Giving and Getting in 1997

Donations in 1997 rose 7.5% to $143.5 billion. Individual gifts to religious causes were the most common.

Where the Money Came From

Corporations: 5.7% Bequests: 8.8% Foundations: 9.3% Individuals: 76.2%

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C. S. Lewis Birth Bash Draws Crowd

Christine J. Gardner

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Christine J. Gardner

Christian Science: Sect Polishes Image

Mark A. Kellner

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Connie Kisuke in Nairobi

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Deann Alford in San Jose, Costa Rica

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Carolyn McCulley

A Postmodern Primer to Doctrine

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Smuggling Jesus into Muslim Hearts

Wendy Murray Zoba

The Muslim Challenge

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Satan with a Stethoscope

Susan Wise Bauer

Putting Death in Your Daytimer

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The Lord Puts Strange Hooks in the Mouths of Men

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Finishing Well

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