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May 06, 2008   Vol. 125, No. 9
Comments & Reports
Seminary distress
Features
Saved by stalemate
When the church splits 50-50
by Brad Hill
Take and read
Old Testament
selected by Kathleen M. O'Connor
Take and read
Theology
selected by Amy Plantinga Pauw
Take and read
Ethics
selected by Robin Lovin
The liberal Chesterton
by Ralph C. Wood
Books in search of an author
Departments
From the Editor/Publisher
All in the family
by John M. Buchanan
Poetry
Catch and release
by Sarah Rossiter
News
Church-closing rate only one percent
by John Dart
Law from 1867 relates to Episcopal fight, judge says
New Orleans plans for fewer Catholic churches
Reform Jewish leader calls Hagee 'extremist' unworthy of support
Yearbook editor leaves expanded NCC position
Religious freedom panel says Bush should skip games or visit Tibet
NCC: Global warming will elevate relief costs
Jordan's king donates land for church at baptismal river site
High court to hear case on monument displays
People
Lutheran office buys carbon credits
Briefly noted
Vatican: Muslims now outnumber Catholics
Century Marks
Century Marks
by Richard A. Kauffman
Living by the Word
Gifts all around us
John 20:19-23; Acts 2:1-21; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13
by Tom McGrath
The amazing commission
Matthew 28:16-20; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13
by Tom McGrath
Faith Matters
Choosing a seminary
by Stephanie Paulsell
Books
Disciples of All Nations: Pillars of World Christianity
reviewed by Mark A. Noll
Happiness and the Christian Moral Life: An Introduction to Christian Ethics
reviewed by Ellen T. Charry
A Moral Climate: The Ethics of Global Warming
reviewed by Sam Wells
The Myth of American Diplomacy: National Identity and U.S. Foreign Policy
reviewed by Timothy Renick
Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
reviewed by Amy Frykholm
Johnny Cash and the Great American Contradiction: Christianity and the Battle for the Soul of a Nation
reviewed by Jason Byassee
Tree of Smoke: A Novel
reviewed by Todd Shy
Opa Nobody
reviewed by Valerie Weaver-Zercher
Film
Stop-Loss
reviewed by Steve Vineberg
M.E.M.O.
Pewless
by Martin E. Marty
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