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December 12, 2011

Christian Science Nursing Conference draws international participation

Kerry Reed

Approximately 80 Christian Science nurses from around the globe gathered early in September for a three-day conference held at CedarS Camps in Lebanon, Missouri.

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December 12, 2011

2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scroll manuscripts now available online

Mark Guarino

The Dead Sea Scrolls entered the digital age [September 26] with the launch of an online project that allows users to search through and read high-resolution versions of the 2,000-year-old texts.

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December 5, 2011

2011 ‘National Back to Church’ Sunday draws record number of visitors

More than 7,600 churches from 34 denominations opened their doors to an estimated 250,000 visitors during National Back To Church Sunday, held September 18.

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December 5, 2011

From bootlegger to healer

Bill Scott

Did you catch the PBS series on Prohibition?

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December 5, 2011

Restoration unveiled of Mary Baker Eddy home

[Massachusetts] State Sen.

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November 21, 2011

To own a Bible that's gone to the moon

Richard Allen Greene

A rare Bible that’s been to the moon and back.

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November 21, 2011

Rare display of Damascus Crown Bible manuscripts

Matti Friedman

Precious Bible manuscripts originating in the Jewish community of Damascus, Syria, went on display for several hours [October 5], offering a rare glimpse at a collection that includes books spirited to Israel in clandestine operations before the ancient community disappeared at the end of the 20th century.

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November 14, 2011

Strong religious foundation— a protection against radicalism

Russell Razzaque

In the fall of 1989, I arrived as a student at the Royal London Hospital medical college, part of the University of London.

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November 14, 2011

Bible translation gets a boost from 21st-century technology

By the time early church scholar St.

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November 7, 2011

Call to prayer in Britain

Christian leaders from all over the British Isles gathered at Wembley Stadium [on September 19] for a day of prayer and vision setting.

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November 7, 2011

Social media—and sincere connections

Eric Nelson

Thanks to Santa Clara University professor Elizabeth Drescher’s Tweet If You.

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October 31, 2011

Ruins of ancient city unearthed on West Bank

Matti Friedman

Archaeologists unearthing a biblical ruin inside a Palestinian city in the West Bank are writing the latest chapter in a 100-year-old excavation that has been interrupted by two world wars and numerous rounds of Mideast upheaval.

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