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September 2007

Why We Love Football
Grace and idolatry run crossing patterns in the new American pastime.


Fumbling Religion?
When it deals with Christians and churches, the NFL doesn't always have a good game plan.

Plus: A Kinder, Gentler Coach

Powering Down
World Vision India head Jayakumar Christian on how the poor become movers and shakers, and movers and shakers become poor.


Pastor Provocateur
Love him or hate him, Mark Driscoll is helping people meet Jesus in one of America's least-churched cities.


The Good Life
Augustine says we must love the very best the most.


The Bible in Brush and Stroke
Medieval and modern join forces in the Saint John's Bible.


Go and Plant Churches of All Peoples
Crusades and personal witnessing are no longer the cutting edge of evangelism.


Latter-Day Politics
Mitt Romney believes American values, not Mormon doctrine, should rule a President.


Second Chances at Life
698,000 inmates were released from prison in the last 12 months. Most will be behind bars again by 2009. How can we keep more from returning?



HeadLines

Church in Action: Texas Baptists help immigrants become citizens.

Middle East: Jordan River endangered.

Public Policy: Christian reformers find crop of concerns in farm bill.

Higher Education: Northern Seminary joins nationwide trend.

Map: Top 10 cities for religious volunteering.

Missions: New passport requirements complicate travel plans.

Ministry: ECFA offers new option for churches, small ministries.

Q+A: Paul Marshall on international religious freedom.

Tidings: Ted Olsen weighs President Bush's "theological perspective" on freedom.

South Korea: Backlash against Taliban hostages.


Departments

Inside CT
Odds and Endings

Readers Write

Where We Stand
What It Means to Love Israel; All That's Good in Sports

Reflections
Blessed Are Those Who Hunger

Do Likewise |
Our Teachable Moment

Guest Column |
Resurrecting the Public Death

The Pulse |
I Was a Stranger

The CT Review
Anticipating mortality; a Samson novel with fierce intelligence; why Russian filmmaker Tarkovsky sought to harrow the soul; Morris Robinson goes Home with an album of spirituals; Douglas LeBlanc's favorite religion podcasts; remembering The Shawshank Redemption; Bookmarks

The Back Page |
God's Writing Life

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Albrecht Dürer's Visual Exegesis
The Museum of Biblical Art showcases the artist's work and the apocalyptic concerns of Renaissance-era Germany.

Bookmarks
John Wilson's short reviews of A Step from Death, Christ and Culture Revisited, and Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat.

Comparing the Platforms
Where the parties stand on abortion, faith-based programs, religious liberty, and other issues.

Getting People Excited about John McCain
Evangelical outreach coordinator Marlys Popma had resigned from the campaign last year but quickly changed her mind.

Missional Misstep
Emphasizing the big gospel can make it hard to communicate any gospel.

Zipping It
Donna Freitas says that when it comes to sexual ethics, nonreligious schools are failing their students.

A Safe Place to Talk About Sex
Sex and the Soul argues that universities—Christian and otherwise—desperately need this.

Dispatches from Denver: Looking For God at the Democratic Convention

Poll: Who should be McCain's running mate?

 
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