New Oxford Notes: October 1999

God Exists, But Does the Magisterium?
How dissent became 'institutionalized' in the Church in America
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Just Deny It?
The National Catholic Register is playing the denial game again.
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"We Evangelicals Are Relevant. Got That, Dude?"
Relevant, enriching, and cutting-edge--that's cyber-Evangelicalism.
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The New "S" Word
Calling women "sweethearts" is "sexist stereotyping" and "patronizing"?
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Labour Is Still "More Methodist"
But what happens when a Sikh is named head of a Methodist church?
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News Too Good to Be True
Is Baby Doe an irreplaceable historical landmark? Why, yes.
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