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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
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Nice Yet Naughty
A no-nonsense book of female sex addiction is finally here.
By Agnieszka Tennant
posted 12/26/2003
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A Tumultuous Journey
Slow Way Home offers rich prose and vivid characters
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 12/22/2003
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Faith and Fantasy
The Gospel According to Tolkien reveals a deeply Christian work.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 11/13/2003
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Islam and the West
Islam in Context shows a religion at a crossroads
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 11/12/2003
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Battle Cry
John Eldredge calls men, and now women, to a mythical, mystical adventure of faith.
Reviewed by Vincent Bacote
posted 11/11/2003
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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
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Beyond Wallowing
Loving the God we don't understand
Reviewed by Mark Galli
posted 10/23/2003
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Editor's Bookshelf: Ground Rules
The Creed defines the game of faith without exhausting its excitement.
By David Neff
posted 10/22/2003
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'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
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The Countercultural Creed
What are Christians really doing when they stand up and say "I believe"?
By Luke Timothy Johnson
posted 10/22/2003
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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
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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
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Apocalypse Without the Beasts
A high school teacher finds the sacred in all the "wrong places."
By Greg Taylor
posted 10/14/2003
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Sterling Disagreement
Christopher Hall and John Sanders continue their debate over open theism
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 10/13/2003
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Walking the Old, Old Talk
The cultural success of evangelicalism is its greatest weakness.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 10/02/2003
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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
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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
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A Jolt of Sanity
Is your church emotionally healthy?
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 09/19/2003
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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
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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
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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
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Church on the Ropes
Why so many are "spiritual, but not Christian."
God Outside the Box, reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 09/12/2003
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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
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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
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Lowering the Baby Boom
A new book helps Christians make wise birth control decisions.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 09/03/2003
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History Is Not Bunk
We've got to break free of our historical amnesia
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 09/02/2003
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Inside CT: You Are What You Were
Past events are still shaping our behavior today.
By Mark Galli
posted 09/02/2003
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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
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Getting Ahead
With In, But Not Of, Hugh Hewitt offers advice to Christians of influence.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 08/20/2003
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Doubt and Meaning
Joni Eareckson Tada's poignant memoir probes God's use of suffering.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 08/18/2003
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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
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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
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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
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Creature Discomforts
A conservative Christian makes the case for animal mercy in Dominion.
An interview with author Matthew Scully
posted 07/31/2003
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Navigating Life Storms
Norman Wright's Helping Those Who Hurt guides readers in encouraging loved ones.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 07/24/2003
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Taming the Techno Monster
In Power Failure, Albert Bergmann looks at Christianity in a culture of technology.
Reviewed Cindy Crosby
posted 06/27/2003
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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
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A Bubbly Invitation
Mike Mason's Champagne for the Soul is an ode to joy.
By Cindy Crosby
posted 06/19/2003
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Church Sells Armstrong's Works
Nineteen books by founder sold to Worldwide Church of God splinter group.
By Marshall Allen
posted 06/17/2003
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American (and Un-American) Idols
Sacrificing community at the altar of freedom.
By David Neff
posted 06/16/2003
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Avoiding Rights Talk
An interview with David Koyzis, author of Political Visions & Illusions.
By David Neff
posted 06/16/2003
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Pondering Paul
The Psychology of Paul explores how a zealous persecutor became Christianity's greatest evangelist.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 04/21/2003
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Fresh Insight
Hearing with the Heart reflects on discerning God's direction.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 04/04/2003
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Editor's Bookshelf: Fightings Within and Fears Without
Darrell Bock thinks theologians should have a mission.
By David Neff
posted 01/20/2003
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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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