Looking for Bach
The mystery of the missing years
John Ito

Who Killed Classical Music?
And can marketing magic bring it back to life?
Lionel Basney

Illinois Pastor on Fatal Flight
"Jeffrey Mladenik, 43, was involved in workplace ministry, international adoption."
LaTonya Taylor

Letters

News Briefs

Wagner and The Lion King
Where to find the total work of art.
John H. McWhorter

"Weblog: Kenneth Hagin, 'Word of Faith' Preacher, Dies at 86"
The explicit Messiah
Ted Olsen

Looking for Bach
The mystery of the missing years
John Ito

The Dick Staub Interview: Michael Card Discovers St. Peter
The musician decided to talk less in concert and more in print. Card says sinking is more important than walking on the water

A Different Kind of Hero
Retelling the gospel in a new rock opera
Russ Breimeier

The Dick Staub Interview: Trusting in a Culturally Relevant Gospel
"Os Guinness says that evangelicals have never strived for relevance in society as much as they do now. Ironically, he says, they have never been more irrelevant"

"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."
David Neff

Grace Meets the Real World
"American 'roots' music (a la the Grammy-winning O Brother, Where Art Thou?) is making a comeback for reasons Christians can readily understand."
Eric Miller

Letters

Weblog: Prayer Breakfast Feedback
Also: 60 Minutes' apparent cluelessness on evangelicals. Did Kurt Warner fumble comments on faith vs. football? And other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Weblog: Are Gospel Music Grammys Religious Bigotry?
The hot new Christian T-shirt that Hollywood celebs are wearing.
Ted Olsen

Weblog: Procter & Gamble's Satanism Suit Against Amway Tossed
Gospel Music Association head quits, Pat Robertson tied to Osama, and other stories from online sources around the world
Ted Olsen

The Perfect Blend
An earthier version of a veteran musician brings heaven closer.
Reviewed by Russ Breimeier

Tuning the Soul
All the Music of the Bible surveys melodies from Creation on.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby

The Legend of Bono Vox
Lessons learned in the church of U2.
By Scott Calhoun

The Perfect Blend
An earthier version of a veteran musician brings heaven closer.
Reviewed by Russ Breimeier

Leading Worship Leaders
4 ways I'm learning to guide artists.
By Nancy Beach

The Dick Staub Interview: Michael Card Discovers St. Peter
The musician decided to talk less in concert and more in print. Card says sinking is more important than walking on the water

Hip-Hop Opera
A rock musical for a new generation tells the gospel in MTV language—for better or for worse.
By Todd Hertz

"Weblog: Research May Allow Gay Couples to Have Children Genetically Their Own, but Not in Italy"
": France bans Islamic headscarves, blending religion and politics, and hundreds of articles from online sources around the world"
Rob Moll

"Film Forum: Critics Rocked by Jack Black, Gored by Tarantino"
Religious press critics attend The School of Rock, Kill Bill—Vol. 1, Out of Time, The Station Agent, and Wonderland. More reviews arrive for Luther, Secondhand Lions, and Matchstick Men. Plus: More Passion debate, farewells for Elia Kazan, a report from t
Jeffrey Overstreet

First Things First
Teaching about worship by asking the right questions
Ron Rienstra

Let's Dance
Bryan D. Spinks

Road-Test
Andrw Jones

The Legend of Bono Vox
Lessons learned in the church of U2.
By Scott Calhoun

Pop Love for a War-Torn World
Atomic Bomb is classic U2, with a prescription for healing the world.
By Scott Calhoun

Weblog: Taliban Says It Killed 'Evangelistic' Aid Worker
"Nigerian court frees woman from stoning sentence, and many other stories from online sources around the world"
Ted Olsen

The Hymn
How ordinary belivers found their voice through song
Mark Noll

The Triumph of the Praise Songs
How guitars beat out the organ in the worship wars.
Michael S. Hamilton

The Gallery: Hymn Writers' Hall of Fame

Jonathan Edwards and John Wesley and 300-Revival Reconsidered
David Bebbington

Finding God in Small Groups
Tom Albin's doctoral research reveals why the Wesley's system worked so well
Tim Stafford

Weblog: 'Roe' Files Motion to Have 1973 Decision Annulled
Stephen Van Kuiken ousted as Presbyterian minister, John Wesley's 300th birthday, and many other stories from online sources around the world
Ted Olsen

Christian History Corner: Holy America, Phoebe!
It swept across church lines, transforming America's urban landscape with its rescue missions and storefront churches. Yet today, the holiness movement and its charismatic woman leader are all but forgotten.
By Chris Armstrong

Salvation Inflation?
A conversation with Alan Wolfe.
Interview by Michael Cromartie

Jonathan Edwards and John Wesley and 300-Revival Reconsidered
David Bebbington

The More Things Change …
Historical perspectives on worship.
Mary Noll Venables

The New Worship Topography
After the music wars, the map has changed. How shall we navigate?
By Skye Jethani

First Things First
Teaching about worship by asking the right questions
Ron Rienstra