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Article: Power and mystery.(Henry Adams' book 'Democracy')
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- The Christian Century
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- May 19, 1999
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This column is adapted from remarks James M. Wall gave on April 30 at an event celebrating his 26 years as editor of the CHRISTIAN CENTURY and welcoming John Buchanan as editor/publisher.
We are here to acknowledge the old and welcome the new, and to anticipate the role of our publication in the 21st century. We regret that Jesse Jackson was unable to be here, as had been planned. He is, as you know, on a mission to Belgrade. We wish him a successful journey and a safe return.
I could on this occasion be homiletical and preach, or I could be historical and talk about the changes in American religious life in the past 27 years. Or I could talk about the ...