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The Faith of Our Founders
Scholar says diversity of belief did not obliterate consensus on key issues.
Interview by Stan Guthrie
posted 07/03/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Madam Reverend Secretary
With the publication of The Mighty and the Almighty, Madeleine Albright gets religion.
by Robert Seiple
posted 06/29/2006 10:00 a.m.
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Q&A: Madeleine Albright
The former secretary of state for the Clinton administration recently published The Mighty & the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs.
by Tony Carnes
posted 06/29/2006 10:00 a.m.
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Our Prayerful History
This impressive history of prayer in America neglects theology.
Reviewed by Eric Miller
posted 06/22/2006 09:30 a.m.
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30 and Single? It's Your Own Fault
There are more unmarried people in our congregations than ever, and some say that's just sinful.
by Camerin Courtney
posted 06/21/2006 09:30 a.m.
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The Life of Bryan
Michael Kazin explains why American politics needs another William Jennings Bryan.
Reviewed by Collin Hansen
posted 06/19/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Unveiling the Truth About Islam
Too many Christian books miss the mark.
by Warren Larson
posted 06/16/2006 09:00 a.m.
Music
Rock Un-Solid
When Christian bands bite the hands that praised them.
by Rob Moll
posted 06/15/2006 09:30 a.m.
Music
The Kingdom of Rock Is at Hand
A tour of the confused but worshipful world of Christian rock.
by Patton Dodd
posted 06/15/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Guys and Dads
Elephants in puberty are like men without fathers, says Donald Miller.
Rob Moll interviews Donald Miller
posted 06/13/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Finding a Family
A man needs a dad. I found mine when I moved in with a friend.
by Donald Miller, an excerpt from To Own a Dragon
posted 06/13/2006 09:30 a.m.
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When Evangelicals Ruled
Between 1850 and 1900 evangelicals dominated the English speaking world, says David Bebbington.
Reviewed by Timothy Larsen
posted 06/12/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Free, but Not Easy
Why grace is so rare among Christians.
Reviewed by John Wilson
posted 06/08/2006 09:00 a.m.
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Revising David and Solomon
Archeological study questions the Bible's take on Israel's united kingdom.
Reviewed by Gordon Govier
posted 06/06/2006 09:30 a.m.
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America's Growing Asian Churches
A new book offers ministry insights for their unique challenges.
Reviewed by Mark Noll
posted 06/05/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Heard Any Good Books Lately?
Audio is the new medium, and Christian publishers are getting the message.
by Jonathan Lowe
posted 06/01/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Becoming a Christian
Twelve conversations with people who came to Christ.
Reviewed by Rich Poll
posted 05/30/2006 09:30 a.m.
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The Christianity Today Book Awards 2006
Out of 37 publishers and 240 titles, our judges selected 22 of this year's best books.
posted 05/26/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Trapped with Dr. X
An evolutionary philosopher's case against religion overpromises, underdelivers.
Reviewed by John Wilson
posted 05/23/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Searching for Cultural Authority
Neither nature nor experience are sufficient to interpret reality, writes Roger Lundin.
Reviewed by Mark Noll
posted 05/23/2006 09:30 a.m.
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What the Teaching Can Teach Us
Not all extracanonical manuscripts reveal a 'lost Christianity.' The church's earliest discipleship manual—the Didache—is as orthodox and relevant as it gets.
by William Varner
posted 05/22/2006 09:30 a.m.
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The Evangelical Unifier: History
Douglas Sweeney appeals to evangelicals of all stripes to sustain the movements momentum.
Reviewed by Collin Hansen
posted 05/22/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Choking on Modernity
The Maker's Diet is part of the problem.
Reviewed by Eric Miller
posted 05/19/2006 09:30 a.m.
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The Jesus Dynasty: How to Explain Away the New Testament
James Tabor's historical assumptions that reject God's activity on Earth force him into odd arguments to explain the birth of Christianity.
by Darrell Bock
posted 05/17/2006 09:30 a.m.
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The Legacy of Adoniram Judson
A new biography shows behind the successful missionary were three matchless women.
Reviewed by Sarah Johnson
posted 05/12/2006 09:30 a.m.
FILM
'Engaging' Heresy
Contrary to precedent, few plan to boycott The Da Vinci Code.
by Peter T. Chattaway
posted 05/12/2006 09:30 a.m.
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A Soul Man Testifies
Gospel music led this skeptical author to faith.
LaTonya Taylor interviews David Ritz
posted 05/10/2006 09:30 a.m.
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This Little Light of Mine
Sharing your faith does not have to be so intimidating.
Reviewed by Mark Galli
posted 05/09/2006 09:30 a.m.
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The Scripture-Engaging Lincoln
A new biography is one of the best.
by Mark Noll
posted 05/08/2006 10:00 a.m.
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Faith Like a Child
Children's spirituality has been getting increased academic attention, with implications for our churches.
by Scottie May
posted 05/05/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Mere Christianity Goes to War
Justin Phillips tells the story of C.S. Lewis's wartime radio broadcasts.
by Bob Smietana
posted 05/04/2006 09:30 a.m.
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What C. S. Lewis Sounded Like
One of his BBC talks and a few other recordings made available online.
by Bob Smietana
posted 05/04/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Christianity's Cultural Contributions
What has Christianity ever done for us? Quite a lot, actually.
Rob Moll interviews Jonathan Hill
posted 05/03/2006 09:30 a.m.
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How Christianity Shaped the Modern World
Too often maligned, the faith has contributed much to our culture.
Reviewed by Mark Noll
posted 05/03/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Crunchy Time
Rod Dreher says that conservative man cannot live by the free market alone.
Interview by Stan Guthrie
posted 05/02/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Wicca's Charm
A Christian journalist seeks to understand the burgeoning pagan religion.
Reviewed by Irving Hexham
posted 05/01/2006 09:30 a.m.
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A Good Preacher Is Hard to Find
Post-Rapture Radio calls for a revolution toward the old kind of Christianity.
by Patton Dodd
posted 04/27/2006 10:00 a.m.
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Something Old, Something New
Archbishop wants Christians, left and right, to learn from church history.
by David Neff
posted 4/25/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Fulfilling God's Promises
The Message of the New Testament shows how Jesus carries out the Old Testament.
Reviewed by Collin Hansen
posted 4/20/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Dwelling Places
A family crisis in a Midwestern town set the stage for Vinita Hampton Wright's latest novel.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 04/19/2006 09:30 a.m.
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A Demanding Doctor
An admiring biography doesn't smooth out the complications of James Dobson.
by Tim Stafford
posted 04/17/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Life in a Country of Death
Experiencing Christ's resurrection comes in ordinary moments, like sitting down to a meal.
by Eugene H. Peterson, an excerpt from Living the Resurrection
posted 04/12/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Calvin's Battle for Marriage
Studying Geneva's sexual reformation has lessons for today.
Reviewed by Mark Noll
posted 04/12/2006 09:30 a.m.
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God's Word for Ardent Disciples
New study Bibles aim to help three especially committed constituencies.
by CT staff
posted 04/03/2006 09:45 a.m.
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Musical Messengers of the Word
Journeying to faith through the work of musicians, artists, and ministers.
Reviewed by LaTonya Taylor
posted 03/31/2006 10:00 a.m.
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Grace as a License for Sin
Why obedience isn't just for legalists.
Stan Guthrie interviews Robert Jeffress
posted 03/29/2006 08:45 a.m.
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Religion and Reconstruction
How Christians failed following the Civil War.
Reviewed by Mark Noll
posted 03/23/2006 09:30 a.m.
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All in the Family
Unraveling the church's confusion about Messianic Jews.
Reviewed by Mark A. Kellner
posted 03/22/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Messianics for Evangelicals
The Messianic Movement surveys a vast and often confusing realm.
Reviewed by Mark A. Kellner
posted 03/22/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Fictionalizing Jesus
Walter Wangerin's newest novel adds historical and cultural details to the savior's life.
by Cindy Crosby
posted 03/21/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Spong, the Measure of All Things
Maverick bishop jousts at latest foe: Scripture.
Reviewed by John Makujina
posted 03/20/2006 09:30 a.m.
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A Costly Devotion
Total Abandon shows that following Jesus is no daydream.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 03/16/2006 10:00 a.m.
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Give It Away, Give It Away Now
The mission of the church does need to be reclaimed from modernism, but we don't need postmodernism to tell us so—we have Scripture.
by Jonathan R. Wilson
posted 03/15/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Community In, Not Of, Capitalism
Our modern notions of money and possessions blind us to the reality that everything belongs to God and therefore our church community.
by David E. Fitch. An excerpt from The Great Giveaway.
posted 03/15/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Spiritual Fast Food
Reading God's Word need not take an eternity, say publishers of speedy Bibles.
by Emily Louise Zimbrick
posted 03/13/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Answering Life's Big Questions
A beginner's guide to philosophy.
Reviewed by W. Jay Wood
posted 03/08/2006 10:00 a.m.
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Christianity Unique Among Religions
The faith's distinctiveness told winsomely, yet with little impact.
by John Wilson
posted 03/06/2006 09:30 a.m.
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How Not to Influence People
Rick Santorum's It Takes a Family is an example of how not to fight the culture wars.
by John Wilson
posted 2/16/2006 09:30 a.m.
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One Way, Many Views
What we believe about the Bible says a lot about how we interact with other faiths.
by Robert Wuthnow, excerpted from America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity
posted 2/15/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Balancing Civility and Religion
The nation's public sociologist looks at America's religious diversity.
Reviewed by Mark Noll
posted 2/15/2006 09:30 a.m.
TELEVISION
Unreality TV
How the ubiquitous genre actually misrepresents life.
by Eric Miller
posted 02/14/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Ask Not What Your God Can Do for You
Rather, love God for who he is, says John Piper.
Reviewed by Collin Hansen
posted 02/09/2006 09:30 a.m.
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What Makes the Gospel Good News?
Personal salvation is nice, but delighting in God is better.
by John Piper, excerpted from God is the Gospel
posted 02/09/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Apathetic Agnostic
David Horowitz on life without God.
Reviewed by Douglas LeBlanc
posted 02/08/2006 09:00 a.m.
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Concluding Mitford
Jan Karon gives readers what they're hoping for in the series' final volume.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 02/08/2006 09:00 a.m.
FILM
The Wrong End of the Spear
Is Christian passion for purity blinding us to our missionary impulse?
by Jim Hendershot
posted 02/08/2006 09:00 a.m.
FILM
'I Feel Betrayed'
A son-in-law of one of the murdered missionaries says the casting was a mistake.
by Dan Kachikis
posted 02/08/2006 09:00 a.m.
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It's a Rap
A new hip-hop Biblezine tries to give God street cred.
by Jewly Hight
posted 02/07/2006 09:30 a.m.
Music
Bono Waxes 'Prophetic'
Rock-star/activist inspired by Leviticus and Isaiah.
by Sheryl Henderson Blunt
posted 02/06/2006 09:45 a.m.
WIRED WORLD
Costly Complaints
Southern Baptist pastor claims blog criticism led mission board to recommend his removal.
by Sarah Pulliam and Collin Hansen
posted 02/06/2006 09:45 a.m.
WIRED WORLD
Domain Game: Can Jews for Jesus Win Its Google Suit?
It's not clear whether group has right to trademark in subdomains.
by Mark A. Kellner
posted 02/03/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Spiritual Formation for Dummies
Many people want more than knowledge about God—they want transformation, says Adele Ahlberg Calhoun. But they don't know where to start.
Interview by Rob Moll
posted 02/03/2006 09:30 a.m.
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Warriors in Battle
Rethinking unfashionable notions of bravery, heroism, and sacrifice.
Reviewed by John Wilson
posted 02/02/2006 09:00 a.m.
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Mao and Twentieth Century Totalitarianism
A new book chronicles in detail the life of the dictator.
Reviewed by John Wilson
posted 02/01/2006 09:00 a.m.
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Quotation Marks
Recent comments on living with C. S. Lewis, a nude Bible, wrongful birth, and I.D.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 01/16/2006 09:00 a.m.
BOOKS/FILM
A Tale of Two Kitties
Lovers of Aslan should heed the warnings from the creator of Hobbes.
by E.J. Park
posted 01/06/2006 10:00 a.m.
TELEVISION
Indecency Proposal
Á la carte cable pits wholesomeness against evangelism.
by Brad A. Greenberg
posted 01/04/2006 09:45 a.m.
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Bookmarks
Quick reviews of new books.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby, Mark Noll, and John Wilson
posted 12/29/2005 09:00 a.m.
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No Church? No Problem
George Barna wants commitment to the local congregation to sink lower than ever.
Reviewed by Kevin Miller
posted 12/28/2005 09:00 a.m.
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What, Me Worry?
Why we should think about the unthinkable.
Reviewed by John Wilson
posted 12/27/2005 09:45 a.m.
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Sticking Points
Despite recent rapprochement, evangelicals and Catholics remain far apart on key issues.
by Collin Hansen
posted 12/20/2005 09:30 a.m.
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When the Mountains Don't Move
Professor learns hard lessons in the school of prayer.
Interview by Stan Guthrie
posted 12/14/2005 09:30 a.m.
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Into the Wonder
You won't understand the genius of C. S. Lewis's literary criticism, satire, science fiction, and theological essays until you spend time in Narnia.
by Alan Jacobs
posted 12/09/2005 11:30 a.m.
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Why You Won't Like Turkish Delight As Much As Edmund Did
Though sales are up in the U.K., no one thinks the exotic, rose-flavored candy will catch on in the U.S.
by Rob Moll
posted 12/09/2005 11:30 a.m.
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A Narnia Without Lewis or Aslan
The real surprise in The Giant Surprise, a "brand new Narnia adventure story," isn't the byline.
by Lauren F. Winner
posted 12/06/2005 09:00 a.m.
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Bookmarks
Quick reviews of John Paul the Great, Only Human, The Doors of the Sea, and Talking the Walk.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 12/05/2005 09:00 a.m.
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The Lion, The Witch and The Library
A guide to the best new books about the man and the myths.
by Jerry Root
posted 12/02/2005 10:00 a.m.
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We Know Jack
C.S. Lewis's impact is about to reach new grounds, but for many of us, Lewis has shaped us from childhood to adulthood.
by Mark Galli
posted 12/02/2005 10:00 a.m.
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Interview with a Penitent
How Anne Rice moved from fascination with vampires to renewed faith in Christ.
by Cindy Crosby
posted 12/01/2005 10:00 a.m.
FILM
Devil in the Details?
Horror-flick director seeks to confront postmodern culture with ultimate issues.
by Peter T. Chattaway
posted 12/01/2005 10:00 a.m.
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Competing Goals
Move by Family Christian Stores reveals tension with publishers.
by Rebecca Barnes
posted 11/29/2005 09:00 a.m.
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Bookmarks
Quick reviews of new books.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 11/28/2005 10:30 a.m.
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C. S. Lewis Superstar
How a reserved British intellectual with a checkered pedigree became a rock star for evangelicals.
by Bob Smietana
posted 11/23/2005 10:00 a.m.
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Hermeneutics, Anyone?
Rules can only take us so far in the game of biblical interpretation.
by David Neff
posted 11/16/2005 09:45 a.m.
TELEVISION
Priest Idol
A Wheaton grad ends up on British reality TV. His mission: Save a dying church.
Interview by Nate Anderson
posted 11/14/2005 09:30 a.m.
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The Gospel for All People
It's not your father's missions movement.
Interview by Rob Moll
posted 11/10/2005 09:45 a.m.
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Dining with the Deity
Logic, love, and whimsy on the menu for seekers.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 11/07/2005 09:15 a.m.
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Evangelicals in a Secular Society
Ted Haggard says Galatians bars us from using the law to create a Christian nation.
Interview by Stan Guthrie
posted 11/04/2005 09:45 a.m.
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Bookmarks
Quick reviews of new books.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 10/19/2005 09:00 a.m.
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Squeezing the Reader's Heart
Ted Dekker sees himself as a reverse missionary.
Interviewed by Stan Guthrie
posted 10/18/2005 09:00 a.m.
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Emerging Solutions—and Problems
D. A. Carson's theological analysis of Brian McLaren, et al.
Reviewed by Eddie Gibbs
posted 10/17/2005 09:00 a.m.
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Is God a Psychotherapist?
M. Scott Peck's People of the Lie explores the dimensions of human and satanic evil.
by Ben Patterson
posted 09/28/2005 02:15 p.m.
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Fit or Fat?
Why we worship slimness while supersizing our lunches.
Reviewed by Lauren F. Winner
posted 09/15/2005 09:00 a.m.
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Bookmarks
Quick reviews of Life@Work, The Power of Hospitality, Sex, Lies, and the Media, and When You're Facing the Empty Nest.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 09/06/2005 09:30 a.m.
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Salt, History, and Bush
A book President Bush is reading on vacation can teach us what Jesus meant about being salty Christians.
by Rob Moll
posted 08/18/2005 09:00 a.m.
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Reading Creation
Psalms says creation is pouring forth speech. But do we have ears to hear?
Interview by Rob Moll
posted 08/18/2005 09:00 a.m.
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XXXMinistry
Reaching out to the porn industry.
Reviewed by Greg Taylor
posted 08/15/2005 09:00 a.m.
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The Crucible of Disgrace
A new biography of Charles Colson shows a flawed and gifted man.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 08/09/2005 08:45 a.m.
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From Disgrace to Sage
Jonathan Aitken says having gone from political power to prison helped him write his extensive biography of Charles Colson.
Interview by Stan Guthrie
posted 08/09/2005 08:45 a.m.
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Bookmarks
Quick reviews of The Wet Engine, Knitting, Her Heart Can See, Sex and the Supremacy of Christ.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 08/01/2005 09:45 a.m.
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Running to Prison
Doing what Jesus says doesn't make any sense, but—if you actually try it—it works.
by Don Everts, excerpted from God in the Flesh
posted 07/28/2005 09:00 a.m.
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The Orthodox Avant-Garde
Armed with traditional faith, these Christians subverted the establishment, putting secular ideas under the microscope of the eternal.
Interview by Rob Moll
posted 07/26/2005 09:00 a.m.
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Bookmarks
Quick reviews of books by Michael Card, Nicky Cruz, Bret Lott, and Patricia Raybon.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 07/19/2005 09:45 a.m.
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Harry Beasts
The animal symbols in Potterdom are powerful pointers to Christian reality.
An excerpt from John Granger's Looking for God in Harry Potter
posted 07/15/2005 09:30 a.m.
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Broken Homecoming
Ascendant author draws grace from the frictions between fathers and sons.
Reviewed by Susan Wise Bauer
posted 07/12/2005 09:00 a.m.
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American Decalogue
Telling stories of U.S. morals through the prism of the Ten Commandments.
Reviewed by D. Brent Laytham
posted 06/28/2005 09:30 a.m.
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The Strength of Solitude
Learning to be with God in solitude allows us to be Godly in community.
by Ruth Haley Barton
posted 06/13/2005 09:30 a.m.
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A Jewel of a Writer
Bret Lott is a true-blue evangelical who writes literary fiction that New York takes seriously (and that Oprah loves).
by Lauren F. Winner
posted 06/10/2005 09:30 a.m.
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The Compulsive Reader
What is this mania to reach the end of the book?
by Louis Markos
posted 06/06/2005 09:30 a.m
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Bookmarks
Quick reviews of new books.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 06/06/2005 09:30 a.m
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The False Messiah
Errors undermine attempt to enhance Jewish-Christian understanding.
Reviewed by S.T. Karnick
posted 06/02/2005 09:30 a.m.
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Science that Backs Up Faith
There is overwhelming evidence for a creator, says Lee Strobel.
Interview by Rob Moll
posted 06/01/2005 10:45 a.m.
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What's so Radical about Orthodoxy?
Introducing Introducing Radical Orthodoxy and the project to "re-narrate" reality without the word secular.
by Ashley Woodiwiss
posted 05/24/2005 09:00 a.m.
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The Change Agents
Transforming people and culture is at the center of evangelical identity.
by David Neff
posted 05/23/2005 09:30 a.m.
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'Exciting Time to Be an Evangelical'
An interview with Kenneth J. Collins, author of The Evangelical Moment.
by David Neff
posted 05/23/2005 09:30 a.m.
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Christianity Today Book Awards 2005
From more than 300 nominations, these books represent the year's best.
posted 05/20/2005 09:30 a.m.
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Dick Staub on the Star Wars Myth
Lucas's stories may have more in common with Hinduism than Christianity, but it's still True Myth, says the author of Christian Wisdom of the Jedi Masters.
Interview by Stan Guthrie
posted 05/17/2005 09:00 a.m.
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Bookmarks
Quick reviews of new books.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 05/11/2005 09:00 a.m.
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Navigating the Same-Sex Seas
Ex-gay author treads water between two warring ships.
Reviewed by Douglas LeBlanc
posted 05/10/2005 09:00 a.m.
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Myths of the Faith-Based Campus
Why Blue America need not be appalled by religious colleges.
Reviewed by Elesha Coffman
posted 05/04/2005 09:00 a.m.
BOOKS
From 'Erstwhile Liberal' to 'Vatican Enforcer'
A review of John Allen's Cardinal Ratzinger: The Vatican's Enforcer of the Faith
by Sam Storms
posted 04/20/2005 09:30 a.m
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Quotation Marks
Recent comments on Ashley Smith, the church as mall, and religion and politics in Britain.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 04/18/2005 09:00 a.m.
BOOKS
Thou Shalt Not Be Negative
Overly positive thinking and prosperity teaching undermine Joel Osteen's bestseller.
Reviewed by Douglas LeBlanc
posted 04/14/2005 09:00 a.m.
BOOKS
Bookmarks
Quick reviews of new books.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 04/11/2005 09:30 a.m.
BOOKS
Jesus' Guide to Spiritual Formation
The Lord's modified creed was key for disciples' growth, author says.
Interview by Joseph B. Modica
posted 04/06/2005 09:00 a.m.
BOOKS/EDITOR'S BOOKSHELF: REVIEW
A Model of Intolerance
The "religious bigot" who brought down slavery.
by David Neff
posted 03/23/2005 09:30 a.m.
BOOKS/EDITOR'S BOOKSHELF
The Hero of Bloodless Reform
An interview with Steven M. Wise
David Neff
posted 03/23/2005 09:30 a.m.
BOOKS
Os Guinness Looks Evil in the Eye
The author of Unspeakable: Facing Up to Evil in an Age of Genocide and Terror talks about "life's greatest dilemma."
Interview by Stan Guthrie
posted 03/10/2005 09:00 a.m.
BOOKS
Bookmarks
Mini-reviews of Gilead: A Novel, The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience, You're Not Alone: Healing Through God's Grace After Abortion, and Beyond Jabez: Expanding Your Borders.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 03/09/2005 09:00 a.m.
BOOKS
Islam's Culture War
Author says Muslims are troubled by our morals more than our politics.
Reviewed by J. Dudley Woodberry
posted 03/08/2005 09:30 a.m.
MUSIC
Calvin College on U2
College class on U2 explores religious influence of a rock band.
By Charles Honey, Religion News Service
posted 02/23/2005 09:30
BOOKS
Gut Check
Blink makes the case for intuitive judgment.
Reviewed by Jeremy Lott
posted 02/22/2005 09:30 a.m.
TELEVISION
Televangelists Get Kudos
Study: TV preachers don't talk about money all that much.
by Rob Moll
posted 02/17/2005 09:00 a.m.
BOOKS
Not a Tame Lion
An engaging theologian questions the Jesus of modern scholars.
Reviewed by Jeremy Lott
posted 02/15/2005 09:15 a.m.
BOOKS
Bookmarks
Mini-reviews of Calvinism in The Las Vegas Airport, Street Saints, Heaven and, The Seven Last Words from the Cross.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 02/14/2005 09:30 a.m.
BOOKS
All You Need Is Unconditional Love
A judgmental assessment of judgmentalism is, predictably, full of contradictions.
Reviewed by John Wilson
posted 02/10/2005 09:00 a.m.
BOOKS
Conspiracy, Control, and Crichton
State of Fear is about more than controlling the weather. It's media ecology, stupid.
Reviewed by Read Mercer Schuchardt
posted 02/02/2005 9:30 a.m.
MUSIC
9.5 Theses on Worship
A disputation on the role of music.
By Gary A. Parrett
posted 01/28/2005 9:00 a.m.
BOOKS
Unholy Wars
Two books document the dangers of mixing church and state.
By Stan Guthrie
posted 01/27/2005 9:00 a.m.
FILM
Quotation Marks
Recent quotes on Christian rock in school, family films, preemies, and Bushspeak.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 01/27/2005 9:00 a.m.
TELEVISION
SpongeBob's Family Video: What Would Bob the Tomato Do?
VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer discusses teaching children morals through television and the widening values gap between makers and viewers.
posted 01/26/2005 9:00 a.m.
TELEVISION
Drawing Conclusions
Executive producers for kids TV hits Doug, Stanley, and PB&J Otter — and creators of a new cartoon about the Ten Commandments — on their neighbor SpongeBob.
by David Campbell and Jim Jinkins
posted 01/26/2005 9:00 a.m.
TELEVISION
Focus on SpongeBob
James Dobsons organization says it doesnt object to Mr. SquarePants, but thinks hes being exploited.
by Focus on the Family
posted 01/26/2005 9:00 a.m.
BOOKS / EDITOR'S BOOKSHELF: REVIEW
Scott Peck vs. Satan
A well-known psychiatrist describes and analyzes two exorcisms.
Glimpses of the Devil, reviewed by David Neff
posted 01/24/05 10:00 a.m.
BOOKS / EDITOR'S BOOKSHELF: INTERVIEW
The Devil Didn't Make Me Do It
Possession is real, says Scott Peck, but we have more to fear from the evil already inside us.
Interview by David Neff
posted 01/24/05 10:00 a.m.
BOOKS
LaHaye's Tribulation
Left Behind coauthor challenges Tyndale over Last Disciple.
By Jim Jones
posted 01/20/2005 9:30 a.m.
BOOKS
Faith-Filled Fantasy
The author of Shadowmancer tells another spiritual tale between angels and demons.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 01/13/2005 9:00 a.m.
BOOKS
Searching for Significance
John Piper urges living for the glory of Christ.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 01/12/2005 9:00 a.m.
BOOKS
Mystery and Paradox
Unsentimental, careful essays explore God in nature.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 01/10/05 10:00 a.m.
TELEVISION
See No Evil
Christian TV may be a cultural ghetto, but living there has its advantages.
by Christine A. Scheller
posted 01/04/2005 9:00 a.m.
BOOKS
Facing the Elder-Care Crisis
Escalating health-care costs bid the church to get creative.
Reviewed by Timothy Johnson, M.D.
posted 01/03/05 9:00 a.m.
BOOKS
Not Your Grandma's Testimony
A 30-year-old ponders his spiritual journey in the evangelical subculture.
Reviewed by Lauren F. Winner
posted 12/29/04 9:00 a.m.
BOOKS
Invitation to Paganism
The Vanishing Word laments the loss of the logos.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 12/13/04 8:00 a.m.
MUSIC
The Perfect Blend
An earthier version of a veteran musician brings heaven closer.
Reviewed by Russ Breimeier
posted 12/08/04 10:00 a.m.
BOOKS
Tuning the Soul
All the Music of the Bible surveys melodies from Creation on.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 12/08/04 10:00 a.m.
TELEVISION
Pharaoh's Firstborn, Proof of the Plagues?
The Discovery Channel's Rameses: Wrath of God or Man? seeks to determine if God really killed Pharaoh's oldest son.
Interview by Rob Moll
posted 12/03/04 09:30 a.m.
BOOKS / EDITOR'S BOOKSHELF: REVIEW
Good Boundaries Make Good Christians
The difference between welcome and inclusion
Good Fences, reviewed by David Neff
posted 12/02/04 09:30 a.m.
BOOKS / EDITOR'S BOOKSHELF: REVIEW
Sloppy Inclusiveness
An interview with Caroline Westerhoff, author of Good Fences: The Boundaries of Hospitality.
By David Neff
posted 12/02/04 09:30 a.m.
BOOKS
Mythical Proportions
America is not so generous, free, and innocent as it imagines itself.
Myths America Lives By, reviewed by Greg Taylor
posted 12/01/04 09:30 a.m.
BOOKS
Good Grief
The School of Dying Graces says costly lessons lead to priceless wisdom.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 11/29/04 10:00 a.m.
MUSIC
Pop Love for a War-Torn World
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is classic U2, with a prescription for healing the world.
By Scott Calhoun
posted 11/23/04 9:30 a.m.
BOOKS
Serious Love
Love That Works: seeking a better understanding.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 11/18/04 9:30 a.m.
BOOKS
The Virtue of Vulnerability
It can be hard to trust, but failing to is worse.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 11/18/04 9:30 a.m.
BOOKS
Parsing Pop Lyrics
Tangled Up in The Bible translates Dylan's use of scripture.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 11/17/04 9:30 a.m.
BOOKS
Quotation Marks
Recent quotes on Amish voters, Christian politics in Germany, book burning, and the UK's abortion scandal.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 11/10/04 9:00 a.m.
BOOKS
Roads to Recovery
Following God On Broken Legs
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 11/09/04 9:00 a.m.
BOOKS
Musings that Swirl
Searching for God Knows What: Stimulating ideas about the Christian life.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 11/08/04 9:00 a.m.
BOOKS
Learning to Love Moses
The difference between meaning and truth.
An excerpt from Searching for God Knows What, by Donald Miller
posted 11/08/04 9:00 a.m.
FILM/TELEVISION
Rubber Sharks and Real Kids
Ted Baehr tells parents to use common sense and cognitive development theory.
Interview by David Neff
posted 11/01/04 9:30 a.m.
BOOKS
Living with Fundamentalists
Spirit and Flesh documents life in a Baptist church.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 10/27/04 9:30 a.m.
BOOKS
Fundamentally Personal
At The Shawmut River Baptist Church, worship and preaching are saturated with the familiar, the "at-home."
An excerpt from Spirit and Flesh by James M. Ault, Jr.
posted 10/27/04 9:30 a.m.
BOOKS
The Blogosphere's Favorite Real Live Preacher
The author of RealLivePreacher.com instant messages about the sudden success of his weblog.
Interview by Rob Moll
posted 10/26/04 10:30 a.m.
BOOKS
Blogging for Jesus
RealLivePreacher.com: A virtual goes to print.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 10/26/04 9:00 a.m.
BOOKS
Why Commitment Matters
Stop Dating the Church says Joshua Harris, author of I Kissed Dating Goodbye.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 10/22/04 9:00 a.m.
BOOKS
Second-Best Kid Lit Ever
John Granger considers the Potter series the best thing since The Chronicles of Narnia.
Reviewed by Douglas LeBlanc
posted 10/21/04 9:00 a.m.
BOOKS
Hurt by Success
Christian bookstores hit hard by competition from Wal-Mart.
By Rob Moll
posted 10/21/04 9:00 a.m.
BOOKS
Poetry Parables, and Prose
The Unfinished Soul is an eclectic bag of goodies.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 10/20/04 9:00 a.m.
TELEVISION
Joyous Cursing
Was Dale Earnhardt right about profanity?
By Frederica Mathewes-Green
posted 10/18/04 8:30 a.m.
ART
John H. White: Mercy Over Justice
Part 5 of 5 in our series on Christian photojournalists.
By Timothy C. Morgan
posted 10/15/04 9:00 a.m.
ART
Inside CT: Good Shooters
Christian photojournalists are teaching the church to communicate through pictures.
By Denise McGill
posted 10/15/04 9:00 a.m.
ART
Greg Schneider: God's Personal PR Firm
Part 4 of 5 in our series on Christian photojournalists.
By Denise McGill
posted 10/14/04 9:00 a.m.
Christianity Today News Briefs
Campus evangelism at New Orleans, Passion sales, the ark hunt fails, and the persecution watch.
By CT staff
posted 10/14/04 9:00 a.m.
ART
Jon Warren: Eyewitness to Suffering
Part 2 of 5 in our series on Christian photojournalists.
By Denise McGill
posted 10/12/04 8:30 a.m.
BOOKS
Changed by the Unchanging
A new take on the spiritual disciplines calls for a little more action and a lot more love.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 10/11/04 10:00 a.m.
BOOKS
From Sex Pistols to Shadowmancer
Vicar turned fantasy author took a bumpy road to the top.
By Bob Smietana
posted 10/05/04 9:30 a.m.
BOOKS / EDITOR'S BOOKSHELF: REVIEW
Operation Human Rights
How evangelicals got outside their comfort zone to help the oppressed overseas.
By David Neff
posted 09/22/04 9:00 a.m.
BOOKS / EDITOR'S BOOKSHELF: INTERVIEW
Building Alliances to Save Lives
Why evangelicals' partnership with others to fight persecution worked—and where the coalition is heading.
An interview with Allen D. Hertzke
posted 09/22/04 9:00 a.m.
BOOKS / EDITOR'S BOOKSHELF: EXCERPT
Evangelicals' Conflicting Interests in Fighting Persecution
It took more than a concern for human rights to motivate churches' and ministries' powerful grassroots.
An excerpt from Freeing God's Children by Allen D. Hertzke
posted 09/22/04 9:00 a.m.
BOOKS
Clearing the Clutter
Kevin Miller shares tips on Surviving Information Overload
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 08/30/04 8:30 a.m.
BOOKS
Courtroom Thriller
Dying Declaration combines faith, race, and politics into a page-turner.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 08/26/04 8:00 a.m.
BOOKS
Fish Tales
The Catch tells fishing stories that connect three generations.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 08/23/04 9:30 a.m.
BOOKS
This World Really Is Our Home
We're not just passing through, says theologian Michael Wittmer, author of Heaven is a Place on Earth.
By Ann Byle
posted 08/19/04 9:00 a.m.
BOOKS
SIDEBAR
2 Corinthians doesn't teach that flesh and spirit are opposites, says Michael Wittmer.
Why Paul Loved His Body
By Ann Byle
posted 08/19/04 9:00 a.m.
TELEVISION
Christian Athletes to Watch in the Olympics
Sports Spectrum magazine has their eye on the believers competing in Athens this year.
Interview by Rob Moll
posted 08/16/04 8:30 a.m.
BOOKS
God Amid Tragedy
A review of When I Lay My Isaac Down.
By Cindy Crosby
posted 08/12/04 8:30 a.m.
BOOKS
7 Habits of Racially Mixed Churches
How to achieve ethnic diversity—and die (to self) trying.
Reviewed by Douglas R. Sharp
posted 08/11/04 8:30 a.m.
BOOKS
Discerning Divine Speech
The God Who Speaks teaches readers to listen.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 08/11/04 8:30 a.m.
BOOKS
Codependent No More
When Pleasing Others Is Hurting You addresses the need to be needed.
By Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 08/09/04 8:30 a.m.
BOOKS
Powerful Weakness
Here Am I Lord … Send Somebody Else uses Moses to discover God's power in weakness.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 08/04/04 8:30 a.m.
BOOKS
Witness Amid War
The untold story of Christian efforts to end the violence in Guatemala.
Reviewed by Jeanette Hardage
posted 07/21/2004 08:30 a.m.
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: Creating Husbands and Fathers
The discussion of gender roles moves beyond 'proof-text poker.'
By David Neff
posted 07/19/2004 12:01 a.m.
BOOKS
Raising Up Fathers
Promoting male headship can encourage responsible family leaders.
An interview with Maggie Gallagher
posted 07/19/2004 12:01 a.m.
BOOKS
Celestial Sights
Room of Marvels is a vision of what heaven might look like.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 07/12/2004 12:01 a.m.
BOOKS
Targeted Apologetics
Encountering New Religious Movements with the Gospel.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 07/07/2004 12:01 a.m.
BOOKS
Where Stormie Finds Her Power
Stormie Omartian is a bestselling author precisely because she doesn't have a picture-perfect life.
By Tim Stafford
posted 06/25/2004 12:01 a.m.
BOOKS
Bonds that Bind
David Gushee examines marriage and divorce in historical and contemporary contexts.
Getting Marriage Right, reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 06/23/2004 12:01 a.m.
BOOKS
Seeking Christ, Not Solutions
Water from Stone says Christians are addicted to problem solving, when they should be seeking Christ.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 06/18/2004 12:01 a.m.
BOOKS
A Christian Harry Potter?
Shadowmancer, Britain's hit fantasy novel, conjures darkness so the light will shine brighter.
Reviewed by Greg Taylor
posted 06/17/2004 12:01 a.m.
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: Da Vinci Dissenters
Four books try to break, crack, or decode the deception.
By David Neff
posted 06/16/2004 12:01 a.m.
BOOKS
Speaking in Code
A roundup of the many anti-Da Vinci Code books from Christian publishers.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 06/16/2004 12:01
BOOKS
PARODY
The Da Vinci Rejects
What other Christian publishers could have done to respond to Dan Brown's bestseller.
By Ted Olsen
posted 06/16/2004 12:01
BOOKS
Reversing Sloppy Thinking
Thinking Against the Grain asks what it means to think like a Christian.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 06/07/2004
TELEVISION
Clean Air for Ears
The FCC has rejoined the war against indecency.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 06/03/2004
BOOKS
Skillful Story-Telling
Bad Ground confirms W. Dale Cramer as a bright new voice in faith fiction
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 06/03/2004
BOOKS
Let's Talk Sex
What Christian books on the topic are, and are not, communicating.
By Tim Stafford
posted 05/28/2004
What Christian books on the topic are, and are not, communicating.
FILM
Fascinated with The Passion
Gibson film draws big Muslim crowds in the Middle East.
By Deann Alford
posted 05/27/2004
BOOKS
An Unpopular Topic
Marguerite Shuster explores what we have become as sinners.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 05/27/2004
BOOKS
Why the 'Lost Gospels' Lost Out
Recent gadfly theories about church council conspiracies that manipulated the New Testament into existence are bad-really bad-history.
By Ben Witherington III
posted 05/21/2004
BOOKS
Redeeming Conflict
Boundaries Face to Face focuses on conversations for building the right walls.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 05/19/2004
BOOKS
Elephant in the Room
Messianic Jews seem to be an embarrassment in an otherwise thoughtful dialogue.
By David Brickner
posted 05/18/2004
BOOKS
Learning from Our Kids
Fresh insights and conversational style makes Sacred Parenting ideal reading.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 05/17/2004
FILM
Running Out of Miracles
Big Idea creator Phil Vischer had his dream crumble, but he's no longer s-scared.
By Bob Smietana
posted 05/14/2004
FILM
SIDEBAR
Putting Big Idea Back Together
There is no secret formula for a successful movie
By Bob Smietana
posted 05/14/2004
BOOKS
Christianity Today Book Awards 2004
We honor 22 titles that bring understanding to people, events, and ideas that shape evangelical life, thought, and mission.
posted 05/13/2004
BOOKS
Man of Contradictions
Martin Luther was a "God-obsessed seeker of certainty and assurance."
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 05/12/2004
FILM
The Gospel, Literally
A break-through film makes the word visible
Reviewed by Ben Witherington III
posted 05/10/2004
BOOKS
Pictures of God's Love
Seeing Is Believing lays the theological foundation for imaginative prayer.
Review by Cindy Crosby
posted 05/05/2004
FILM
Film Forum: Taking the NY Times to Task
A Passion-ate rebuke of The New York Times. Revenge and style quench Man on Fire. Life lessons elevate 13 Going on 30. Excessive sex and despair cause Young Adam to fall. Plus more on The Alamo.
By Jeffrey Overstreet
posted 04/29/2004
TELEVISION
Hip Mission
A high school girl further increases God's prime-time exposure.
Reviewed by Douglas Leblanc
posted 04/16/2004
BOOKS
Shaping Up Flabby Finances
The basic money challenge is saying no.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 04/14/2004
BOOKS
The Missions of Business
What can happen when entrepreneurs think they are missionaries first.
Reviewed by John P. Cragin
posted 04/13/2004
BOOKS
Spotlight on Sexism
Exploring the rise of evangelical feminism.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 04/08/2004
BOOKS/FILM
Crash-Helmet Christianity
Talking about the real Jesus is a dangerous thing.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 04/07/2004
BOOKS
The Language of Sin
Why Sin Matters says sin and grace are part of the same story.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 04/07/2004
TELEVISION
Jesus and Paul: Looking at a Journalistic Approach to Christianity's Beginnings
A full review of ABC's Jesus and Paul: The Word and the Witness
By Darrell L. Bock
posted 04/06/2004
BOOKS
'You Shall Not Worship Me This Way'
How even the worship of God can be idolatrous.
By Harold Best
posted 04/06/2004
BOOKS
Life Imitates Art
Unveiling is a commendable debut novel.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 04/05/2004
TELEVISION
Peter Jennings Goes Back to the Bible
The ABC news anchor talks about Monday's three-hour special, Jesus and Paul: The Word and the Witness.
Interview by Darrell Bock
posted 04/02/2004
BOOKS
A Purpose-Driven Postponement
Rick Warren's latest book delayed as he takes care of his sick wife and rapidly growing church.
By Rob Moll
posted 03/31/2004
BOOKS
Discarding Our Masks
In True Faced, readers learn to strip off their masks.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 03/22/2004
MUSIC
There's Just Something About That Man
Bill Gaither insists it's not about him. And nobody seems to disagree.
By Mark Allen Powell
posted 03/19/2004
MUSIC
An Arts Festival in the Heartland
Bill Gaither has succeeded in putting together an event that increases Christ through the performers' diminishment.
By Mark Allen Powell
posted 03/19/2004
BOOKS
Worship Style Matters
Developing biblical foundations for understanding worship.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 03/17/2004
BOOKS
America's Pastor
With Max Lucado, what you see is what you get. And what you get is a man who incarnates a message about second chances.
By Cindy Crosby
posted 03/11/2004
BOOKS
A Home for Nomads
M. Craig Barnes explores spirituality for restless souls
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 03/04/2004
BOOKS
Relationships, Not Programs
Taking a church from dry bones to spiritual vitality
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 03/03/2004
BOOKS
Saddleback's Social Capital
The author of Bowling Alone discovers Evangelicals can be trusted at the civic table.
Reviewed by John Wilson
posted 03/02/2004
FILM
Multi(per)plexed
Christians remain divided about what a 'good' movie is.
By Marshall Allen
posted 03/01/2004
FILM
The Return of the King: Best Picture, Perhaps, But Not Best Version
The author of The Battle for Middle-Earth examines the missing theology of the cinematic blockbuster.
By Fleming Rutledge
posted 02/27/2004
FILM
The Fountain Fill'd with Blood
Mel Gibson is drawing on a long tradition of Cross-centered devotion.
By Chris Armstrong
posted 02/26/2004
FILM
Lethal Suffering
The Passion underlines Christ's humanity like no film before
By Peter T. Chattaway
posted 02/25/2004
FILM
The Passion and Prejudice
Why I asked the Anti-Defamation League to give Mel Gibson a break.
By Michael Medved
posted 02/24/2004
FILM
The Latest Temptation of Christians
Troubling spite in the debate over The Passion shows that the church needs to take anti-Semitism more seriously.
By Yvonne Gomez Nelson
posted 02/24/2004
FILM
The Passion of Mel Gibson
Why evangelicals are cheering a movie with profoundly Catholic sensibilities.
By David Neff
posted 02/20/2004
FILM
Mel, Mary and Mothers
The mother of Jesus was still a mom
By David Neff
posted 02/20/2004
BOOKS
God-honoring Retirement
Two well-known gurus of biblical finance team up for a one-two punch on building a God-honoring financial portfolio.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 02/19/2004
BOOKS
The Red Glowing Cross
A veteran journalist makes vivid the hidden and expanding world of Chinese Christianity
Reviewed by David Marshall
posted 02/18/2004
BOOKS
Looking Back to Go Forward
Robert Webber urges churches to "catch the spirit of the ancient model."
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 02/17/2004
BOOKS
Our Last and Only Hope
A lesson in trust from a grounded crow.
By Stanley J. Grenz
posted 02/12/2004
BOOKS
It's Not About Us
After a car accident killed his wife, mother, and daughter, Jerry Sittser was left asking, "Why?"
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 02/11/2004
MUSIC
Hip-Hop Opera
A rock musical for a new generation tells the gospel in MTV language—for better or for worse.
By Todd Hertz
posted 02/10/2004
BOOKS
Magnificence in Wreckage
This series of essays finds hope among New York City lives.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 02/05/2004
BOOKS
The Gift of Years
These Christian reflections look at biblical, historical, and modern perspectives on aging.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 01/22/2004
TELEVISION
Amish in the City: Reality TV Goes too Far?
The author of The Amish: Why They Enchant Us discusses why a television show about Amish teens is inherently flawed, and why we're drawn to their 18th-century ways.
Interview by Rob Moll
posted 01/21/2004
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: Discovering Unity
Two theologians are bullish on evangelical futures.
By David Neff
posted 01/20/2004
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: Mission-Driven Faith
An interview with Thomas Oden and J.I. Packer
Interview by David Neff
posted 01/20/2004
BOOKS
Missing Jewish Ways
Lauren Winner's latest book explores how 11 aspects of Judaism can enrich Christian practice
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 01/20/2004
WIRED WORLD
A Theoblogical Revolution
Billy Graham's vision goes from print to online, then back again.
By Ted Olsen
posted 01/16/2004
BOOKS
The Gift of Anger
A pastorally minded professor Challenges us to get angry the way God does.
Reviewed by Christopher A. Hall
posted 01/14/2004
BOOKS
Rough-edged Retelling
Johnny Cash retells six years in the life of his hero, the apostle Paul.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 01/14/2004
BOOKS
Simply Good Writing
The Best Christian Writing 2004 is an eclectic sampling from the spectrum of Christianity.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 01/13/2004
BOOKS
The Good News of Da Vinci
How a ludicrous book can become an opportunity to engage the culture.
By Darrell Bock
posted 01/05/2004
BOOKS
Nice Yet Naughty
A no-nonsense book of female sex addiction is finally here.
By Agnieszka Tennant
posted 12/26/2003
BOOKS
A Tumultuous Journey
Slow Way Home offers rich prose and vivid characters
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 12/22/2003
BOOKS
Teaching Us to Hear
Lewis Agonistes organizes the Oxford don's thoughts on everything
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 12/18/2003
FILM
Doing Tolkien Justice
The Christian virtues of humility and sacrifice filter through a tarnished triumph.
By Jeffrey Overstreet
posted 12/17/2003
FILM
The film adaptations of a 1,200 page novel required making significant changes to the story. But at what cost?
The Lure of the Obvious in Peter Jackson's The Return of the King
By Ralph C. Wood
posted 12/17/2003
FILM | BOOKS
Where to Go for All Things Tolkien
The best sites on the Internet about the man, his faith, his books, the Inklings and the movies.
Compiled by Rob Moll
posted 12/17/2003
BOOKS
Navigating a Disease
The Long Good Night chronicles one woman's father's journey in Alzheimer's
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 12/16/2003
BOOKS
Horses that Heal
Hope Rising is a sweet collection of real-life stories about the power of love and horses to heal the hurts of disadvantaged children.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 12/12/2003
BOOKS
Stalking Love
Home Is Always the Place You Just Left reminds readers that only Jesus satisfies the deepest longing.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 11/21/2003
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: Thugs in Jesus' Hometown
A Season in Bethlehem shows how the city lost its historic harmony.
Reviewed by David Neff
posted 11/17/2003
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: The Erosion Continues
Joshua Hammer talks about the implications of Christians' Holy Land exodus and other issues.
Interviewed by David Neff
posted 11/17/2003
FILM
Todd Komarnicki: Producer, Director, Writer and Believer
The producer of Elf explains how his Christian faith affects his career as a Hollywood producer, director, and writer.
Interview by Jeffrey Overstreet
posted 11/13/2003
BOOKS
Faith and Fantasy
The Gospel According to Tolkien reveals a deeply Christian work.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 11/13/2003
BOOKS
Islam and the West
Islam in Context shows a religion at a crossroads
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 11/12/2003
BOOKS
Battle Cry
John Eldredge calls men, and now women, to a mythical, mystical adventure of faith.
Reviewed by Vincent Bacote
posted 11/11/2003
BOOKS
Healing Salve
United by Faith looks for answers to the problem of race.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 11/10/2003
FILM/BOOKS
Exegeting The Matrix
A lot of spiritual stuff went into the Matrix films, but not as much as some authors think.
Reviewed by Todd Hertz
posted 11/06/2003
BOOKS
Beyond Wallowing
Loving the God we don't understand
Reviewed by Mark Galli
posted 10/23/2003
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: Ground Rules
The Creed defines the game of faith without exhausting its excitement.
By David Neff
posted 10/22/2003
BOOKS
'We Live What We Believe'
Luke Timothy Johnson talks about the importance of the creed—even for non-creedal Christians.
Interviewed by David Neff
posted 10/22/2003
BOOKS
The Countercultural Creed
What are Christians really doing when they stand up and say "I believe"?
By Luke Timothy Johnson
posted 10/22/2003
BOOKS
Thinking to Change Lives
Robert Louis Wilken explores early Christian thought.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 10/21/2003
MUSIC
Johnny Cash's Song of Redemption
How the coolest man in the music industry became that way while singing about Jesus and the Cross.
By Ted Olsen
posted 10/20/2003
BOOKS
Investing as Love
Gary Moore's biblical approach to financial management.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 10/20/2003
FILM
Two Weddings and a Baptism
It's still impossible to predict what will advance the gospel in Hollywood.
By Andy Crouch
posted 10/15/2003
BOOKS
Apocalypse Without the Beasts
A high school teacher finds the sacred in all the "wrong places."
By Greg Taylor
posted 10/14/2003
BOOKS
Sterling Disagreement
Christopher Hall and John Sanders continue their debate over open theism
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 10/13/2003
BOOKS
Walking the Old, Old Talk
The cultural success of evangelicalism is its greatest weakness.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 10/02/2003
BOOKS
The Good Effects of the Good News
A convert from Islam answers critics hostile to the Christian mission.
Jonathan Bonk reviews Lamin Sanneh's Whose Religion Is Christianity?
posted 10/01/2003
BOOKS
The Defender of the Good News
Lamin Sanneh talks about his conversion, Muslim-Christian relations, Anglican troubles, and the future of Christianity.
Interviewed by Jonathan J. Bonk
posted 10/01/2003
FILM
A Reformer's Agony
A high-caliber film shows how messy it was when Luther helped change the course of history.
Luther, reviewed by Chris Armstrong
posted 09/26/2003
BOOKS
A Jolt of Sanity
Is your church emotionally healthy?
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 09/19/2003
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: The Church's Hidden Jewishness
Hebrew thinking in a Greek world.
In the Shadow of the Temple, reviewed by David Neff
posted 09/15/2003
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: 'Normalizing' Jewish Believers
How should Christianity's Jewish heritage change how Gentiles relate to their faith?
Oskar Skarsaune, interviewed by David Neff
posted 09/15/2003
BOOKS
Books & Culture Corner: The Ph.D. Octopus, 100 Years On
How Christians can make a difference in the upside-down world of graduate school
By Wilfred M. McClay
posted 09/15/2003
MUSIC
Billy Graham Mourns Johnny Cash
The evangelist mourns a longtime friend
By Billy Graham
posted 09/12/2003
BOOKS
Church on the Ropes
Why so many are "spiritual, but not Christian."
God Outside the Box, reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 09/12/2003
BOOKS
West, Meet East
Who Are the Christians in the Middle East? examines millions of forgotten believers.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 09/11/2003
BOOKS/MUSIC
Aching for Something Deep
For those with ears to hear, Mark Heard left the gift of a more authentic faith.
Hammers and Nails, reviewed by Eric Miller
posted 09/10/2003
BOOKS
A Distorted Predestination
Two pastors make a case for universalism, and end up trivializing human freedom.
If Grace Is True, reviewed by John Wilson
posted 09/09/2003
BOOKS
Lowering the Baby Boom
A new book helps Christians make wise birth control decisions.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 09/03/2003
BOOKS
History Is Not Bunk
We've got to break free of our historical amnesia
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 09/02/2003
BOOKS
Inside CT: You Are What You Were
Past events are still shaping our behavior today.
By Mark Galli
posted 09/02/2003
BOOKS
Space, Time, and the 'New Hobbit'
C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien discuss science fiction.
By Colin Duriez
posted 08/29/2003
MUSIC
The Discontent Between Business and Artistry
The songwriter and singer of Sixpence None the Richer talk about how the business side of the music industry-and outside expectations-can constrain the creative process.
An interview with Matt Slocum and Leigh Nash
posted 08/28/2003
BOOKS
Getting Ahead
With In, But Not Of, Hugh Hewitt offers advice to Christians of influence.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 08/20/2003
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: Thanks for the Memoirs
Two authors write about pain and God's elusive presence.
Reviewed by David Neff
posted 08/19/2003
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: Choosing a Partner, Not a Future
Margaret Kim Peterson, author of Sing Me to Heaven, discusses her marriage to a man dying of AIDS and the theological lessons she learned.
By David Neff
posted 08/19/2003
BOOKS
A Green and Dying Tree
I saw the fruit of healing prayer even as AIDS was taking my husband's life.
An excerpt from Sing Me to Heaven by Margaret Kim Peterson
posted 08/19/2003
BOOKS
The Unintentional Ethicist
How three assumptions about God can shape the moral choices we are called to make.
An excerpt from My God and I by Lewis B. Smedes
posted 08/19/2003
BOOKS
Doubt and Meaning
Joni Eareckson Tada's poignant memoir probes God's use of suffering.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 08/18/2003
BOOKS
I Lost It
Noted missiologist Ruth Tucker shines a light on the netherworld of apostasy in Walking Away from Faith.
Reviewed by Wendy Murray Zoba
posted 08/13/2003
BOOKS
No Pie in the Sky
Arthur Roberts offers his compelling vision of the afterlife in Exploring Heaven.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 08/12/2003
BOOKS
Soul Language on Paper
Blue Like Jazz resonates with readers who grapple with the paradoxes of faith.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 08/05/2003
BOOKS
Creature Discomforts
A conservative Christian makes the case for animal mercy in Dominion.
An interview with author Matthew Scully
posted 07/31/2003
BOOKS
Navigating Life Storms
Norman Wright's Helping Those Who Hurt guides readers in encouraging loved ones.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 07/24/2003
BOOKS
Fun, Friendly Advice
The Unauthorized Guide to Choosing a Church leads church hunters through "the liturgy, the lingo, and the lunacy."
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 07/22/2003
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: Getting Western Civ Right
Christian theology is the catalyst, not the brake, for progress in Western history.
Reviewed by David Neff
posted 07/18/2003
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: Progress Through Theology
An interview with Rodney Stark, author of For the Glory of God: How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-hunts, and the End of Slavery.
By David Neff
posted 07/18/2003
BOOKS
The Truth About the Catholic Church and Slavery
The problem wasn't that the leadership was silent. It was that almost nobody listened.
By Rodney Stark
posted 07/18/2003
BOOKS
Are Evangelicals Fueling Teen Fascination with the Powers of Darkness?
The horror of Buffy Summers and the fantasy of Harry Potter draw from conservative religious imagery while fans feed on conservative opposition, says the author of From Angels to Aliens.
An interview with Lynn Schofield Clark
posted 07/11/2003
BOOKS
Evangelicalism's Dark Side and Popular Culture
Evangelicals may feel that stories of supernatural battles between good and evil belong to them, but they cannot control how these stories will be reconfigured once they enter the realm of entertainment media.
An excerpt from Lynn Schofield Clark's From Angels to Aliens.
posted 07/11/2003
BOOKS
Christ via Judaism
Lauren Winner's spiritual journey is an invaluable-and, to some, unsettling-reminder of where we came from.
Reviewed by Sarah Hinlicky Wilson
posted 07/07/2003
TELEVISION
While Critics Worry About Continued FCC Deregulation, Christian Broadcasters Have Little to Fear
The few mom-and-pop religious stations remaining won't feel a significant change, say observers.
By Todd Hertz
posted 07/03/2003
BOOKS
Rabbit Trails to God
John Updike has made a career of writing the most theological novels in America.
By Mark A. Buchanan
posted 07/03/2003
MUSIC
Jesus' Woodstock
After 20 summers of love, the Cornerstone Festival still opens doors for unknown musicians and unlocks truth for hungry minds.
By Todd Hertz
posted 06/27/2003
BOOKS
Taming the Techno Monster
In Power Failure, Albert Bergmann looks at Christianity in a culture of technology.
Reviewed Cindy Crosby
posted 06/27/2003
BOOKS
Everyday Truths
Simple activities bind families together and deepen their relationship with God, says the author of Sacred Stories of Ordinary Families.
Reviewed Cindy Crosby
posted 06/26/2003
FILM
Big Idea Loses Suit
Jury says creator of VeggieTales owes $11 million to ex-distributor.
By Todd Hertz
posted 06/20/2003
BOOKS
A Bubbly Invitation
Mike Mason's Champagne for the Soul is an ode to joy.
By Cindy Crosby
posted 06/19/2003
BOOKS
Church Sells Armstrong's Works
Nineteen books by founder sold to Worldwide Church of God splinter group.
By Marshall Allen
posted 06/17/2003
BOOKS
American (and Un-American) Idols
Sacrificing community at the altar of freedom.
By David Neff
posted 06/16/2003
BOOKS
Avoiding Rights Talk
An interview with David Koyzis, author of Political Visions & Illusions.
By David Neff
posted 06/16/2003
BOOKS
A Taste for Blood and Grace
Saint Julian is a dark fictional account of depravity and redemption.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 06/16/2003
BOOKS
Jazz, Jesus, and Liberation
In This Far by Faith, Juan Williams argues that the spiritual journey of African Americans is essential to understanding America.
By Edward Gilbreath
posted 06/05/2003
FILM
In Bruce Almighty, God Is as Close as Our Breath
Jim Carrey plays God with unholy flair in a movie that is Judeo-Christian to its bones.
Reviewed by Anna Waterhouse
posted 05/29/2003
BOOKS
Christianity Today Book Awards 2003
The 19 books our judges selected as the worthiest of the year.
posted 05/27/2003
FILM
Speaking Out: Looking for God in The Matrix
Neo's return reminds us that a fallen world full of people is a world worth saving.
By Greg Garrett
posted 05/16/2003
BOOKS
A Familiar Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien's grandson shows in Final Witness that strong fiction runs in the family.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 05/15/2003
TELEVISION
Christian Survivors Playing a Non-Christian Game
A former winner of the CBS reality show talks about the faith that led her to the game and how Christian ethics intersects with outwitting, outlasting, and outplaying the competition.
An interview with Vecepia Towery-Robinson
posted 05/14/2003
BOOKS
A Christian Studies Torah
Athol Dickson's The Gospel According to Moses encourages exploration of Jewish roots.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 05/14/2003
BOOKS
Loving 'As Is' People
John Ortberg's Everybody's Normal Till You Get To Know Them explores pursuing the dream of community with imperfect people.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 05/13/2003
FILM
Speaking Out: Desert of the Real?
The world of The Matrix is wrong: Creation really is beautiful.
By Frederica Mathewes-Green
posted 05/12/2003
BOOKS
Gracia Burnham's Book Throws Philippine Government into Turmoil
President orders investigation into claims that military and rebels colluded. But former missionary hostage says, "I am not pointing an accusing finger at anyone."
By Ted Olsen
posted 05/09/2003
TELEVISION
Culture Wars: The Prequel
History and myth converge in American Dreams' take on the 1960s.
By Eric Miller
posted 05/09/2003
WIRED
Christian Satirical Website a Blessing to Some, 'Sick Joke' to Others
Founder of Lark News says satire is important in any community or subculture.
By Todd Hertz
posted 05/07/2003
BOOKS
Babylon upon a Hill?
Religious thinkers debate how America should use its unrivaled influence.
Reviewed by Douglas LeBlanc
posted 05/05/2003
WIRED
Crucial News Service Dies
Religious freedom champion Keston Institute shifts focus.
By Wil Triggs with Religion News Service
posted 05/01/2003
BOOKS
Why There Are Seven Chronicles of Narnia
A British scholar discovers the hidden design of C.S. Lewis' perennially popular series.
By John Wilson
posted 04/25/2003
BOOKS
Pondering Paul
The Psychology of Paul explores how a zealous persecutor became Christianity's greatest evangelist.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 04/21/2003
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: Life After Life After Death
The Resurrection of the Son of God is a "ground-clearing exercise" of historiographical obstacles.
By David Neff
posted 04/17/2003
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: You Can't Keep a Justified Man Down
An interview with N. T. Wright, author of The Resurrection of the Son of God.
By David Neff
posted 04/17/2003
BOOKS
Legendary Fiction
Patrick recreates the life of St. Patrick into an epic saga.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 04/14/2003
FILM
Reimagining Francis
A documentary tells us less about the medieval saint than about pop spirituality.
Reviewed by Mark Galli
posted 04/11/2003
BOOKS
The Pain of Gain
How Much Is Enough? describes how we turn to fleeting satisfactions and away from God.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 04/09/2003
BOOKS
Fresh Insight
Hearing with the Heart reflects on discerning God's direction.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 04/04/2003
BOOKS
A Case Study in Greed
The Tao of Enron takes lessons from the second-largest bankruptcy in American history.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 04/01/2003
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: Converting 'Amazing Grace'
The story behind America's most beloved song shows the God-centered vision with which it was written.
By David Neff
posted 03/31/2003
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: Amazing Myths, How Strange the Sound
An interview with Steve Turner, the author of Amazing Grace: The Story of America's Most Beloved Song.
By David Neff
posted 03/31/2003
WIRED
The Iraq War Has Little Effect on the Rapture Index
The founder of an online end times "speedometer" says that other current events are more connected to biblical prophecy.
An interview with Todd Strandberg
posted 03/27/2003
BOOKS
A Newer Kind of Christian
Brian McLaren's sequel to A New Kind of Christian touches other tenets of faith.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 03/26/2003
BOOKS
What George Bush's Favorite Devotional Writer Says About War
"War is the most damnably bad thing," wrote Oswald Chambers.
posted 03/24/2003
BOOKS
Rejuvenating Prayer
God Encounters' imaginative essays find new approaches to an ancient practice.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 03/21/2003
BOOKS
Spiritual Misfits
Sutter's Cross is filled with true-to-life church characters.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 03/20/2003
TELEVISION
Books & Culture Corner: Whose Reality TV?
Tune in this week to Frederick Wiseman's PBS documentary, Domestic Violence, to see some real survivors.
By Nathan Bierma
posted 03/17/2003
BOOKS
Good to Great's Leadership Model Looks Familiar to Christians
The author of the bestselling business book says his findings on successful leaders led him to the New Testament.
An Interview with Jim Collins
posted 03/14/2003
BOOKS
CT Classic: Frederick Buechner's Sacred Journey
How one writer and minister has made a career of telling others about moments of holy insight.
By Timothy K. Jones
posted 03/07/2003
BOOKS
Flesh and Blood in the Magic Kingdom
Frederick Buechner's most recent works shed light on the shadows of the human heart.
By Wendy Murray Zoba
posted 03/07/2003
FILM
Intelligently Designed Films
The youthful ID movement flexes its muscles in two documentaries.
Reviewed by Thomas E. Woodward
posted 03/06/2003
BOOKS
Exegeting Bill Gothard
Three Christian apologists evaluate the conference speaker's life and teachings.
Reviewed by Rich Poll
posted 03/05/2003
MUSIC
Bono's Thin Ecclesiology
Any person can stand outside the church and critique its obedience to the gospel.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 02/21/2003
MUSIC
'Pop Music with Brains'
From the beginning, U2 has engaged spiritual questions.
By Mark Allan Powell
posted 02/21/2003
MUSIC
Bono's American Prayer
The world's biggest rock star tours the heartland talking more openly about his faith as he recruits Christians in the fight against AIDS in Africa.
By Cathleen Falsani
posted 02/21/2003
TELEVISION
Would a Christian Bachelorette Be Different?
A panel of Christian singles discusses the proliferation of reality dating shows and the turn from seeking one-night stands to seeking spouses.
posted 02/19/2003
BOOKS
A Stellar Whodunnit
Out of the Ruins follows the tradition of the finely crafted Ben Reese mystery series.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 02/19/2003
BOOKS
Openness Season
Theologians Pinnock and Boyd like to take the Bible at "face value"—but is that enough?
Reviewed by Christopher A. Hall
posted 02/18/2003
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: Getting Cynical About Ourselves
An interview with Mark Ellingsen, the author of Blessed Are the Cynical
By David Neff
posted 02/17/2003
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: Paradox Lost
Blessed are the Cynical shows what happened to sin.
By David Neff
posted 02/17/2003
WIRED
Bible Is Getting Even Friendlier to Programmers
The English Standard Version will become the first Bible to allow web programmers to innovate new applications with its text.
By Todd Hertz
posted 02/13/2003
BOOKS
Making a Difference
The God Who Hung on the Cross is a vibrant chronicle of an 81-year-old man's mission.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 02/12/2003
BOOKS
God's Own Dictionary
You won't believe the words that didn't exist until the first English translations of the Bible.
An interview with Stanley Malless, author of Coined by God
posted 02/05/2003
BOOKS
A Refugee's Challenges
Song of Saigon offers insight on Vietnamese culture and mission work.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 02/04/2003
FILM
Elms Make Like a Tree
The Christian band declines a role in Saved. But what is this movie about?
By Ted Olsen
posted 02/03/2003
BOOKS
Words Well Chosen
Best Christian Writing 2002 explores diverse topics.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 01/31/2003
BOOKS
Model in the Public Square
Hero for Humanity shows how faith can change government.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 01/21/2003
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: Fightings Within and Fears Without
Darrell Bock thinks theologians should have a mission.
By David Neff
posted 01/20/2003
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: 'Public-Square' Societies Keep Us Honest
An interview with Darrell Bock, author of Purpose-Directed Theology.
By David Neff
posted 01/20/2003
BOOKS
Little Zag from Zig
With this salesman and Christian, what you see is what you get.
Reviewed by Mark A. Kellner
posted 01/17/2003
BOOKS
Far from Busyness
Teaching the Dead Bird to Sing wrestles with overwork, discouragement, and doubt.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 01/16/2003
BOOKS
Is God Exciting Enough?
The author of Still Bored in a Culture of Entertainment says that increased stimulation has caused a "deadness of soul." What can turn it around?
Todd Hertz interviews Richard Winter
posted 01/15/2003
BOOKS
Learning to Be Loved
Max Lucado's A Love Worth Giving shows that the model for loving was set by Jesus.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 01/15/2003
BOOKS
Self-inflicted Escape
Grieving a Suicide explores the violent emotions survivors face.
Reviewed by Mark Galli
posted 01/14/2003
BOOKS
All in the Family
For evangelical insiders, Randall Balmer's one-man encyclopedia can be fun.
Reviewed by Elesha Coffman
posted 01/13/2003
BOOKS
'Jesusy' Anne Lamott
Chatting with a born-again paradox.
By Agnieszka Tennant
posted 01/08/2003
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: 'I Just Wanted You to Kill the Pain'
A physician talks about how to help dying people best live their final months
By David Neff
posted 12/31/2002
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: Truth and Hope Are Partners
An interview with David Kuhl, author of What Dying People Want
By David Neff and Todd Hertz
posted 12/31/2002
BOOKS
Ears to Hear, Eyes to See
Luci Shaw's poetry helps us pay attention to God's world.
By John G. Stackhouse Jr.
posted 12/26/2002
BOOKS
The Serene Contradiction of the Mother of Jesus
Why I reclaimed the virgin mother as a significant figure in my faith.
By Kathleen Norris
posted 12/23/2002
BOOKS
Hobbits Aren't Fence-Sitters
The authors of Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues and J. R. R. Tolkien's Sanctifying Myth discuss why Tolkien hated modernity and thinking about evil—and whether he was right to do so.
A conversation between Brad Birzer and Mark Eddy Smith
posted 12/20/2002
BOOKS
Does The Lord of the Rings Teach Salvation By Works?
The authors of Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues and J. R. R. Tolkien's Sanctifying Myth talk about whether Tolkien was too ignorant of evil and other subjects.
A conversation between Brad Birzer and Mark Eddy Smith
posted 12/19/2002
BOOKS
Why The Lord of the Rings Is Dangerous
The authors of Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues and J. R. R. Tolkien's Sanctifying Myth talk about the Christian life in Faerie.
A conversation between Brad Birzer and Mark Eddy Smith
posted 12/18/2002
FILM
Soul Wars, Episode Two
The second Lord of the Rings film raises the spiritual stakes.
By Jeffrey Overstreet
posted 12/18/2002
BOOKS
How to Survive Grief
An honest reflection on the death of an infant daughter.
Reviewed by Wendy Murray Zoba
posted 12/17/2002
BOOKS
New Christian Allegory
Science-fiction adventure novel Arena thrives with spiritual symbolism.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 12/12/2002
BOOKS
A Wry Debut Novel
Simmering under the story of A Place Called Wiregrass are commentaries on racism and church neglect of the poor.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 12/12/2002
BOOKS
A Wounded Shepherd
A Texas pastor's congregation moves in for the kill in the engaging debut novel Leaving Ruin
Reviewed by Jeremy Lott
posted 12/11/2002
BOOKS
Homespun Stories
Starting as Sunday morning sermons, Leaving North Haven's essays charm and amuse.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 12/11/2002
BOOKS
Shockingly Beautiful Prose
Leif Enger's debut novel, Peace Like a River, tells of family, faith, and miracles.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 12/11/2002
FILM
Clean Flicks, Illegal Flicks?
Hollywood directors file suit against CleanFlicks.
By Ted Olsen
posted 12/09/2002
ART
Kitsch Watch
None of Frank Bear's photo-mosaics have attracted as much attention as one of President Bush-composed of pictures of Jesus.
By Ted Olsen
posted 12/06/2002
BOOKS
Rich, Delighted Christians
The Good of Affluence
aims to give leadership to wealthy Christians moved and troubled by their fortune.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 12/06/2002
FILM
What Is Hip?
Let's not kid ourselves that salvation depends on the ability to discuss Austin Powers movies.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 12/05/2002
BOOKS
A Two-for-One Novel
Stephen Carter mixes wry social observations and a densely plotted thriller.
Reviewed by Hiawatha Bray
posted 12/04/2002
BOOKS
Graham's Current Events
In his fifth book, Franklin Graham examines why the name of Jesus is controversial.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 12/03/2002
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: Visible Man
Chris Rice speaks frankly about building cross-racial relationships.
Reviewed by David Neff
posted 12/02/2002
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: 'Theology Should Interrogate our Lives'
An interview with Chris P. Rice.
By David Neff
posted 12/02/2002
FILM
The Force Is Not With Them
Over 100,000 residents of Australia and New Zealand claim their religion is Jedi.
By Ted Olsen
posted 11/25/2002
FILM
Courage and Empowerment Score in Hometown Legend
Based on the story by Jerry Jenkins, film asks whether football is the best measure of worth.
By Douglas LeBlanc
posted 11/21/2002
FILM
Mormon Film a Lesson in Telling Faith-Based Stories
Little Secrets avoids theological lectures but delivers an engaging story.
By Douglas LeBlanc
posted 11/21/2002
FILM
Seize the Virtue
The Emperors' Club Transcends Dead Poet's Society
Reviewed by Douglas LeBlanc
posted 11/14/2002
FILM
Few Flashes of Creativity Enliven Left Behind 2
Tribulation Force will satisfy those who feel the movies are meant to explicitly preach the gospel.
Reviewed by Douglas LeBlanc
posted 11/14/2002
BOOKS
Elegy for a 9/11 Hero
A review of Lisa Beamer's Let's Roll!: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage.
By Cindy Crosby
posted 11/13/2002
BOOKS
Righteous (and Other) Anger
The author of The Enigma of Anger cannot commit to a "messiah who doesn't knock over tables."
By Cindy Crosby
posted 11/13/2002
FILM
Let's Get Metaphysical at the Damah Film Festival
Festival celebrates directors who explore spiritual experiences.
Reviewed by Douglas LeBlanc
posted 11/07/2002
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: Biology Class for the Church
Howard Snyder maps the genome of the body of Christ.
By David Neff
posted 11/06/2002
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: Body Building
An interview with Howard Snyder
By David Neff
posted 11/06/2002
BOOKS
Editor's Bookshelf: The Name-Tag Test
And other notable lines from Decoding the Church
Compiled by David Neff
posted 11/06/2002
FILM
Jonah Bags Boffo Box Office
But Big Idea lays off 30 in 'heartbreaking' cuts.
By Todd Hertz, with additional reporting from Bob Smietana
posted 11/01/2002
MUSIC
Music at the Theological Roundtable
What it teaches us about God and the universe.
By John G. Stackhouse
posted 11/01/2002
BOOKS
Surviving Soul Survivor
A business guide to Tim LaHaye's other series.
By Jeremy Lott
posted 10/30/2002
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