People of One Book.’
Agents of Translation: Philip Eaton on ‘Engaging the Culture, Changing the World’
Christian colleges should fluently speak the language of both the gospel and the surrounding culture.
Review
What Jesus Never Said
He taught us not to judge others—or ourselves. A review of ’10 Things Jesus Never Said.’
Views
Real Happiness: Colson and George Bemoan our National Virtue Deficit
Where a people abandons virtue, government steps in.
A Both/And Path to Truth
Why the narrow way to faith is also expansive.
Readers Write
Readers respond to the June issue of Christianity Today.
Drones: Is It Wrong to Kill by Remote Control?
Christian thinkers weigh in on whether the U.S. should use unmanned predator drones to target enemy forces.
Editorial
Good Religion, Bad Religion
A new study reveals we’re incurably religious. That’s a problem.