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Oct 21, 2008

Vol. 125 No. 21
From the Editors

Untruths

Campaign ads that bear false witness
Oct 21, 2008
Editor's Desk

The founders' failures

Counting on future generations
Oct 21, 2008 by John M. Buchanan
Features

Inside The Shack

The Trinity makes the best-seller list
Oct 21, 2008 by Jason Byassee
Features

The wages of greed

Credit meltdown
Oct 21, 2008 by James Halteman
Features

Discerning the faith factor

Pollster John Green
Oct 21, 2008 by Amy Frykholm
Living by the Word

Violence in the name of love

Matthew 22:34-46; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8

Oct 21, 2008 by Carter Heyward
Living by the Word

An elusive virtue

Matthew 23:1-12; 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13

Oct 21, 2008 by Carter Heyward
Faith Matters

An ultimate somebody

The bow that sets the arrow flying
Oct 21, 2008 by Miroslav Volf
American Soundings

In the autumn shadows

God gomes to us
Oct 21, 2008 by Rodney Clapp
Century Marks

Century Marks

Oct 21, 2008
Books

Take and read

Oct 21, 2008 reviewed by Anthony B. Robinson
Books

A second time around

Oct 21, 2008 reviewed by Diana Butler Bass, David S. Cunningham, Wendy Murray, Jeff Gundy, Mary Doria Russell, Harvey Cox, Vinita Hampton Wright, Gordon Atkinson, Margaret R. Miles and Diana Butler Bass0
Books

Say You're One of Them

Oct 21, 2008 reviewed by Susan Felch
Books

So Brave, Young and Handsome

Oct 21, 2008 reviewed by Brian Doyle
Books

Father and Son: Finding Freedom

Oct 21, 2008 reviewed by Lawrence Wood
Books

The Gospel of Father Joe: Revolutions and Revelations in the Slums of Bangkok

Oct 21, 2008 reviewed by Valerie Weaver-Zercher
Books

The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power

Oct 21, 2008 reviewed by James L. Guth
Books

JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters

Oct 21, 2008 reviewed by Timothy Renick
Books

The Discipleship Study Bible: New Revised Standard Version Including Apocrypha

Oct 21, 2008 reviewed by James C. Howell
Books

Saving Paradise: How Christianity Traded Love of This World for Crucifixion and Empire

Oct 21, 2008 reviewed by Margaret R. Miles
Books

Sovereignty: God, State and Self

Oct 21, 2008 reviewed by Robin Lovin
Books

Take and read

Oct 21, 2008 selected by Gail O'Day
Books

Take and read

Oct 21, 2008 selected by Mark A. Noll
Film

Trouble the Water

Oct 21, 2008 reviewed by Steve Vineberg
News

People

Oct 21, 2008
News

Sierra Club highlights going green for God

"Faith in Action" report
Oct 21, 2008
News

Churches get innovative in response to gas prices

Free gas cards, consolidated schedules
Oct 21, 2008
News

Tutu disturbed at Mbeki ouster in South Africa

Warns against payback mentality
Oct 21, 2008
News

Anti-Muslim acts down, but profiling up

Leader recommends that officials condemn anti-Muslim bias
Oct 21, 2008
News

State Department raps China on religious rights

Eight countries cited in all
Oct 21, 2008
News

Heaven accessible to many, Americans say

A Baylor University study
Oct 21, 2008
News

Faith leaders urge long-term solutions for Gulf Coast

A "moral crisis"
Oct 21, 2008
News

Orthodox body seeks new leader in wake of financial scandal

Misconduct at the highest levels
Oct 21, 2008
News

PCUSA fasting monthly to identify with poor

First Friday of every month
Oct 21, 2008
News

Chaplains aid Wall Street workers as commentators blame greed, risk-taking

Preparing for the ripple effect
Oct 21, 2008
News

Dissident bishop is removed from Episcopal ministry

Robert Duncan of Pittsburgh
Oct 21, 2008
News

'Female pastors' story rattles SBC nerves

Magazines removed from shelves
Oct 21, 2008 by John Dart