Christianity Today

November, 2006

Volume 50, Number 11

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The CT archives are a rich treasure of biblical wisdom and insight from our past. Some things we would say differently today, and some stances we've changed. But overall, we're amazed at how relevant so much of this content is. We trust that you'll find it a helpful resource.

Cover Story

News

Looking for God in Russia: Finding Jesus in Orthodox Robes and Evangelical Jeans

Despite increasing repression, the life of Christ emerges in surprising ways.

Features

The New Context of World Missions

A new textbook tackles the changing world of missions.

Rx for Recidivism

Prison Fellowship president Mark Earley talks about challenges the ministry faces.

Behold, the Global Church

It’s time we figured out how to talk–and listen–to one another.

Stopping Cultural Drift

An Asian Pentecostal argues that we need to know what the church is before we figure out what the church does.

Imagining a Different Way to Live

Wendell Berry is inspiring a new generation of Christians to care for the land.

A Good Death

John Fanestil finds a model for today in the old tradition of the happy death.

Into the Silent Land

A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation

A Practical Understanding of Jesus’ Life

Tim Stafford interprets Jesus’ life for a new generation in Surprised by Jesus.

How God Works Through Ordinary Churches

Ruth A. Tucker writes about how small churches are doing Christ’s work.

No Theocracy Here

Respected religion journalist retains a clear affection for evangelicals.

Meet the Patriot Pastors

Ohio leaders draft a ‘mighty army’ to fight the ‘secular jihad.’

Races to Watch: South Dakota’s Abortion Ban

Law 6 is in jeopardy as elections approach.

Q&A: Newt Gingrich

The former speaker of the House of Representatives on conservative Christians and politics.

Races to Watch: Governor of Michigan

Gov. Jennifer Granholm vs. Dick DeVos and the economy.

Margin of Victory

Races where evangelicals play a decisive role in the November election. Today: U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania.

High-Impact Leader and Shaker

Harry Jackson says it’s time for a new civil rights movement and a new black church.

The Other <em>Plan B</em>

Anne Lamott’s sequel to ‘Traveling Mercies’.

Gallery of Accusations

Gallery owners allege fraud by Thomas Kinkade.

Expelling InterVarsity

Georgetown’s Protestant chaplain bars evangelical groups from campus.

Clash of Churches in Lebanon

Catholic villagers attack Baptists, vandalize church.

News

News

Long-Distance AIDS Ministry

How one modest-sized church in North Carolina is making a big difference in the heart of Africa.

News

Races to Watch: Tammy Duckworth vs. State Sen. Peter Roskam

Embryonic stem cells factor in the race for Henry Hyde’s U.S. House seat.

News

Passages

Beckwith granted tenure, Simpson’s new president, and other stories from online sources around the world.

News

Quotation Marks

Recent statements from Kerry, Dobson, Osteen, and Bush.

News

Morning-After Headache

FDA approval for Plan B does not quell criticism.

News

Go Figure

Recent statistics on how many evangelicals believe in astrology, the Religious Right, and other data.

News

<em>Christianity Today</em> News Briefs

Burned churches in Nigeria and Indonesia, plus a Baptist Foundation of Arizona update.

News

Cutting Out <em>VeggieTales</em>‘ Core

NBC broadcasts pare down God talk.

News

Malay Melee

Christian woman’s case may determine whether Malaysians can leave Islam.

News

Public Grievance

Calvin Seminary’s first female professor alleges sex discrimination.

Reviews

God’s Word in an Old Light

Philip Jenkins on how global South Christians read the Bible.

Views

Plethora of Talent

Agnieszka Tennant moves on.

Middle East Morass

Learning to regard people in light of what they suffer.

Editorial

Look at All the Lonely People

A radically old way to reach out to a friendless culture.

Shoot-First Apologetics

What a dead bluebird taught Walter Martin about defending the faith.

Worth Protecting

It’s hard to see the humanity of tiny embryos if we live by blind faith.

Editorial

Theocracy, Anyone?

Jesus rules! But that doesn’t mean we yearn for a state ruled by the church.

Autumn

Quotations to stir heart and mind.

Children of a Lesser Hope

What happens when we lose confidence in the church.

Does Islam Need a Luther or a Pope?

American pundits debate whether centralized religious authority restrains violence.

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