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May 06, 2008

Vol. 125 No. 9
From the Editors

Seminary distress

In search of new models
May 06, 2008
Editor's Desk

All in the family

One bread, one body
May 06, 2008 by John M. Buchanan
Features

Saved by stalemate

When the church splits 50-50
May 06, 2008 by Bradley N. Hill
Living by the Word

The amazing commission

Matthew 28:16-20; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13

May 06, 2008 by Tom McGrath
Living by the Word

Gifts all around us

John 20:19-23; Acts 2:1-21; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13

May 06, 2008 by Tom McGrath
Faith Matters

Choosing a seminary

Learned ministry is about all of us
May 06, 2008 by Stephanie Paulsell
M.E.M.O.

Pewless

When to head for the door
May 06, 2008 by Martin E. Marty
Century Marks

Century Marks

May 06, 2008
Books

Take and read

May 06, 2008 selected by Robin Lovin
Books

The liberal Chesterton

May 06, 2008 reviewed by Ralph C. Wood
Books

Books in search of an author

May 06, 2008 reviewed by Edgardo Antonio Colon-Emeric, Margaret R. Miles, Lil Copan and Phyllis Tickle
Books

Disciples of All Nations: Pillars of World Christianity

May 06, 2008 reviewed by Mark A. Noll
Books

Happiness and the Christian Moral Life: An Introduction to Christian Ethics

May 06, 2008 reviewed by Ellen T. Charry
Books

A Moral Climate: The Ethics of Global Warming

May 06, 2008 reviewed by Samuel Wells
Books

The Myth of American Diplomacy: National Identity and U.S. Foreign Policy

May 06, 2008 reviewed by Timothy Renick
Books

Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets

May 06, 2008 reviewed by Amy Frykholm
Books

Johnny Cash and the Great American Contradiction: Christianity and the Battle for the Soul of a Nation

May 06, 2008 reviewed by Jason Byassee
Books

Tree of Smoke: A Novel

May 06, 2008 reviewed by Todd Shy
Books

Opa Nobody

May 06, 2008 reviewed by Valerie Weaver-Zercher
Books

Take and read

May 06, 2008 selected by Kathleen M. O'Connor
Books

Take and read

May 06, 2008 selected by Amy Plantinga Pauw
Film

Stop-Loss

May 06, 2008 reviewed by Steve Vineberg
Poetry

Catch and release

May 06, 2008 by Sarah Rossiter
News

People

May 06, 2008
News

Briefly noted

May 06, 2008
News

Lutheran office buys carbon credits

Ecological modeling
May 06, 2008
News

Vatican: Muslims now outnumber Catholics

First time in history
May 06, 2008
News

Jordan's king donates land for church at baptismal river site

Anglicans to build at Bethany-beyond-the-Jordan
May 06, 2008
News

High court to hear case on monument displays

Newer sect wants equal treatment
May 06, 2008
News

NCC: Global warming will elevate relief costs

Reduced availability of food and water expected
May 06, 2008
News

Religious freedom panel says Bush should skip games or visit Tibet

Commission on International Religious Freedom
May 06, 2008
News

Yearbook editor leaves expanded NCC position

May 06, 2008
News

Reform Jewish leader calls Hagee 'extremist' unworthy of support

Different views on what it means to support Israel
May 06, 2008
News

Law from 1867 relates to Episcopal fight, judge says

Property disputes in Civil War times
May 06, 2008
News

New Orleans plans for fewer Catholic churches

A massive restructuring plan
May 06, 2008
News

Church-closing rate only one percent

More "churning" among evangelicals
May 06, 2008 by John Dart