Volume 52, Number 8
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Faith-friendly Democrats may take more congressional seats from Republicans this fall.
Collin Hansen
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Recent remarks on church architecture and the food crisis, Obama quotes Reagan, and other soundbites.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
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Jordan court annuls convert's marriage, U.S. Christians become Israel's biggest tourist group, and Obama fields questions from evangelical leaders.
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Clay, a decathlete, won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics. The Azusa Pacific graduate is now aiming for gold at the Beijing Games.
Interview by Susan Wunderink
![Debunking Debauchery Debunking Debauchery](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/113037.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Donna Freitas says that when it comes to sexual ethics, nonreligious schools are failing their students.
Interview by Katelyn Beaty
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'Sex and the Soul' argues that universities—Christian and otherwise—desperately need this.
Review by Lisa Graham McMinn
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Popular spiritual author and Oprah favorite Eckhart Tolle quotes Jesus a lot. Is he a Christian?
James A. Beverley
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John Wilson's short reviews of A Step from Death, Christ and Culture Revisited, and Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat.
John Wilson, editor, 'Books and Culture'
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Putting to death the noonday demon. A review of Kathleen Norris's Acedia & Me.
Carmen Acevedo Butcher