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October 2002

The TNIV Debate
Is this new translation faithful in its treatment of gender?

Is The TNIV Faithful in Its Treatment of Gender?
No
Political correctness puts pressure on translators to change details of meaning.
by Vern S. Poythress

Is The TNIV Faithful in Its Treatment of Gender?
Yes
The TNIV does not eliminate gender distinctions but rather clarifies them.
by Mark Strauss

A Response to Vern Poythress
The TNIV Preserves the Original Meaning
by Mark Strauss

A Response to Mark Strauss
The TNIV Undermines Plenary Inspiration
by Vern Poythress

CONVERSATIONS
Meaning-full Translations
The world's most influential Bible translator, Eugene Nida, is weary of 'word worship.'
Interview by David Neff

Dance of the God-Struck
There's something about worship that can drive even a king to strip down and leap up.
by Mark Buchanan

Working With the Communists
Some evangelicals minister happily within China's state-supervised Three Self church.
by Tony Carnes

IDEAS WITH CONSEQUENCES
Music at the Theological Roundtable
What it teaches us about God and the universe.
by John G. Stackhouse Jr.

VeggieTales' Top Tomato
Phil Vischer's tenacious campaign to dominate family entertainment
by Edward Gilbreath

News: North American Report

Election: Low voter turnout on November 5 could further stall conservative Christians' agenda.

Property Fight: Maryland high court allows departing church to keep building, land.

Sex Ed: Federal judge says Louisiana is promoting religion through abstinence-only program.

Public Schools: California parents protest Muslim simulations.

Entertainment Ministry: Founders of Festival con Dios hope to step up evangelism.

Zoning Wars: Judge says city cannot give church land to Costco.

No Cost-Sharing Allowed: Kentucky says Medi-Share's insurance alternative is unauthorized.

World Report

North Korea: Christians on the frontlines help refugees escape a nightmare.

France: Courts rule that law on 'cults' has no legal force.

Nigeria: Religious, ethnic conflicts kill more than 5,000 people—most of them Christians.

Costa Rica: Government agency leaves ministry to street children behind.

Departments

Inside CT | by David Neff
Making Columns

Under the Sun
Did Apostles Go to China?; Danger Vans; Quotation Marks; Go Figure; Wedding Bell Blues; A Sober Witness; Not So Fast; Is Christianity a Religion of Peace?

Editorials:
A Crack in the Wall

Reflections
Matters of the Mind

Bearing the Cross | by Jeff M. Sellers
Freedom's Wedge

Good Question | by J.I. Packer
Text Criticism and Inerrancy

Always in Parables | by Andy Crouch
The Future Is P.O.D.

The CT Review
Eugene Peterson on The Message; Bookmarks; and Jonah makes a splash.

The Back Page | by Charles Colson
A Clan of One's Own

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Yule Tidings
Five New CDs for Christmas

Russ Breimeier | posted 12/01/2008 10:09AM

A Latter-day Alliance
Evangelicals, once uncomfortable with Romney, unite with Mormons on gay marriage ban.

Sarah Pulliam | posted 12/02/2008 09:35AM

Ignorance as Blessing
Foreknowledge: for God and not for us.

Collin Hansen | posted 12/01/2008 10:13AM

Recessions Are Good?
Many see moral uplift as a result of the slumping economy.

Rob Moll | posted 12/01/2008 01:24PM

The Good News in Oil and Acrylic
A missions center becomes a patron of the arts.

Tony Carnes | posted 11/25/2008 09:26AM

Prepare the Way of the Lord - Day 2

Poll: What kind of Christmas music do you like most?

From Christianity Today Movies:
'Perhaps Just Out of Our Minds'
Christian filmmaker Buzz McLaughlin tries to find a niche between secular movies and preachy ones—only to find it's an elusive market.

Frederica Mathewes-Green | posted 12/02/2008 01:26PM

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