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Articles in May 6, 2008 issue of Christian Century

• Theology, Disability and the New Genetics: Why Science Needs the Church
  by Amy Plantinga Pauw
• Initial impact
• Reform Jewish leader calls Hagee 'extremist' unworthy of support
• A national Presbyterian Church committee has nominated Gradye Parsons, a former Tennessee pastor and presbytery executive, to succeed Clifton Kirkpatriek as stated clerk, the denomination's top executive, at the June 17 election during the PCUSA's bienni
• Living by the word: reflections on the lectionary
  by Tom McGrath
• Books in search of an author
• Pewless
  by Martin E. Marty
• Golden rules
• Saved by stalemate: when the church splits 50-50
  by Brad Hill
• Vatican: Muslims now outnumber Catholics
• The God Delusion
  by Robin Lovin
• Opa Nobody
  by Valerie Weaver-Zercher
• Light from the Christian East: An Introduction to the Orthodox Tradition
  by Amy Plantinga Pauw
• The liberal Chesterton
  by Ralph C. Wood
• Replying to atheists
  by John Burciaga
• Progressive revelation
• 2008 Ad
• Gender, Power, and Persuasion: The Genesis Narratives and Contemporary Portraits
  by Kathleen M. O'Connor
• Happiness and the Christian Moral Life: An Introduction to Christian Ethics
  by Ellen T. Charry
• Jonah, Jesus, and Other Good Coyotes: Speaking Peace to Power in the Bible
  by Kathleen M. O'Connor
• The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary
  by Kathleen M. O'Connor
• A magazine's mercy
• National divide
• Jordan's king donates land for church at baptismal river site
• The Ethics of Human Rights: Contested Doctrinal and Moral Issues
  by Robin Lovin
• Tree of Smoke: A Novel
  by Todd Shy
• Resounding Truth: Christian Wisdom in the World of Music
  by Amy Plantinga Pauw
• Quest for the Living God: Mapping Frontiers in the Theology of God
  by Amy Plantinga Pauw
• Light in dark corners
• Closing legacy
• Texas authorities took swift action in April to find homes and resources for the more than 400 children removed from the Yearning for Zion Ranch located outside Eldorado
• Church-closing rate only one percent
  by John Dart
• God and Globalization, Volume 4: Globalization and Grace
  by Robin Lovin
• Stop-Loss
  by Steve Vineberg
• A Moral Climate: The Ethics of Global Warming
  by Sam Wells
• The Power of God and the Gods of Power
  by Amy Plantinga Pauw
• Ecospirit: Religions and Philosophies for the Earth
  by Amy Plantinga Pauw
• Wal-Mart update
• New Orleans plans for fewer Catholic churches
• A large Swedish donation has bolstered a campaign in Jerusalem to alleviate a shortage of affordable housing for Christian Palestinians, even though that group now numbers 10,000 or fewer
• Law from 1867 relates to Episcopal fight, judge says
• Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation
  by Robin Lovin
• This Day
  by Lois Huey-Heck
• Johnny Cash and the Great American Contradiction: Christianity and the Battle for the Soul of a Nation
  by Jason Byassee
• All in the family
  by John M. Buchanan
• Rainbow scholars
• Yearbook editor leaves expanded NCC position
• Kent J. Ulery, conference minister for the United Church of Christ congregations in Michigan, has been named as the tenth president of 194-year-old Bangor Theological Seminary
• Liberating Jonah: Forming an Ethics of Reconciliation
  by Kathleen M. O'Connor
• Disciples of All Nations: Pillars of World Christianity
  by Mark A. Noll
• Engaging Biblical Authority: Perspectives on the Bible as Scripture
  by Amy Plantinga Pauw
• Turn around
• Best sellers
• Lutheran office buys carbon credits
• Catch and release
  by Sarah Rossiter
• Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Kinship
  by Robin Lovin
• Choosing a seminary
  by Stephanie A. Paulsell
• A Secular Age
  by Robin Lovin
• The Eucharist: Bodies, Bread, and Resurrection
  by Amy Plantinga Pauw
• Seminary distress
• Culture of philanthropy
• NCC: global warming will elevate relief costs
• Israel and the Nations: A Mission Theology of the Old Testament
  by Kathleen M. O'Connor
• The Myth of American Diplomacy: National Identity and U.S. Foreign Policy
  by Timothy Renick
• Abraham: Trials of Family and Faith
  by Kathleen M. O'Connor
• Torah Through Time: Understanding Bible Commentary from the Rabbinic Period to Modern Times
  by Kathleen M. O'Connor
• Euripides for kids
• The day the music died?
• High court to hear case on monument displays
• Brokenness and Blessing: Towards a Biblical Spirituality
  by Amy Plantinga Pauw
• Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
  by Amy Frykholm
• Defending God: Biblical Responses to the Problem of Evil
  by Kathleen M. O'Connor