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Thursday December 26, 2002

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10:00Philip Jenkins: "The Next Christendom" (Rebroadcast)

Europe has been the center of Christianity's power and culture for 2,000 years, but the demographics and geography of this world religion are changing rapidly, according to Pennsylvania State University professor Philip Jenkins. His book The Next Christendom (Oxford) focuses on Christianity in Asia, Africa and South America.

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Phillip Jenkins, Author

11:00Ann Packer: "The Dive from Clausen's Pier" (Rebroadcast)

Ann Packer presents her acclaimed debut novel, The Dive from Clausen's Pier (Knopf). The title refers to the accident at the center of the story, in which a young man suffers a spinal injury at a picnic one weekend, and his longtime girlfriend is torn over her responsibilities to him and to herself.

Guests

Ann Packer, Author

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