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Oct 07, 2008

Vol. 125 No. 20
Cover Story

Border crossing

Communion at Friendship Park

Oct 07, 2008 by John Fanestil
From the Editors

Fantasy land

Civil religion is alive and well
Oct 07, 2008
Editor's Desk

Mislabeled

The liberal impulse
Oct 07, 2008 by John M. Buchanan
Features

Calculated blessings

A visit to John Hagee's church
Oct 07, 2008 by Amy Frykholm
Features

Cluster bombs

U.S. declines to join weapons treaty
Oct 07, 2008 by Tom Faulkner
Features

How to end torture

Five steps
Oct 07, 2008 by George Hunsinger
Features

Close quarters

Life in a not-so-big house
Oct 07, 2008 by Valerie Weaver-Zercher
Living by the Word

Ordinary rendition

Matthew 22:15-22

Oct 07, 2008 by Samuel Wells
Living by the Word

Remade

Matthew 22:1-14

Oct 07, 2008 by Samuel Wells
Faith Matters

Zoned out

Building plans for mosques and temples
Oct 07, 2008 by Barbara Brown Taylor
Notes from the Global Church

Before Azusa Street

Brazilian Pentecostalism
Oct 07, 2008 by Philip Jenkins
Century Marks

Century Marks

Oct 07, 2008
Books

Leveling the praying field

Oct 07, 2008 reviewed by David Heim
Books

Reformation Christianity: A People's History of Christianity, Volume 5

Oct 07, 2008 reviewed by David M. Whitford
Books

Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think

Oct 07, 2008 reviewed by Brian D. McLaren
Books

Jesus the Village Psychiatrist

Oct 07, 2008 reviewed by Mark E. DeVries
Books

Tsunami encourages peace in Aceh

Oct 07, 2008
Film

Man on Wire

Oct 07, 2008 reviewed by John Petrakis
Music

On music

Oct 07, 2008 reviewed by Louis R. Carlozo
Poetry

". . . and our hearts are restless . . ."

Oct 07, 2008 by G. Wayne Glick
News

Briefly noted

Oct 07, 2008
News

WCC team sees vengeful violence in Georgian area

A state of lawlessness
Oct 07, 2008
News

Lit-up Anglican churches go dark in green move

Let there be less light
Oct 07, 2008
News

W. D. Mohammed, 74, Muslim reformer

Rejected Nation of Islam's black nationalist teachings
Oct 07, 2008
News

Florida's Supreme Court rejects ballot initiatives seeking school vouchers

Church-state watchdogs praise ruling
Oct 07, 2008
News

Most Americans believe God can save life—even if diagnosis differs

Divine intervention in end-of-life cases
Oct 07, 2008
News

ELCA membership drops for 16th straight year

Lutheran churches growing worldwide
Oct 07, 2008
News

Ex-chief of review panel blasts cardinals for handling of abuse cases

"In denial all along"
Oct 07, 2008
News

McCain pastor prays for 'very special blessings' on 'prepared' nominee

Offers final prayer at Republican convention
Oct 07, 2008
News

Palin nomination offers peek at Pentecostals

Messages from pulpit not atypical
Oct 07, 2008
News

Methodist big-church pastors organize to help UMC

Many have felt undervalued
Oct 07, 2008
News

Flexible megachurches rival denominations

Swift adaptability
Oct 07, 2008 by John Dart