January
2012
Volume 56, Number 1
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![Thou Shalt Not Abuse: Reconsidering Spanking Thou Shalt Not Abuse: Reconsidering Spanking](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64304.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Misuse of biblical teaching on discipline can have deadly consequences.
A Christianity Today Editorial
![Is Cage Fighting Ethical for Christians? Is Cage Fighting Ethical for Christians?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64305.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Observers weigh in on participating in or watching sports and violence.
Joe Carter, Ted Kluck, and Matt Morin
Reviews
![Don't Worry, Read Happy: Alan Jacobs on The Pleasures of Reading Don't Worry, Read Happy: Alan Jacobs on The Pleasures of Reading](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64310.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Why you can stop fretting over what you 'need to know' and enjoy those books that bring delight.
Interview by John Wilson
Brief reviews of 'Renaissance People,' 'Enlightened Evangelicalism,' and 'The Making of the English Gardener.'
John Wilson
![Calling All Callings: Amy Sherman on ‘Kingdom Calling’ Calling All Callings: Amy Sherman on ‘Kingdom Calling’](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/78489.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Christians can build thriving communities by exercising their vocational gifts.
Interview by Morgan Feddes
News
Recent remarks on the new English Roman Missal, macaroni and cheese, and more.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
The events, people, and debates of the past year that have shaped, or will significantly shape, evangelical life, thought, or mission.
![A Crackdown on International Adoptions A Crackdown on International Adoptions](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64302.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The rate of adoptions in Ethiopia has declined 90 percent.
Matthew D. LaPlante in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia