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Articles in Jan 15, 2008, issue of Christian Century

• Are Mormons Christians?
  by Scott Williams
• Ask a monk
• Lutherans issue voter guidelines for churches
• Lowell W. Livezey
• Dwelling Places: A Novel
• A wizard's mission: Christian themes in Harry Potter
  by Leonie Caldecott
• A Mormon president?
• For thirsty souls
• Colorado shootings reflect big threats at megachurches
  by Kevin Eckstrom
• John Strugnell
• Before I Die: A Novel
• Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: The Frightening New Normalcy of Hating Your Body
  by Shelli Yoder
• Speechless
• Myths die hard
  by Harry S. Stout
• Methodist leader says firing was over style, differences of vision
  by Chris Herlinger
• Living by the Word: reflections on the lectionary
  by Kathleen Norris
• No Country for Old Men
  by Steve Vineberg
• Object lesson
• Although we are responsible for the virtue of our own souls, it will be extremely unlikely that many of us will be virtous if we live in a vicious society
  by Robert N. Bellah
• Grassley plans no hearings on alleged lavish spenders
• The enemy church: Pullman's agenda in 'Compass' and beyond
  by Edward Higgins
• The burning bush, by Margaret Kyle
  by Lois Huey-Heck
• [Cartoon]
• Slowing down
• Textweek.com: the woman behind the Web site
  by Jason Byassee
• Take Episcopal Church at its word, says Archbishop Williams
• Reading Romans
  by Luke Timothy Johnson
• Wall of separation …
  by William G. Foster
• Sex and slavery
• Stories to live by: the fantasy worlds of Pullman and Lewis
  by Stephanie Paulsell
• A diocese's long journey to schism
• Brother Scientist
  by Gordon Atkinson
• Fundamentalist mentality …
  by Donald Blosser
• It's about us, not God
• Stone work
  by Angela O'Donnell
• New Jersey repeals capital punishment
• Running on religion
  by Timothy Renick
• Just bluffing
  by Martin E. Marty
• Base instincts
• Flames like people
  by Shanna Powlus Wheeler
• Roman Catholic missionaries should aim to win souls and not restrict themselves to humanitarian good works, the Vatican said December 14
• God, Truth, and Witness: Engaging Stanley Hauerwas
  by Mark Thiessen Nation
• Healing
• Poll surge raises scrutiny of Huckabee
• Patriarch Alexsy II and other leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church have voiced their support for President Vladimir Putin's anointing of First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as his successor
• Playing with God: Religion and Modern Sport
  by David Nantais
• Fear not
  by John M. Buchanan
• Room to pray
• Young Life ministry draws fire over new ministry guidelines
  by John Dart
• Margaret A. Farley
• Thirteen Moons
  by Mark Ralls