Christianity Today

September 1, 1997

Volume 41, Number 10

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The Geography of the Imagination: Christian fiction can take us anywhere - from the rural South to New Babylon. But some trips are more rewarding than others … The annual fiction issue explores the geography of the imagination.

Cover Story

Features

The Bible Study at the End of the World Part 2

Recent novels by evangelical leaders say more about popular American Christianity than about the end times.

Seedbed for Revival?

Stand in the Gap in Washington, D.C., aims to spark national spiritual awakening.

The Bible Study at the End of the World (Part 1 of 2)

Recent novels by evangelical leaders say more about popular American Christianity than about the end times.

Rediscovering the Sabbath, Part 2

The Sabbath is the most challenging—and necessary—spiritual discipline for contemporary Christians.

Two Filipino Christians Beheaded

Two Filipino Christians Beheaded

Church Planting Faces Uphill Battle

Church Planting Faces Uphill Battle

Pastor Guilty of Helping Homeless

Pastor Guilty of Helping Homeless

Denomination Backs Embattled Leader

Denomination Backs Embattled Leader

Liberty Names Interim President

Liberty Names Interim President

Molestation Damages Total $119 Million

Molestation Damages Total $119 Million

Is Nothing Sacred in ABC Drama?

Is Nothing Sacred in ABC Drama?

Rediscovering the Sabbath, Part 1

The Sabbath is the most challenging—and necessary—spiritual discipline for contemporary Christians.

Novel Ideas

Novel Ideas

Editorial

Strangers at Home

What if we were to assume that we were coming to this country for the first time?

Postmarked Mitford

Readers are finding a home in Jan Karon’s novels.

Homecoming

Carol wanted the boy alive only to spite her own husband.

Becoming the Enemy

Only when my daughter’s life was threatened did I appreciate the price God pays for peace.

Through Bombs and Bullets

Baroness Caroline Cox offers aid and advocacy to persecuted Christians.

Losing Our Souls in Cyberspace

Douglas Groothuis on the virtues and vices of virtual reality.

Ordained to Poverty?

The state of pastors’ finances

A Global Scandal

Christians are being persecuted worldwide. Why is the church silent?

Counterfeit Critique

Hank Hanegraaff’s long-awaited book relies on old data and leaves false impressions.

The Cost of Discipleship?

Despite allegations of abuse of authority, the International Churches of Christ expands rapidly.

News

Views

Chords That Bind

I experienced common grace, perhaps consciously for the first time, through music.

Editorial

Religious Freedom Is No Luxury

By killing RFRA, the Supreme Court has placed religious liberty in a perilous position.

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