Out of the ghetto

by Gene Edward Veith, Lynn Vincent

Cover Story | Christian publishers reach for a share of the secular market, mainstream publishers jostle for Christian market share-and readers win from the competition

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/07/out_of_the_ghetto]

In this issue: "Summer Books 2005," July 2, 2005

Birth of the biotech religion

by Marvin Olasky

Special Issue | Scientists and ethicists explore the brave new frontier of cyborg citizens, transhuman democracies, altered embryos, and tropical hair

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/07/birth_of_the_biotech_religion]

'Mo-om, I'm bo-ored'

by Susan Olasky

Special Issue | Looking for reading ideas for summer-sated middle schoolers? Here are a few suggestions

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/07/mo_om_i_m_bo_ored]

Foretastes of heaven

by Gene Edward Veith

Special Issue | An upcoming Narnia movie means rich new book releases

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/07/foretastes_of_heaven]

Clerical mysteries

by Lauren F. Winner

Special Issue | The greatest mystery is why the genre's minister-detectives are so liberal

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/07/clerical_mysteries]

Virtue and its opposite

by Marvin Olasky

Special Issue | Author Philip Caputo explores Africa, jihad, fanaticism, and faith

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/07/virtue_and_its_opposite]

Marathon men

by Edward Lee Pitts

Iraq | Military handovers begin next month-and Iraq's new army still has a long way to go

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/07/marathon_men]

Freedom to conform

by Priya Abraham

China | Chinese leaders say a new law protects religious liberty, but unregistered house churches seem to be facing repression as usual

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/07/freedom_to_conform]

Red menace

by Mindy Belz

Science | Algae bloom takes the bloom off summertime rituals

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/07/red_menace]

Blaze of Old Glory

by Jamie Dean

Politics | Showdown nears over how best to preserve the flag

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/07/blaze_of_old_glory]

Breakfast with Bush

by Edward E. Plowman

Religion | The president makes the prayer breakfast rounds, the pope discusses unity with liberal Protestants, and other religion news

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/07/breakfast_with_bush]

The Buzz

by The Editors

Iraq Insurgents set off six bombs in one day on June 20 targeting Iraqi army units. One explosion killed 20 policemen, bringing to over 1,000 the number of…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/07/the_buzz]

Quick Takes

by The Editors

Canine court A Newton, Mass., dog received a court summons in June demanding it appear to answer charges of being walked without a leash. Steven Dean was…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/07/quick_takes]

Quotables

by The Editors

"I look forward to death. I look forward to seeing God face to face." Evangelist Billy Graham during a news conference ahead of what may be his last crusade,

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/07/quotables]

Endnotes

by The Editors

Fifteen years ago in WORLD magazine . . . The first year of the Bush administration is moving toward its end without providing an answer to a crucial…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/07/endnotes]