Cover Story
Cover Story
The Search for the Historical Adam
The center of the evolution debate has shifted from asking whether we came from earlier animals to whether we could have come from one man and one woman.
Features
The Joyful Environmentalists: Eugene Peterson and Peter Harris
The duo thinks of creation care not as an onerous duty but a natural response to the goodness of God.
The New Pro-Life Surge
Political gains by U.S. conservatives unleash waves of anti-abortion legislation.
Who Gets Left Behind?
How end times theories shape the ways we view our earthly abode.
More from this Issue
Alternative Capitalist: How a Coffee Business Brews Reconciliation
Why Jonathan Golden helps farmers in Rwanda.
Adam, Where Are You?
It’s time for a difficult, grace-filled family meeting.
News
News
Super Natural: Josh Hamilton’s Comeback
The recovering crack addict and baseball superstar knows he’s special, but it’s a special that cuts two ways.
News
Fleecing the Faithful—Again: Former YWAM Leader Defrauds Many
A Swedish Christian businessman swindled friends, family, and missionaries of millions of dollars.
News
Jerry Dykstra Resigns, Susan Billington Harper Appointed Westmont Provost, & More
Recent appointments and resignations in the Christian world.
News
Quotation Marks
Recent comments on website blocking, life expectancy, religion in the workplace, and other topics.
News
States’ License to Pill Increases Conflicts
Increase in state licenses prompts conscience clashes.
News
Shouwang Church Members Keep Meeting, Court to Hear Seminary Tenure Dispute, and More News
Important recent developments in the church and the world.
News
Public Enemy: Iran’s Persecution Backfires
Regime’s antagonism is increasing Christianity’s appeal.
News
Should the China Ambassador Worship at a House Church?
Observers discuss whether the U.S. ambassador to China should worship at an unregistered church to ‘publicly identify with the persecuted.’
News
Standing on Shaky Ground: Pastor Tax Break Threat Lessens
Ruling means threat to pastor tax break may have lost its legs.
The Theology of Osama bin Laden’s Death
Christians call for solemn reflection and thanksgiving.
Reviews
My Top 5 Books On Technology
Picks from Shane Hipps, author of ‘Flickering Pixels: How Technology Shapes Your Faith.’
Ayn Rand Led Me to Christ
How the anti-Christian philosopher prepared me to hear the gospel.
Contemporary Music: The Cultural Medium and the Christian Message
What kind of Christians do contemporary services produce?
A Variety of Religious Composition
The music we sing, in and out of church, is more varied and interesting than we’ve been led to believe.
Wilson’s Bookmarks
Brief Reviews of ‘The Pleasures of reading in an age of Distraction,’ ‘Resonant Witness,’ and ‘Clear And Simple As The Truth.’
Review
Working on Eternity
Ben Witherington sets earthly labor in kingdom context. A review of ‘Work: A Kingdom Perspective on Labor.’
Prison Partnership: Byron R. Johnson on Christian Criminal Justice
Church and state can join hands to prevent crime and reform criminals.
A Sensory Revelation
Terrence Malick wants his films to capture the magic, wonder, and mystery of the universe.
Views
Civility Under Fire: Chuck Colson & Timothy George Revive MLK’s Legacy
Dr. King’s response to critical clergy is full of lessons for today.
Should Christians Smoke Medical Marijuana?
Observers weigh in on pot morality.
Hardworking Sloths: Disguising Spiritual Laziness
The lazy culprit behind our busyness.
Readers Write
Readers respond to the April issue of CT.
Editorial
No Adam, No Eve, No Gospel
The historical Adam debate won’t be resolved tomorrow, so stay engaged.