Cover Story
Cover Story
Why the ‘Lost Gospels’ Lost Out
Recent gadfly theories about church council conspiracies that manipulated the New Testament into existence are bad—really bad-history.
Features
Ragamuffin
The patched-up life and unshabby message of Brennan Manning.
A Slow Exodus
Disaffected orthodox Episcopalians start new ministries.
The Secret Shelter
A sliver of hope for Christian women who suffer beatings, rape, and forced conversions to Islam.
Skillful Story-Telling
Bad Ground confirms W. Dale Cramer as a bright new voice in faith fiction
Seeking Christ, Not Solutions
Water from Stone says Christians are addicted to problem solving, when they should be seeking Christ.
Reversing Sloppy Thinking
Thinking Against the Grain asks what it means to think like a Christian.
Q & A: Rich Cizik
Rich Cizik of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) on a new initiative in Morocco.
Pastors Killed, Churches Burned
New wave of violence begins.
Jailed for Christ
Government harasses churches in Eritrea
InsideCT: Captured by a Smile
‘That smile put me to shame’
<em>USA Today</em> for Christians
Christian Times Today attempts long shot amid soured business deals.
An Unpopular Topic
Marguerite Shuster explores what we have become as sinners.
Gray Power
Christian-friendly senior organizations challenge AARP.
Splurging on Missions
Southern Baptists fund hundreds more workers for the field.
Cloning Report Breeds Confusion
Does it open the door to ‘therapeutic cloning’?
Another Small Step for Life
Recent federal bill recognizes the humanity of the fetus for the first time.
News
Reviews
Review
A Christian Harry Potter?
Shadowmancer, Britain’s hit fantasy novel, conjures darkness so the light will shine brighter.
2004 Christianity Today Book Awards
We honor 22 titles that bring understanding to people, events, and ideas that shape evangelical life, thought, and mission.
<em>Da Vinci</em> Dissenters
Four books try to break, crack, or decode the deception.
Let’s Talk Sex
What Christian books on the topic are, and are not, communicating.
Views
Editorial
The Politics of Communion
Church leaders who admonish politicians on moral issues are doing their jobs.
The Cruel Edges of the World
There are some places that bring the distant biblical text closer to our lives.
Societal Suicide
Legalizing gay marriage will lead to more family breakdown and crime.
Conversion
Quotations to stir heart and mind