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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.
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.
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.
Bookmarks
Our Prayerful History
This impressive history of prayer in America neglects theology.
Reviewed by Eric Miller
posted 06/22/2006 09:30 a.m.
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.
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.
Unveiling the Truth About Islam
Too many Christian books miss the mark.
by Warren Larson
posted 06/16/2006 09:00 a.m.
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.
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.
Bookmarks
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.
Free, but Not Easy
Why grace is so rare among Christians.
Reviewed by John Wilson
posted 06/08/2006 09:00 a.m.
Bookmarks
God Is at Work
Economic globalization is an opportunity for missions says Ken Eldred.
Reviewed by Stan Guthrie
posted 06/07/2006 09:30 a.m.
Bookmarks
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.
Bookmarks
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.
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.
Bookmarks
Becoming a Christian
Twelve conversations with people who came to Christ.
Reviewed by Rich Poll
posted 05/30/2006 09:30 a.m.
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.
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.
Bookmarks
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.
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.
Bookmarks
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.
Choking on Modernity
The Maker's Diet is part of the problem.
Reviewed by Eric Miller
posted 05/19/2006 09:30 a.m.
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.
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.
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.
BOOKMARKS
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.
BOOKMARKS
The Scripture-Engaging Lincoln
A new biography is one of the best.
by Mark Noll
posted 05/08/2006 10:00 a.m.
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.
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.
SIDEBAR
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.
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.
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.
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.
BOOKMARKS
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.
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.
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.
BOOKMARKS
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.
BOOKMARKS
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.
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.
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.
Bookmarks
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.
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.
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.
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.
BOOKMARKS
Religion and Reconstruction
How Christians failed following the Civil War.
Reviewed by Mark Noll
posted 03/23/2006 09:30 a.m.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A Costly Devotion
Total Abandon shows that following Jesus is no daydream.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 03/16/2006 10:00 a.m.
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.
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.
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.
BOOKMARKS
Answering Life's Big Questions
A beginner's guide to philosophy.
Reviewed by W. Jay Wood
posted 03/08/2006 10:00 a.m.
BOOKMARKS
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.
BOOKMARKS
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.
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.
BOOKMARKS
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.
BOOKMARKS
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.
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.
Apathetic Agnostic
David Horowitz on life without God.
Reviewed by Douglas LeBlanc
posted 02/08/2006 09:00 a.m.
BOOKMARKS
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.
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.
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.
Bookmarks
Warriors in Battle
Rethinking unfashionable notions of bravery, heroism, and sacrifice.
Reviewed by John Wilson
posted 02/02/2006 09:00 a.m.
Bookmarks
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.
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.
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.
Bookmarks
Quick reviews of new books.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby, Mark Noll, and John Wilson
posted 12/29/2005 09:00 a.m.
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.
What, Me Worry?
Why we should think about the unthinkable.
Reviewed by John Wilson
posted 12/27/2005 09:45 a.m.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Competing Goals
Move by Family Christian Stores reveals tension with publishers.
by Rebecca Barnes
posted 11/29/2005 09:00 a.m.
Bookmarks
Quick reviews of new books.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 11/28/2005 10:30 a.m.
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.
EDITOR'S BOOKSHELF
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.
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.
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.
SIDEBAR
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.
Does Electrocution Happen for a Reason?
What young church leader Kyle Lake might have said about his own death.
An excerpt from Kyle Lake's Understanding God's Will
posted 11/01/2005 10:00 a.m.
Bookmarks
Quick reviews of new books.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 10/19/2005 09:00 a.m.
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.
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.
CT Classic
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.
Fit or Fat?
Why we worship slimness while supersizing our lunches.
Reviewed by Lauren F. Winner
posted 09/15/2005 09:00 a.m.
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.
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.
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.
XXXMinistry
Reaching out to the porn industry.
Reviewed by Greg Taylor
posted 08/15/2005 09:00 a.m.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Bookmarks
Quick reviews of new books.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 06/06/2005 09:30 a.m
The False Messiah
Errors undermine attempt to enhance Jewish-Christian understanding.
Reviewed by S.T. Karnick
posted 06/02/2005 09:30 a.m.
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.
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.
EDITOR'S BOOKSHELF: REVIEW
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.
EDITOR'S BOOKSHELF: INTERVIEW
'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.
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.
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.
Bookmarks
Quick reviews of new books.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 05/11/2005 09:00 a.m.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Bookmarks
Quick reviews of new books.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 04/11/2005 09:30 a.m.
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.
EDITOR'S BOOKSHELF
A Model of Intolerance
The "religious bigot" who brought down slavery.
by David Neff
posted 03/23/2005 09:30 a.m.
EDITOR'S BOOKSHELF
The Hero of Bloodless Reform
An interview with Steven M. Wise
David Neff
posted 03/23/2005 09:30 a.m.
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.
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.
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.
Gut Check
Blink makes the case for intuitive judgment.
Reviewed by Jeremy Lott
posted 02/22/2005 09:30 a.m.
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.
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.
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.
Unholy Wars
Two books document the dangers of mixing church and state.
By Stan Guthrie
posted 01/27/2005 09:00 a.m.
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.
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.
LaHaye's Tribulation
Left Behind coauthor challenges Tyndale over Last Disciple.
By Jim Jones
posted 01/20/2005 9:30 a.m.
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.
Searching for Significance
John Piper urges living for the glory of Christ.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 01/12/2005 9:00 a.m.
Mystery and Paradox
Unsentimental, careful essays explore God in nature.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 01/10/05 10:00 a.m.
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.
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.
Invitation to Paganism
The Vanishing Word laments the loss of the logos.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 12/13/04 8:00 a.m.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Serious Love
Love That Works: seeking a better understanding.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 11/18/04 9:30 a.m.
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.
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.
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.
Roads to Recovery
Following God On Broken Legs
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 11/09/04 9:00 a.m.
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.
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.
Living with Fundamentalists
Spirit and Flesh documents life in a Baptist church.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 10/27/04 9:30 a.m.
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.
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.
Blogging for Jesus
RealLivePreacher.com: A virtual goes to print.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 10/26/04 9:00 a.m.
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.
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.
Hurt by Success
Christian bookstores hit hard by competition from Wal-Mart.
By Rob Moll
posted 10/21/04 9:00 a.m.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Clearing the Clutter
Kevin Miller shares tips on Surviving Information Overload
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 08/30/04 8:30 a.m.
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.
Fish Tales
The Catch tells fishing stories that connect three generations.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 08/23/04 9:30 a.m.
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.
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.
God Amid Tragedy
A review of When I Lay My Isaac Down.
By Cindy Crosby
posted 08/12/04 8:30 a.m.
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.
Discerning Divine Speech
The God Who Speaks teaches readers to listen.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 08/11/04 8:30 a.m.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Raising Up Fathers
Promoting male headship can encourage responsible family leaders.
An interview with Maggie Gallagher
posted 07/19/2004 12:01 a.m.
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.
Targeted Apologetics
Encountering New Religious Movements with the Gospel.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 07/07/2004 12:01 a.m.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
Reversing Sloppy Thinking
Thinking Against the Grain asks what it means to think like a Christian.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 06/07/2004
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
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.
An Unpopular Topic
Marguerite Shuster explores what we have become as sinners.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 05/27/2004
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
Redeeming Conflict
Boundaries Face to Face focuses on conversations for building the right walls.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 05/19/2004
Elephant in the Room
Messianic Jews seem to be an embarrassment in an otherwise thoughtful dialogue.
By David Brickner
posted 05/18/2004
Learning from Our Kids
Fresh insights and conversational style makes Sacred Parenting ideal reading.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 05/17/2004
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
Man of Contradictions
Martin Luther was a "God-obsessed seeker of certainty and assurance."
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 05/12/2004
Pictures of God's Love
Seeing Is Believing lays the theological foundation for imaginative prayer.
Review by Cindy Crosby
posted 05/05/2004
Shaping Up Flabby Finances
The basic money challenge is saying no.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 04/14/2004
The Missions of Business
What can happen when entrepreneurs think they are missionaries first.
Reviewed by John P. Cragin
posted 04/13/2004
Spotlight on Sexism
Exploring the rise of evangelical feminism.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 04/08/2004
Crash-Helmet Christianity
Talking about the real Jesus is a dangerous thing.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 04/07/2004
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
'You Shall Not Worship Me This Way'
How even the worship of God can be idolatrous.
By Harold Best
posted 04/06/2004
Life Imitates Art
Unveiling is a commendable debut novel.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 04/05/2004
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
Discarding Our Masks
In True Faced, readers learn to strip off their masks.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 03/22/2004
Worship Style Matters
Developing biblical foundations for understanding worship.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 03/17/2004
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
A Home for Nomads
M. Craig Barnes explores spirituality for restless souls
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 03/04/2004
Relationships, Not Programs
Taking a church from dry bones to spiritual vitality
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 03/03/2004
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
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
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
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
Our Last and Only Hope
A lesson in trust from a grounded crow.
By Stanley J. Grenz
posted 02/12/2004
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
Magnificence in Wreckage
This series of essays finds hope among New York City lives.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 02/05/2004
The Gift of Years
These Christian reflections look at biblical, historical, and modern perspectives on aging.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 01/22/2004
Editor's Bookshelf: Discovering Unity
Two theologians are bullish on evangelical futures.
By David Neff
posted 01/20/2004
Editor's Bookshelf: Mission-Driven Faith
An interview with Thomas Oden and J.I. Packer
Interview by David Neff
posted 01/20/2004
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
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
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
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
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
Nice Yet Naughty
A no-nonsense book of female sex addiction is finally here.
By Agnieszka Tennant
posted 12/26/2003
A Tumultuous Journey
Slow Way Home offers rich prose and vivid characters
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 12/22/2003
Teaching Us to Hear
Lewis Agonistes organizes the Oxford don's thoughts on everything
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 12/18/2003
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
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
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
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
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
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
Faith and Fantasy
The Gospel According to Tolkien reveals a deeply Christian work.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 11/13/2003
Islam and the West
Islam in Context shows a religion at a crossroads
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 11/12/2003
Battle Cry
John Eldredge calls men, and now women, to a mythical, mystical adventure of faith.
Reviewed by Vincent Bacote
posted 11/11/2003
Healing Salve
United by Faith looks for answers to the problem of race.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 11/10/2003
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
Beyond Wallowing
Loving the God we don't understand
Reviewed by Mark Galli
posted 10/23/2003
Editor's Bookshelf: Ground Rules
The Creed defines the game of faith without exhausting its excitement.
By David Neff
posted 10/22/2003
'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
The Countercultural Creed
What are Christians really doing when they stand up and say "I believe"?
By Luke Timothy Johnson
posted 10/22/2003
Thinking to Change Lives
Robert Louis Wilken explores early Christian thought.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 10/21/2003
Investing as Love
Gary Moore's biblical approach to financial management.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 10/20/2003
Apocalypse Without the Beasts
A high school teacher finds the sacred in all the "wrong places."
By Greg Taylor
posted 10/14/2003
Sterling Disagreement
Christopher Hall and John Sanders continue their debate over open theism
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 10/13/2003
Walking the Old, Old Talk
The cultural success of evangelicalism is its greatest weakness.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 10/02/2003
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
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
A Jolt of Sanity
Is your church emotionally healthy?
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 09/19/2003
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
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 & 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
Church on the Ropes
Why so many are "spiritual, but not Christian."
God Outside the Box, reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 09/12/2003
West, Meet East
Who Are the Christians in the Middle East? examines millions of forgotten believers.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 09/11/2003
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
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
Lowering the Baby Boom
A new book helps Christians make wise birth control decisions.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 09/03/2003
History Is Not Bunk
We've got to break free of our historical amnesia
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 09/02/2003
Inside CT: You Are What You Were
Past events are still shaping our behavior today.
By Mark Galli
posted 09/02/2003
Space, Time, and the 'New Hobbit'
C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien discuss science fiction.
By Colin Duriez
posted 08/29/2003
Getting Ahead
With In, But Not Of, Hugh Hewitt offers advice to Christians of influence.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 08/20/2003
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
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
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
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
Doubt and Meaning
Joni Eareckson Tada's poignant memoir probes God's use of suffering.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 08/18/2003
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
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
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
Creature Discomforts
A conservative Christian makes the case for animal mercy in Dominion.
An interview with author Matthew Scully
posted 07/31/2003
Navigating Life Storms
Norman Wright's Helping Those Who Hurt guides readers in encouraging loved ones.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 07/24/2003
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Taming the Techno Monster
In Power Failure, Albert Bergmann looks at Christianity in a culture of technology.
Reviewed Cindy Crosby
posted 06/27/2003
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
A Bubbly Invitation
Mike Mason's Champagne for the Soul is an ode to joy.
By Cindy Crosby
posted 06/19/2003
Church Sells Armstrong's Works
Nineteen books by founder sold to Worldwide Church of God splinter group.
By Marshall Allen
posted 06/17/2003
American (and Un-American) Idols
Sacrificing community at the altar of freedom.
By David Neff
posted 06/16/2003
Avoiding Rights Talk
An interview with David Koyzis, author of Political Visions & Illusions.
By David Neff
posted 06/16/2003
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
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
Christianity Today Book Awards 2003
The 19 books our judges selected as the worthiest of the year.
posted 05/27/2003
Editor's Bookshelf: Connecting Colson's Dots
Being the Body ties together Charles Colson's varied strands of advocacy.
By David Neff
posted 05/19/2003
Editor's Bookshelf: Survival Through Community
An interview with Charles Colson, author of Being the Body.
By David Neff
posted 05/19/2003
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
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
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
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
Babylon upon a Hill?
Religious thinkers debate how America should use its unrivaled influence.
Reviewed by Douglas LeBlanc
posted 05/05/2003
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
Pondering Paul
The Psychology of Paul explores how a zealous persecutor became Christianity's greatest evangelist.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 04/21/2003
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
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
Legendary Fiction
Patrick recreates the life of St. Patrick into an epic saga.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 04/14/2003
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
Fresh Insight
Hearing with the Heart reflects on discerning God's direction.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 04/04/2003
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
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
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
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
What George Bush's Favorite Devotional Writer Says About War
"War is the most damnably bad thing," wrote Oswald Chambers.
posted 03/24/2003
Rejuvenating Prayer
God Encounters' imaginative essays find new approaches to an ancient practice.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 03/21/2003
Spiritual Misfits
Sutter's Cross is filled with true-to-life church characters.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 03/20/2003
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
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
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
Exegeting Bill Gothard
Three Christian apologists evaluate the conference speaker's life and teachings.
Reviewed by Rich Poll
posted 03/05/2003
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
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
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
Editor's Bookshelf: Paradox Lost
Blessed are the Cynical shows what happened to sin.
By David Neff
posted 02/17/2003
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
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
A Refugee's Challenges
Song of Saigon offers insight on Vietnamese culture and mission work.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 02/04/2003
Words Well Chosen
Best Christian Writing 2002 explores diverse topics.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 01/31/2003
Model in the Public Square
Hero for Humanity shows how faith can change government.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 01/21/2003
Editor's Bookshelf: Fightings Within and Fears Without
Darrell Bock thinks theologians should have a mission.
By David Neff
posted 01/20/2003
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
Editor's Bookshelf: Fightings Within and Fears Without
Darrell Bock thinks theologians should have a mission.
By David Neff
posted 01/20/2003
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
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
Far from Busyness
Teaching the Dead Bird to Sing wrestles with overwork, discouragement, and doubt.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 01/16/2003
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
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
Self-inflicted Escape
Grieving a Suicide explores the violent emotions survivors face.
Reviewed by Mark Galli
posted 01/14/2003
All in the Family
For evangelical insiders, Randall Balmer's one-man encyclopedia can be fun.
Reviewed by Elesha Coffman
posted 01/13/2003
'Jesusy' Anne Lamott
Chatting with a born-again paradox.
By Agnieszka Tennant
posted 01/08/2003
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
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
No Longer Left Behind
An insider's look at how Christian books are agented, acquired, packaged, branded, and sold in today's marketplace.
By Steve Rabey
posted 04/12/2002
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
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
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
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
How to Survive Grief
An honest reflection on the death of an infant daughter.
Reviewed by Wendy Murray Zoba
posted 12/17/2002
New Christian Allegory
Science-fiction adventure novel Arena thrives with spiritual symbolism.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 12/12/2002
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
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
Homespun Stories
Starting as Sunday morning sermons, Leaving North Haven's essays charm and amuse.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 12/11/2002
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
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
A Two-for-One Novel
Stephen Carter mixes wry social observations and a densely plotted thriller.
Reviewed by Hiawatha Bray
posted 12/04/2002
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
Editor's Bookshelf: Visible Man
Chris Rice speaks frankly about building cross-racial relationships.
Reviewed by David Neff
posted 12/02/2002
Editor's Bookshelf: 'Theology Should Interrogate our Lives'
An interview with Chris P. Rice.
By David Neff
posted 12/02/2002
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
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
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
Editor's Bookshelf: Body Building
An interview with Howard Snyder
By David Neff
posted 11/06/2002
Editor's Bookshelf: The Name-Tag Test
And other notable lines from Decoding the Church
Compiled by David Neff
posted 11/06/2002
Surviving Soul Survivor
A business guide to Tim LaHaye's other series.
By Jeremy Lott
posted 10/30/2002
Bookmarks
Quick reviews of Things Unseen, The Wisdom of Tenderness, The Blessed, and Courageous Leadership.
By Cindy Crosby
posted 10/15/2002
Saving Africa
The story of forgotten missionary hero William Sheppard is finally told.
By Jennifer Parker
posted 09/19/2002
Afghanistan Before September 11
A Christian relief worker talks about the terror inside the war-ravaged country and his prayers for change.
An excerpt from Inside Afghanistan by John Weaver
posted 09/10/2002
Don't Knock Christian Rock
The author of the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music and a Lutheran seminary professor says the genre deserves more respect.
An interview with Mark Allan Powell
posted 08/21/2002
Why God Enjoys Baseball
A new book by Richard Mouw argues that we can glory in even unredeemed creation.
By David Neff
posted 07/19/2002
The Uncommon Benefits of Common Grace
Does God only take delight in saving souls?
An Interview with Richard Mouw.
posted 07/19/2002
Prophetic Habits of a Sociologist's Heart
Robert Bellah's career shows the promise, and limits, of the scholarship he made so accessible to the church.
By John G. Stackhouse Jr.
posted 07/05/2002
CT Classic: Habits of the Hearth
Community, family, religion, and country according to sociologist Robert Bellah
posted 07/05/2002
From Afghanistan Aid Workers to Hostages of the Taliban
Excerpts from Prisoners of Hope, the book by Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer with Stacy Mattingly.
posted 06/28/2002
The Postmodern Moment
Are Christians prepared for ministry after modernism's failure?
By Glenn T. Stanton
posted 06/18/2002
No Secrets about Agents, Man
Did an author's business arrangement blind him to important questions about Christian publishing?
By David Neff
posted 06/10/2002
The Good News According to Twain, Steinbeck, and Dickens
My road to faith was paved with great literature.
By Mark Storer
posted 05/03/2002
Leading with Conclusions
Much of Jesus scholarship is about neither the historical Jesus nor good scholarship.
By Jeremy Lott
posted 04/29/2002
Theology for the Rest of Us
Introductions to theological thinking need not be dry, bloated, or inaccessible.
By Roger E. Olson
posted 04/26/2002
The Heavyweights of Religion Research
Reference works that provide pound-for-pound excellence.
By Rich Poll
posted 04/23/2002
The Dour Analyst and the Joyous Christian
In the realm of mental balance and personal peace, Sigmund Freud had nothing on C.S. Lewis.
By David Neff
posted 04/19/2002
Two Cultural Giants
Both Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis were emotionally wounded as boys and struggled with depression as men. But a worldview can make a tremendous difference. An interview with Armand Nicholi Jr.
By David Neff
posted 04/19/2002
No Longer Left Behind
An insider's look at how Christian books are agented, acquired, packaged, branded, and sold in today's marketplace.
By Steve Rabey
posted 04/12/2002
CT Book Awards 2002
Here are the books our judges—200 pastors, scholars, and church leaders—considered the worthiest this year.
posted 04/12/2002
Jenkins Gets Left Behind
Tim LaHaye signs Bantam Dell book deal for $45 million.
By Ted Olsen
posted 04/11/2002
One Pilgrims' Regress
Church-bashers have another collection of horror stories to give them goose bumps.
By Mark A. Kellner
posted 04/09/2002
CT Classic: Ghostwriting: A Borderline Deceit?
The evangelical world is being plagued by ghostwriters in the sky.
A Christianity Today Guest Editorial by Paul Fromer
posted 03/22/2002
God's Peculiar People
Historian Grant Wacker explains why Pentecostals survived and even flourished.
By Edward J. Gitre
posted 03/18/2002
Bloodsuckers
Dracula is still causing a scene in Romania.
By Ted Olsen
posted 03/12/2002
Tall Tales
Two Christian thrillers rediscover the "giants" of Genesis 6 (and Enoch).
By Jeremy Lott
posted 02/28/2002
The Upscaling of an Evangelical
Randall Balmer returns to his father's faith-with qualifications and hesitations.
By Andy Crouch
posted 01/22/2002
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