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Collin Hansen is editorial resident for Christian History. More Christian History, including a list of events that occurred this week in the church's past, is available at ChristianHistory.net. Subscriptions to the quarterly print magazine are also available.

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Previous stories on Liberia by Christianity Today and its sister publications include:

Pat Robertson Alone in Support of Liberian President | Robertson continues to defend Liberian dictator, but other evangelicals are critical. (Christianity Today, July 10, 2003)

Robertson Takes Flak for Gold-Mining | Venture Freedom Gold has not yet mined much in Liberia, but it is already producing critical media attention for its founder. (Christianity Today, January 21, 2002)

The Spirits Are Angry | Liberia's secret cults in the service of civil war. (Books & Culture, January/February 2001)

Escape From Liberia | When the looting and killing began, World Relief worker Brian Johnson and his family needed God's protection. (Christian Reader, November/December 1996)

Heroic Ministry Efforts Calm Post-Civil War Tensions (Christianity Today, December 7, 1998)

New Leaders Emerging After Civil War (Christianity Today, February 9, 1998)

Christian History Corner appears every Friday on Christianity Today's website. Previous editions include:

Medical Missions' African Legacy | For generations, missionary doctors have healed body and soul in Africa. (July 25, 2003)

European Christianity's 'Failure to Thrive' | Why Christendom, born with an imperial bang, is now fading away in an irrelevant whimper. (July 18, 2003)

Where Have All the Classics Gone? | These days it's a triumph when a movie is simply inoffensive. But we can do better than that (July 11, 2003)

From Beer to Bibles to VBS | How America got its favorite summer tradition. (July 3, 2003)

The African Lion Roars in the Western Church | Anglican liberals are fretting, conservatives rejoicing, and all are scrambling to their history books: whence this new evangelical force on the world scene? (June 27, 2003)

How John Wesley Changed America | His 300th birthday should be a red-letter day on this side of the ocean. After all, we're all Wesleyans now. (June 20, 2003)

Did Eric Rudolph Act in a "Tradition of Christian Terror"? | A historian considers the evidence of the Crusades and the Inquisition (June 13, 2003)

The Ancient Rise and Recent Fall of Tithing | Is yet another time-honored Christian practice fading from view? (June 6, 2003)

When World Leaders Pray, Part II | Tony Blair's spin-doctors worried when he recently "outed" himself as a Christian. But what impact has Christianity really had on our leaders? (May 29, 2003)

The Day the Ransoming Began | A gripping new book details the first American missionary hostage crisis, over 100 years ago. (May 23, 2003)

When World Leaders Pray | Some observers are upset with Tony Blair's recent public avowal of faith. But what impact has Christianity really had on our leaders? (May 16, 2003)

Got Your 'Spiritual Director' Yet? | The roots of a resurgent practice, plus 14 books for further study. (May 2, 2003)

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