Wise Beginnings, Surprising Endings
Genesis: the rest of the story
Walter Brueggemann

The Dick Staub Interview: Bruce Feiler
The Walking the Bible author discusses why Abraham is central to Islam, Judaism, and Christianity

Wise Beginnings, Surprising Endings
Genesis: the rest of the story
Walter Brueggemann

Adam and Eve in the 21st Century
"When it comes to gender roles, CT readers oscillate between complementarian and egalitarian ideas."
Agnieszka Tennant

Good Question: Has God Played Fair?
Why did an omniscient God create humankind knowing that people, in every generation, would reject him?
Timothy George

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

Books: A Paper Doll King David
More than a tale with a moral.

KEEPING THE WIDE-ANGLE VIEW
Jack R. Van Ens

Bad Cops
Christians say false evidence led to murder acquittals.
By Cornelis Hulsman in Cairo

Weblog: The World's Most Outrageous Biblical Lawsuit
The largest Christian store chain will open on Sundays
Ted Olsen

Light Verdict Stuns Egypt's Christians
Only 2 of 95 defendants convicted in Muslim mob killings of Copts
Cornelis Hulsman

After Babel
Two Arab poets-one Palestinian, the other Iraqi- and the vicissitudes of exile and translation
Laurance Wieder

Reformation on the Run
Lacking political protection or religious freedom, French Reformed thinkers forged a unique expression of faith.
Martin I. Klauber

Escape from Babylon
As repression became a way of life in France, Huguenots faced three choices: convert, go underground, or risk everything to reach le Refuge.
Bertrand Van Ruymbeke

Origen: Friend or Foe?
By turns bizarre and insightful, Origen's allegorical forays remain fascinating reading today.
John R. Franke

Did the Exodus Never Happen?
How two Egyptologists are countering scholars who want to turn the Old Testament into myth.
Kevin D. Miller

Weblog (Second Helping): Revenge of the God Billboards
Plus: Britain discusses euthanasia while the Netherlands euthanizes babies, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Weblog: Christians in Iraq, Bethlehem Face Difficult Christmas
Plus: The Polar Express an evangelical film? religious people allowed on New Jersey juries, the battle for Christmas, new approach in the Sudan, Sikhs violently protest British play, and more articles from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Rob Moll

Lost Tribe Found?
Jewish group seeks return to Israel.
By S. David

Wise Beginnings, Surprising Endings
Genesis: the rest of the story
Walter Brueggemann

Stranger in a Strange Land-In Rembrandt's Light
John Wilson

Weblog: Religion Matters, Says David Brooks
Martyrdom of irony, Methodists acquit bishop charged with heresy, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Ted Olsen

Wise Beginnings, Surprising Endings
Genesis: the rest of the story
Walter Brueggemann

Did the Exodus Never Happen?
How two Egyptologists are countering scholars who want to turn the Old Testament into myth.
Kevin D. Miller

You Say Choice, I Say Murder
Before prolife arguments can reach the undecided American, we have got to look at the language we use.
Guy M. Condon

Weblog: Two Iraqi Churches Bombed
Plus: Mr. Bean opposes British religious hate-crime bill, religious summit opens in Indonesia, Vatican condemns 'Christianophobia', Christmas dilemma, praying for the home team, and other articles from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Rob Moll

Christianity Today News Briefs
Booting the Salvation Army, falling giving, and suing for rights.
By CT staff

Powerful Weakness
Here Am I Lord … Send Somebody Else uses Moses to discover God's power in weakness.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby

A Christian Studies Torah
Athol Dickson's The Gospel According to Moses encourages exploration of Jewish roots
Cindy Crosby

I AM THAT I AM
Josh Hagedorn

The Blessed Evangelical Mary
Why we shouldn't ignore her any longer
Timothy George

A Christian Studies Torah
Athol Dickson's The Gospel According to Moses encourages exploration of Jewish roots
Cindy Crosby

SIDEBAR: Forgive Us Our Trespasses

The Lord Our God Is One
Three Christians trace their roots back to the Hebrew Bible-and encounter God's present-day chosen people.
By Steven Gertz

The Subversive Art
Drawing from the prophets, the rabbis, and Jesus to confront the culture.
Interview with Rob Bell

Wise Beginnings, Surprising Endings
Genesis: the rest of the story
Walter Brueggemann

Mr. Jabez Goes to Africa
Bruce Wilkinson expands his borders to include racial reconciliation and HIV/AIDS
Timothy C. Morgan

Weblog: U.S. District Court Orders Removal of Ten Commandments
The wages of Jabez, faith-based raves, and more articles from online sources around the world
Ted Olsen

Christian History Corner: Spurgeon on Jabez
What history's most prolific preacher said, in 1871, about the Prayer of Jabez
Chris Armstrong

Who Owns the Holy Land?
Gary Burge

The Land
Evangelicals and Israel
Gerald McDermott

Go East, Young Man
Trekking to the Holy Land.
Bruce Kuklick

The Prophet's Pulpit
A conversation with Patrick Gaffney illumines the world of Muslim believers—what they have in common; what divides them—and the varieties of Islamic preaching
Agnieszka Tennant

Preaching the Prophets with honor
Elizabeth Achtemeier

Testing the Prophets
In the Montanist controversy, did the church reject heresy or the Holy Spirit?
Jim Smith is pastor of Clairemont Emmanuel Baptist Church, adjunct professor at Bethel Theological Seminary West (both in San Diego, California), and an editorial adviser for CHRISTIAN HISTORY.

Books & Culture Corner: The Top Ten Books of 2003
"The Worst Book of the Year, more good reading, digital books, and a little Christmas music"
John Wilson

Weblog: Officials Erode Psalm Displays at Grand Canyon
SUV drivers answer what Jesus drives
Ted Olsen

Stranger in a Strange Land
Words to God's Music: Laurance Wieder's splendid new version of the Psalter
John Wilson

Weblog: Religion Matters, Says David Brooks
Martyrdom of irony, Methodists acquit bishop charged with heresy, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Ted Olsen

Christianity Today News Briefs
Booting the Salvation Army, falling giving, and suing for rights.
By CT staff

Weblog: Supreme Court Will Rule on Ten Commandments Displays
Plus: Catholic bishops challenge Kerry as evangelical theologians criticize Bush, 110 Iraqi Christians killed, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Weblog: The Evangelical Voting Gap
Plus: Bishop responds to pagan priests story, Godless EU constitution signed, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen