Dec 27, 2005

Vol. 122 No. 26

Cover Story

Creator God

The debate on intelligent design

Dec 27, 2005 by David C. Steinmetz

From the Editors

Closed on Sunday

Celebrating Christmas with the family

Dec 27, 2005

Editor's Desk

A good cry

A child is born!

Dec 27, 2005 by John M. Buchanan

Features

Nature's God

Nancey Murphy on religion and science

Dec 27, 2005

Features

Good and terrible

The God of Narnia

Dec 27, 2005 by Ralph C. Wood

Features

Can Democrats get religion?

Left and center in Grand Rapids

Dec 27, 2005 by William Katerberg

Features

Agony in Pakistan

After the quake

Dec 27, 2005 by Paul Jeffrey

Living by the Word

Homeward bound

John 1:10-18; Jeremiah 31:7-14

Dec 27, 2005 by Christine D. Pohl

Living by the Word

Living on tiptoe

Luke 2:22-40; Psalm 148

Dec 27, 2005 by Christine D. Pohl

Faith Matters

Christmas wrappings

A time for holy foolishness

Dec 27, 2005 by Carol Zaleski

M.E.M.O.

Name-dropping

Errors in appellation

Dec 27, 2005 by Martin E. Marty

Century Marks

Dec 27, 2005

Books

Performing the text

Dec 27, 2005 reviewed by Barbara Brown Taylor

Film

The life force

Dec 27, 2005 reviewed by Jeffrey W. Bailey

Film

Man in black

Dec 27, 2005 reviewed by C. Clifton Black

News

Briefly noted

Dec 27, 2005

News

Malawi Anglicans nix bishop over gay links

Consecration of Nicholas Henderson rejected

Dec 27, 2005 by Ecumenical News International

News

Long-lost Gospel of Judas to be published

Translations of Coptic-language text forthcoming

Dec 27, 2005 by John Dart

News

Activist's boycott ends after Macy's relents

Zamorano calls off Christmas boycott

Dec 27, 2005 by Religion News Service

News

Christmas used as political tool, or not

Holiday wishes from the White House

Dec 27, 2005

News

Christmas Eve shows compete for viewers

Two specials produced under NCC auspices

Dec 27, 2005

News

American Baptist region renamed ‘Growing Healthy Churches’

A new name for churches in the West

Dec 27, 2005

News

Will new rules on gays mean any change at Catholic seminaries?

Screening out gays a long-standing routine

Dec 27, 2005 by Religion News Service

News

After gay vote, UCC loses, gains churches

Reaction to affirmation of same-sex marriage

Dec 27, 2005

News

Southern Baptist agency disallows private ‘prayer language’

Missionary qualifications amended

Dec 27, 2005

News

People

Dec 27, 2005

Cover Story

Singing from one book

Why hymnals matter

May 01, 2013 by Mary Louise Bringle

Cover Story

Debating hymns

May 01, 2013 by Mary Louise Bringle

Cover Story

Sticky faith

What keeps kids connected to church?

May 17, 2013 by Jen Bradbury

The formation of a domestic goddess

Giving up our control issues

May 13, 2013 by Carol Howard Merritt

Evil religion?

May 01, 2013 by Kelly J. Baker

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