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May 2008

Great Leap Forward
China is changing and so is its church. How new urban believers are shaping society in untold ways.
by Rob Moll
Plus: Watching the Spirit Move; Hungry for Jesus

The Poverty of Love
The desert fathers and mothers would know instantly why our gospel is too small.
by Bradley Nassif

A Deeper Relevance
Why many evangelicals are attracted to that strange thing called liturgy.
by Mark Galli

Teaching a Calvinist to Dance
In Pentecostal worship, my Reformed theology finds its groove.
by James K. A. Smith

Hollywood Hellfighter
Elusive billionaire Philip Anschutz used to bemoan the lack of family-friendly movies. Not anymore.
by Mark Moring

Where Jim Wallis Stands
The longtime activist on abortion, gay marriage, Iraq—and biblical orthodoxy.
Interview by Ted Olsen

HeadLines

Election 2008: Candidates more open to embryonic stem-cell research.

Parachurch: Prison Fellowship's Iowa program shuttered.

Religious Freedom: Evangelicals ousted from Jordan despite country's tolerant reputation.

Higher Education: Christian schools cut tuition.

Pop Culture: Imperials name caught in legal battle.

Catholicism: Pope calls Jesuits back to orthodoxy.

Q+A: What's missing from NT manuscripts.

Church and State: Rogue bishop fails to launch new Anglican province.

Plus: New Swedish Bible's apocalyptic visions.

Departments

Inside CT
The China Paradox

Readers Write

Where We Stand
The Problem with Juicy Memoirs; Blessed Be the Name of the Lord

Reflections
On Being a Parent

Speaking Out | Gordon Govier
Finders of the Lost Ark?

Wrestling with Angels | Carolyn Arends
The Grace of Wrath

Foolish Things | Stan Guthrie
We're Not Finished

The CT Review
Scot McKnight likens Atonement talk to a round of golf; Luis Palau befriends Chinese atheist; Paul Kengor lists favorite presidential biographies; CT Movies talks to Prince Caspian director; Aradhna brings Ravi Shankar sound to worship; plus Bookmarks.

The Back Page | Philip Yancey
The Benefits of Brokenness

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Our Contentious Catalyst
Francis Schaeffer never stopped battling for the faith.

Harold Fickett | posted 11/20/2008 05:01PM

Reference Rainbow
What it looks like to graph the Bible's cross-references.

Graphic by Chris Harrison, Carnegie Mellon University | posted 11/20/2008 05:03PM

Denominational Diagnostics
What I look for to find a healthy church.

Philip Yancey | posted 11/19/2008 08:52AM

My Top 5 Devotionals

Carolyn Nystrom, coauthor with J.I. Packer of Praying: Finding our Way through Duty to Delight | posted 11/19/2008 08:54AM

Sorting through the Rubble
Westmont College rebuilds after fire destroys 20 percent of its campus.

Sarah Pulliam | posted 11/18/2008 01:12PM

World's Worst Persecutor
Will U.S. diplomatic shift and Graham visit help Christians?

Ruth Moon | posted 11/18/2008 09:11AM

Passages
Aid worker killed in Afghanistan, Palm Beach Atlantic University president resigns, and other transitions.

Transitions in the Evangelical World | posted 11/19/2008 08:56AM

Quotation Marks
Recent remarks on birth control, why you can't sue God, and other news developments.

Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 11/18/2008 09:16AM

One Hundred Years of Wit and Wisdom
Lyle Dorsett extols G.K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy.

Interview by Collin Hansen | posted 11/17/2008 10:52AM

Poll: Do you look up cross-referenced verses when you study the Bible?

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