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"With a congregation of 22 million viewers, Oprah Winfrey has become one of the most influential spiritual leaders in America."

LaTonya Taylor | posted 4/01/2002 12:00AM

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The question for Christians is this: What can we do to help Oprah and her disciples find what they are ultimately seeking—the power, grace, and love that can only be found through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ?

The answers are not obvious, but the need to find them is as urgent as ever.

LaTonya Taylor is the editorial resident at Christianity Today.

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Oprah's GurusFour popular New Age voices featured on Winfrey's television show and in her magazine, O.

Oprah.com is the place for all things Oprah: The Oprah Show, O magazine, Oprah's Book Club, and The Angel Network. The site tackles many of the same issues as the show with advice on finances, mind and body, "your spirit," and food. Even Dr. Phil has his one page.

Recent articles on Oprah's spirituality include:

The feel-good spirituality of Oprah — Our Sunday Visitor (Jan. 13, 2002)

Is Oprah Winfrey a threat to national security? — National Review Online (Oct. 8, 2002)

CNN Chicago has an archive of resources and articles on the 1998 court battle between Oprah and the Texas cattlemen.

Members of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod were upset that one pastor, David Benke, attended the September 23 Yankee Stadium event hosted by Oprah. Charges against the denomination's president for letting Benke attend the inter-faith event were dropped in December.

Christianity Today interviewed several Christian leaders to find under what circumstances it is appropriate for Christians to worship or pray with non-Christians in 'Praying in Their Midst.' A recent Christianity Today editorial also looked at "The Interfaith Public Square."

Vicki Abt's Coming After Oprah : Cultural Fallout in the Age of the TV Talk Show and Elliot Miller's A Crash Course on the New Age Movement are available at Amazon.com.

Abt's The Shameless World of Phil, Sally, and Oprah: Television Talk Shows and the Deconstruction of Society is available as a PDF document.

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