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		<title>British vicar takes the Alpha course to Iraq</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A British priest is teaching an evangelical course in the heart of Baghdad, introducing Iraqi Muslims to Christianity. 
Canon Andrew White has converted a number of Muslims using the Alpha course despite the threat of a religious backlash in one of the world’s most dangerous cities. 
White is the parish priest at St George’s Church, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alpha &#8216;feeds modern spiritual hunger&#8217;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is an element of the Christian faith in the UK that is trying to buck the long-term trend of decline in the number of followers.
Most congregations in the country have seen a steady drop over recent decades.
But one course that teaches the basics of Christianity &#8211; selling itself as a chance to &#8220;explore the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Course helps believers, doubters find answers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2004 18:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lin Hopkins had been an atheist for 15 years when she reluctantly agreed to attend an Alpha Course at the Atlanta Vineyard Church in Peachtree Corners. By the end of the course several months later, the 30-year-old&#8217;s belief system had been turned upside down. And now she runs the Alpha Course at the Atlanta Vineyard.
Churches [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Religious mystery of the Alpha effect</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2004 19:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest religious revival to hit Britain has more to do with pasta than pastors. Peter Rhodes reports on the astonishing success of the Alpha Course.
The numbers are puzzling. On the one hand, church congregations are in freefall. On the other, three million folk have eagerly followed the Alpha Course. 
Across the world, more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catching an Alpha wave</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2004 22:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Basic course in Christianity takes churches by storm
A good friend invited Liz Carnucci to a church program called Alpha, a sort of Christianity 101 course turned global religious phenomenon.
With her corporate management job, Carnucci was too busy. And why attend church anyway?
But over the next year, she wrestled with nagging questions about Christianity left unanswered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making waves with hard-sell</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2003 09:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Religion may be a personal choice, but Alpha has been making waves in Britain with its bold approach. The 15-week course in Christianity for unbelievers is advertised on billboards. It opts for dialogue rather than preaching. Some of its converts are politicians and celebrities; and its premises are in a wealthy London area. But its [...]]]></description>
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