Volume 44, Number 4
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Cover Story
Are Christians prepared for Muslims in the mainstream?
By Wendy Murray Zoba
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California churches crucial in Prop. 22 debate.
Mark A. Kellner in Los Angeles
By William C. Singleton III
Gary Bauer is out of the presidential race, but not the campaign.
By Tony Carnes
African-American churches aim to create 'systemic wealth' in inner-city neighborhoods.
Sheryl Henderson Blunt in Washington, D.C.
Karen Schmidt
Tony Carnes in Washington
Feds OK low-power radio licenses, but broadcasters decry interference.
By Kenneth D. MacHarg
Compass Direct
Sudan's 'slaughter of the innocents' toughens religious freedom coalition.
By Tony Carnes in Washington
Manpreet Singh in New Delhi
Christian broadcasting in Africa is amplified by new technology, innovative partnerships.
By Rusty Wright
The rising economic tide floats all yachts. How should Christians help everyone else?
A Christianity Today Editorial
Western Christians and governments should press Khartoum on multiple fronts.
A Christianity Today Editorial
Now is the time to turn the tide, says apologist Carl Ellis.
Interview by Edward Gilbreath
Nepal's Christians see unprecedented growth in this Hindu kingdom.
By Anil Stephen in Katmandu
The disciple Thomas reveals an important truth about faith.
By Mark Buchanan
A divinely inspired institution, the church is full of ordinary people who sometimes say and do cruel, stupid things.
By Kathleen Norris
One year later, survivors' recovery is filled with painful twists and turns.
By Wendy Murray Zoba
The Bible says drunkenness is a sin (Galatians 5:21). But is occasional social drinking OK for Christians?
J. Lawrence Burkholder
The Miracle Maker presents an animated, supernatural, and utterly believable Jesus.
By Douglas LeBlanc
A new vocabulary for an oversexualized culture.
By Frederica Mathewes-Green
Aside from stumbling over John, Thomas Cahill's assessment of the historical Jesus is surprisingly sane.
reviewed by David Neff
Recent and important releases that will shape evangelical thought.
By Mark Galli
What I learned from a 50-year spiritual checkup.
By Philip Yancey