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Oct 05, 2004

Vol. 121 No. 20

Cover Story

Bush's God talk

Analyzing the president's theology

Oct 05, 2004 by Bruce Lincoln

From the Editors

Americans abroad

Identifying with people in other cultures

Oct 05, 2004

Editor's Desk

Casting my vote

Not sitting out

Oct 05, 2004 by John M. Buchanan

Features

The faith factor

Religion and presidential politics

Oct 05, 2004 by John Dart

Features

Faithful to the script

John's Gospel on film

Oct 05, 2004 by William H. Willimon

Features

Malaysian model

A different kind of Islamic state

Oct 05, 2004 by S. Mark Heim

Features

People power

How majorities rule denominations

Oct 05, 2004 by Arthur E. Farnsley II

Living by the Word

Windfall

Luke 17:11-19

Oct 05, 2004 by Barbara Sholis

Living by the Word

Stay the course

2 Timothy 3:14—4:5

Oct 05, 2004 by Barbara Sholis

Faith Matters

Grounded

"In his will is our peace"

Oct 05, 2004 by Carol Zaleski

Impressions

Moviegoing

Report from the Montreal World Film Festival

Oct 05, 2004 by James M. Wall

M.E.M.O.

Where there's Smokey

A new symbol for proper stewardship

Oct 05, 2004 by Martin E. Marty

Century Marks

Century Marks

Oct 05, 2004

Books

Using American Power

Oct 05, 2004 reviewed by James Gilchrist

Books

A Cappella: Mennonite Voices in Poetry

Oct 05, 2004 reviewed by Jill Peláez Baumgaertner

Books

Anxious Parents: A History of Modern Childrearing in America

Oct 05, 2004 reviewed by J. Bradley Wigger

Film

One of the boys

Oct 05, 2004 reviewed by John Petrakis

Poetry

Favorite poems

Oct 05, 2004 by Walt McDonald

News

Divorce rate no lower among the born again

A Barna study

Oct 05, 2004

News

Powell adds Saudis to freedom watchlist

Iraq removed from list

Oct 05, 2004

News

Church urges new look at archbishop's murder

The Romero assassination

Oct 05, 2004

News

Israeli ADL objects to rabbis' letter on military force

Expresses concern over all civilian deaths

Oct 05, 2004

News

Athens churches told to use modern Greek

Vernacular worship

Oct 05, 2004

News

Antiapartheid activist Naudé dies at 89

"We mourn the loss of a great African"

Oct 05, 2004

News

Briefly noted

Oct 05, 2004

News

People

Oct 05, 2004

News

Finnish scholar's visa ordeal continues

The case of Veli-Matti Karkkainen

Oct 05, 2004 by John Dart

News

Americans divided on church-state separation

Religious liberty prized

Oct 05, 2004

News

Anglicans to release report October 18 on gays and church unity

How to cope with tensions

Oct 05, 2004

News

Small chapel keeps 9/11 spiritual flame

A sanctuary for all

Oct 05, 2004

News

Habitat founder and board disagree on his retirement date

Conflict over leadership styles

Oct 05, 2004

News

National Baptists reelect Shaw as president

Pulled the church out of scandal and disarray

Oct 05, 2004

News

Reformed Church in America looks to experimental mode

A variegated vision

Oct 05, 2004

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

Texts for preaching

Spring books

Apr 19, 2013

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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