August
2011
Volume 55, Number 8
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Cover Story
Features
More congregations than ever are hosting Ramsey's Financial Peace University. Now he's looking at their budgets, too.
Rob Moll
![A New Kind of Pentecostal A New Kind of Pentecostal](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64775.jpg?h=123&w=220)
It's no longer just about raising a hand to God. It's also about reaching out a hand to the needy.
Robert C. Crosby
![A Dream of a Center A Dream of a Center](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64776.jpg?h=123&w=220)
An interview with the head of one of the most effective Pentecostal social missions in America.
Interview by Robert Crosby
Views
![The Ethics Behind Drones The Ethics Behind Drones](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64780.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Christian thinkers weigh in on whether the U.S. should use unmanned predator drones to target enemy forces.
Paul F. M. Zahl, Daniel M. Bell Jr., and Brian Stiltner
Reviews
![Mark Noll on the Christian Mind Mark Noll on the Christian Mind](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64786.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Christian scholarship must be rooted in the person and work of Christ, says the Notre Dame historian.
Interview by David Neff
![John Wilson Reviews Timothy Larsen's Latest John Wilson Reviews Timothy Larsen's Latest](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64792.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Even among the skeptics of 19th-century England, the Bible loomed large. A review of 'A People of One Book.'
John Wilson
Picks from Robert Peterson, co-editor of 'Is Hell for Real or Does Everyone Go to Heaven?'
Robert Peterson
He taught us not to judge others—or ourselves. A review of '10 Things Jesus Never Said.'
Phillip Cary
Brief reviews of 'The Words of Others,' 'The Golden Empire,' and 'Building the Barricade.'
John Wilson
Christian colleges should fluently speak the language of both the gospel and the surrounding culture.
Interview by Hunter Baker
News
Recent comments from Fred Luter, Darren Aronofsky, and others that have stirred the pot.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
![New Policies Threaten Settlement Agencies New Policies Threaten Settlement Agencies](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64788.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Resettlement agencies laid off staff after a new Department of Homeland Security screening disrupted refugees' flights to the U.S.
Susan Wunderink
Southern Baptist delegates passed a resolution criticizing the 2011 update and asked LifeWay stores not to sell the Bible translation.
Bob Smietana
Observers weigh in on whether tracts, flyers, and street evangelism are effective tools.
Compiled by Ruth Moon