Christianity Today

December, 2011

Volume 55, Number 12

January January, 2012
December
November November, 2011

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

Cover Story

Why We Need Jesus

Reason and morality cannot show us a good and gracious God. For that, we need the Incarnation.

Features

A Senior Moment

The elderly population is steadily growing and will be for years. How some ministries are embracing the challenge.

The Kingdom in Columbus

Why the world’s largest Vineyard church is drawing people from 104 nations in central Ohio.

Learning to Read the Gospel Again

How to address our anxiety about losing the next generation.

Making Disciples Today: Christianity Today’s New Global Gospel Project

Introducing the magazine’s new five-year teaching venture.

My Perfect Child

What God taught me through my daughter’s disability.

More from this Issue

Nurturing Mind and Soul

A systematic beginning for an old cause.

News

News

Pentecostal Renewal Transforms Rwanda after Genocide

Survivors flock to charismatic churches as a haven for healing.

Infographic: How the Bible Feels

One of the most visual Scripture summaries to date.

News

Church Leaders Debate Self-Defense

Nigerian Christians abandon cheek-turning.

News

Should Sunday School Be for the Whole Family?

Church youth need more exposure to adults.

News

A Private Matter: Vanderbilt Vets Student Ministries

Campus ministries need different defenses.

News

Pastors Double-Dare the IRS

Observers suggest that punishing church endorsements will be unlikely.

News

Passages

Deaths, retirements, resignations, and appointments in the church and in the world.

News

Quotation Marks

Recent remarks on crosses on water towers, crosses on roadsides, and more.

Reviews

Review

Islam’s Inquisitors: A Review of ‘Silenced’

Muslim blasphemy laws threaten global religious liberty and American national security.

Wilson’s Bookmarks

Brief reviews of ‘Gracie,’ ‘Destiny Of The Republic,’ and ‘The Best American Poetry 2011.’

My Top 5 Books on Consumerism

Picks from Tyler Wigg Stevenson, author of ‘Brand Jesus: Christianity in a Consumerist Age.’

Q & A: Alvin Plantinga on Conflict Resolution with Science

The philosophy professor seeks to disentangle sound science from naturalistic dogma.

Books to Note

Short reviews of ‘Gospel,’ ‘Surprised by Oxford,’ and ‘The Triumph of Christianity.’

It’s Okay to Expect a Miracle

Scholar Craig Keener rediscovers the reality of divine intervention.

Both Testaments at Christmastime

Andrew Peterson sings of Jesus in his annual tour.

Review

Creation’s Own Inherent Value

A review of ‘Living with Other Creatures.’

Excerpt

Be Not Afraid

Facing fear with faith.

Views

Lessons From an Usher

What I learned about humility from a gentle greeter.

Education Is in Our DNA

We should support every effort to upgrade our failing schools.

Readers Write

Readers respond to the October issue.

Editorial

No Taxpayer Is an Island

Elizabeth Warren is wrong, and right, about the role of government.

Additional Articles

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