Cover Story
Cover Story
Still the Way, the Truth, and the Life
More people than ever doubt that anyone has a corner on truth. So why do Christians keep insisting on the incomparable uniqueness of Christ?
Features
Journey To The Center
Joanna Quintrell brings the Christ alternative to alternative spirituality seekers.
Christmas in Afghanistan
Why, Lord, do you allow this time, of all times, to become for some a memorial of searing pain?
More from this Issue
Intellectual Blog Feast
Matthew Lee Anderson’s online ruminations go deep.
A Sabbath for Theology
Sometimes we need a break from the practical.
News
News
Passages
President of Youth Specialties fired, Shane Hipps hired by Mars Hill, and other transitions in the Christian world.
News
Single Mothers, Second Chances
Robust support makes all the difference during an unplanned pregnancy.
News
Breaking the Bubble
Colleges debate student newspaper rules as Internet spreads stories far beyond campus.
Reviews
Review
Pondering Our Next Move
Do even Christians operate from ‘brazen self-interest’ in interacting with others and with God?
Quick Media Takes
Books, films, and music of note in December.
Wilson’s Bookmarks
Thomas Merton’s letters, the law and theology of illegitimacy, and Victorian photocollage.
Indelible Marker
John Wigger explains how Francis Asbury left his fingerprints all over American Christianity.
String Theory and Heaven
Author Dinesh D’Souza says new scientific thinking bolsters the case for life after death.
Review
The Tunes They Are a-Changin’
Dylan’s holiday album a bust, but others catch the Christmas spirit.
Review
The Darker Side of ‘A Christmas Carol’
The Dickens classic is not just charming. It’s also brutally realistic about the world, then and now.
Views
The Problem of Goodness
It’s not just the problem of evil that baffles the secularist.
Who Was Jesus’ Grandfather?
What the two genealogies of Christ, found in Matthew and Luke, are really trying to say.
Our Divine Distortion
We can’t see God clearly without Jesus. O come, Emmanuel.
Help That Makes a Difference
What’s the biggest change needed in how charities and federal agencies deliver aid to developing nations?
Readers Write
Your responses to the October 2009 issue of Christianity Today.
