Christianity Today

January, 2011

Volume 55, Number 1

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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

Cover Story

Chasing Methuselah

Exercise, technology, and diet help us live longer than ever. Should those who look to eternal life care?

Features

Unreasonable Doubt

The reasons for unbelief are more complex than many atheists let on.

How to Teach Sex

Seven realities that Christians in every congregation need to know.

Changing Forever How You Think

Recovering the lost art of Scripture memorization.

The Enduring Church

Believers in every age worry about the collapse of the faith.

Connoisseur for Christ: Roberta Green Ahmanson

What inspires the art enthusiast to give millions away?

The Rush to Reconcile

Are peacemaking efforts in Sudan enough to prevent violence if the South votes for independence?

A God-Sized Food Bank

The Big Reach Center of Hope offers a lifeline to Ohio’s rural poor.

More from this Issue

Filling the Dad Gap

John Sowers addresses the root of many social ills.

Stay Young! Live Longer!

That’s not just a silly promise of our culture.

News

News

‘Chilling Verdict’

Churches re-assess risk management policies.

News

Bhutan Budges

Buddhist nation will likely legalize Christianity.

News

Generic Christian U.

Ties that bind church schools are loosening.

News

Go Figure

Stats on theology, marriage, and evangelical self-image.

News

Constructing Peace

One Olympic athlete’s efforts to build relationships between Sudan’s Christians and Muslims.

News

A Developing Nation Inside the U.S.

The forgotten rural poor face desperate challenges.

News

Top 10 News Stories of 2010

The events, people, and debates of the past year that have shaped, or will significantly shape, evangelical life, thought, or mission.

News

Boarding Bust: Schools for Missionary Kids See Lower Attendance

Recent reports of child abuse overshadow another trend.

News

Resist the TSA?

Observers discuss whether Christians should resist airport body scans and pat-downs.

Reviews

Review

The Center of the Good News

Why we can’t understand the gospel—or ourselves—without the Trinity. A review of ‘The Deep Things of God.’

Wilson’s Bookmarks

Short reviews of ‘1 Samuel,’ ‘Not in the Heavens,’ and ‘The Identity Man.’

Review

Luminous Slice of China

In the historical novel ‘City of Tranquil Light,’ ordinary missionaries transcend extraordinary circumstances.

Books to Note

Short reviews of recent books worth considering.

The Meaning of Business

Christians in the marketplace, says Jeff Van Duzer, are not second-class citizens of the kingdom.

Excerpt

Wise Stewards

Philosophical foundations of Christian parenting.

My Top 5 Books on Poetry for the Soul

Picks by Roger Lundin, the author of “Believing Again: Doubt and Faith in a Secular Age.”

Interview: Condoleezza Rice’s Faith Context for Foreign Policy

How faith guided the former secretary of state’s life from the segregated South to dictating the nation’s foreign policy.

Views

Flunking Pew’s Pop Quiz

Good thing the Last Judgment is not a round of Final Jeopardy!

Give to Street People?

Christian thinkers weigh in on whether Christians should always give money to people on the street who ask for it.

Editorial

Cracks in the Crystal Cathedral

Why we are better off letting God make the gospel relevant.

Sudan’s Politics of Prayer

If there were ever a time for intercession in international affairs, this is it.

Readers Write

Your responses to the November 2010 issue of Christianity Today.

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