Cover Story
Cover Story
How Tim Keller Found Manhattan
The pastor of Redeemer Church is becoming an international figure because he’s a local one.
Features
Not an Academic Question
Pastors tell how the justification debate has changed their ministry.
The Justification Debate: A Primer
Two of the world’s most prominent pastor-theologians on justification—and what difference it makes.
Reconcilable Differences
Fifteen years after genocide, Rwanda is showing signs of healing.
A City of Angels for the Homeless
How one church in the nation’s homeless capital is responding.
When to Be Naïve
It’s not a virtue just for children.
Books Uncommon and Offbeat
Short reviews of Predestination, The Spartacus War, and How Rome Fell.
News
News
Quotation Marks
Comments on returning to Christianity, breaking privacy laws, and other topics from recent news.
News
Go Figure
Get the numbers on AIDS victims saved under former President Bush, evangelicals who think President Obama is a Muslim, and pastors who expect their church’s income to increase.
News
Passages
Pat Robertson retires, Moody chooses new president, and other transitions in the Christian world.
News
News Briefs: June 01, 2009
Churches face a computer scam, NavPress closes magazines, and other recent news in the Christian world.
Reviews
Review
CDs on The List
Short reviews of new albums by Brian Blade, Seasons, Madeleine Peyroux, and Iona.
Review
Heartbreak and Promise
Isla Morley’s debut portrays the complexity of grief after a child’s death.
The Changing Face of Apologetics
Lee Strobel doesn’t think the traditional methods work anymore.
Summer Reading
A sample of books we’re planning to read.
Global is the New Local
Princeton’s Robert Wuthnow says American congregations are more international than ever.
Views
Saying More Than We Can Say
Why the arts matter even during a recession.
Protecting Our Little Platoons
There’s reason to be concerned for the future of voluntary organizations.
Praying ‘For Thine Is the Kingdom’
Quotations to stir heart and mind.
Christ Alone
Why indulgences are still a bad idea.
The Loudest Cheers in Heaven
One day, God’s invisible heroes will gain due respect.
Readers Write
Your responses to the April 2009 issue of Christianity Today.