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New today from the Century: East Austin's church Vox Veniae, Amy Frykholm reviews Elaine Scarry, more.

New today from the Century: Carol Zaleski on immortality, Steve Thorngate on the fiscal cliff, more.

New today from the Century: the open-table debate, learning from the religious right, more.

The more I learned about the Disciples, the more I felt this was the church for me. Then, inevitably, I found the skeleton in the Disciples’ closet.

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New today from the Century: Meditation while milking a cow, John Lynch reviews Kenneth Serbin, more.

New today from the Century: India's original Christians, Petraeus's disappointing story, more.

David Petraeus's failings aren't the same as his biblical namesake's. No one went to die so he could bed Paula Broadwell. Still, we expected more.

New today from the Century: Chris Hoke on the apostolic ministry of gang members, Stephen Fowl's lectionary column, more.

New today from the Century: The editors on the fiscal cliff, Randall Balmer reviews Stephen Prothero, more.

The presidential election revealed that the “God gap” in electoral politics remains as large as ever—and is much larger than the gender gap that was often touted during the campaign. Mark Silk summarizes it: Those who said they attend worship weekly preferred Mitt Romney by 20 points, 59-39. Those who said they attend less frequently went for Obama by 25 points. That compares to a male preference for Romney of seven points and a female preference for Obama of 11. How fervently one practices one’s religion is—apart from race—still the best predictor of how one votes.

New today from the Century: A changed view of children's ministry, the persistent God gap, more.

If soldiers make it home, the war comes with them. Every day, about 18 of them implode in suicide.

New today from the Century: Mark Heim on Baptist identity, Logan Mehl-Laituri on Veterans Day, more.

New today from the Century: Kathryn Reklis on Mormon romance, John Fea on Roger Williams, more.

New today from the Century: Constructive conflict, the nonpartisan tragedy of voter disenfranchisement, more.

New today from the Century: Amy Frykholm interviews Peter Edelman, Heidi Neumark blogs the lectionary, more.