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Wilken, a Christianity Todayadvisory editor, has contributed to our sister publication Christian History, including "What Would Augustine Say About Pluralism?" and an interview on evangelism in the early church. In 1996, Christopher Hall reviewed his book Remembering the Christian Past for CT.

War in Iraq:

• 'Spiritual warfare' looms | Such words have caused deep alarm among military and diplomatic authorities (The Globe and Mail, Toronto)
  
  
• Turn the other Sheikh | Using the new, improved sermon tank (James Ridgeway, The Village Voice)
  
  
• Antiwar voice loses his job in archdiocese | Archbishop John G. Vlazny, had repeatedly warned Frank Fromherz, peace and justice director of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland, that his antiwar activism went too far (The Oregonian)
  
  
• Gassed by Iraqi troops, blindsided by the INS | Christian exile lends support to Bush, then finds herself on immigration's deportation list (The Washington Post)
  
  
• Gulf-bound troops get primer on Islam | It isn't enough to learn how to salute and shoot. Today's soldier also has to know where Mecca is, how to behave around Muslim women and how customs in the Arab world vary from those in the United States (Associated Press)
  
  
• America's one-sided prayers | God has rolled into Baghdad. Our jihad is almost complete (Derrick Z. Jackson, The Boston Globe)

Missions and ministry:

• Aid to 'enemy' in true Christian spirit | The Iraqis aren't our enemies—Saddam Hussein's dictatorial regime is. But then again, even if they were, Christians would still help them because they are commanded to love their enemies (Licia Corbella, The Calgary Sun)
  
  
• Also: Are Christian evangelists eyeing Iraq? | Attempts to preach Christianity in Iraq where Muslims constitute 98 percent of the population has set off alarm bells (Al Jazeera)
  
  
• It's conversion time in Valley | Slowly and discreetly, Christian evangelists make inroads into Muslim heartland of Kashmir (The Sunday Express, India)
  
  
• Also: Money makes them see light, hear the call | Christian missionaries have come to the aid of the impoverished people and a Valley ravaged by persistent violence for 12 years but people equate them with money more than compassion (The Express, India)
  
  
• Catholics seek to regain Latinos | On Friday and Saturday, Catholic clergy and parishioners from around the state gathered for the first "stewardship" conference aimed at bringing Florida's Hispanic Catholics—many of whom are joining evangelical Protestant churches—back to the fold (South Florida Sun-Sentinel and Orlando Sentinel)
  
  
• Scouting the way it used to be | American Heritage Girls has chapters in 20 states (Peter Bronson, The Cincinnati Enquirer)
  
  
• Activist to speak on human cruelty | Gary Haugen, founder of the International Justice Mission, will offer his views to 3,000 congregation members about human cruelty and how Christianity—and its emphasis on aiding others—can help (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Other religions and interfaith relations:

• Minority Christians keep traditions alive | Few remain in Muslim community (Ventura County [Cal.] Star)
  
  
• Top Vatican official calls for emphasis on Christian unity | Dialogue with other religions is less credible if essentials of faith jettisoned, Quebec gathering told (The Montreal Gazette)
  
  

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