Books

New & Noteworthy Books

Compiled by Matt Reynolds

The Invisible Bestseller: Searching for the Bible in America

Kenneth A. Briggs (Eerdmans)

Year after year, the Bible tops the bestseller lists in America, but survey data consistently show widespread ignorance about its contents. According to Briggs, a journalist and former religion editor at The New York Times, “While it is everywhere in America—an average of four or five editions in every US household—and is a standard item in public places from libraries to court houses, it is also famously unlikely to be noticed, let alone picked up and read. It has increasingly become the most revered, invisible feature of our surroundings. It is everywhere and nowhere.” In The Invisible Bestseller, Briggs sets out to unravel this paradox, reporting on the Bible’s role in shaping families, institutions, and American culture at large.

No God But One: Allah or Jesus?: A Former Muslim Investigates the Evidence for Islam and Christianity

Nabeel Qureshi (Zondervan)

Qureshi, a young Christian convert from Islam, has emerged as an important voice in discussions involving the crescent and the cross. He told the story of his conversion in a 2014 book, Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus, which he calls the “heart” of his story. Now, with No God but One, comes the “mind” of his story, a comprehensive examination of the theological claims made by Islam and Christianity and the evidence that exists to support them. “Not only are these two religions different,” writes Qureshi, “but the differences have far greater ramifications than I realized when I converted. . . . Doctrines do not exist in a vacuum. They work together to impact the way we see the world, which in turn changes who we are.”

Not by Nature But by Grace: Forming Families through Adoption

Gilbert Meilaender (University of Notre Dame Press)

Evangelicals recently have distinguished themselves with a commitment to adoption, not merely as a form of outreach to needy children but as a reflection of the gospel. This latest book from Meilaender, a fellow at the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture, takes up the theological meaning of adoption, emphasizing how “adoption is a work not of nature but of grace.” Even though procreation is an essential, God-appointed element in family formation, adopted children—like sinners adopted into God’s family—are equal in every respect. Meilaender’s grace-driven view of adoption shapes his discussion of a host of practical questions, like whether single people should adopt and how adoption relates to assisted reproduction technologies.

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The CT archives are a rich treasure of biblical wisdom and insight from our past. Some things we would say differently today, and some stances we've changed. But overall, we're amazed at how relevant so much of this content is. We trust that you'll find it a helpful resource.

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The World Is Yearning for Beautiful Orthodoxy

Putting Our Money Where Our Eyes Are

A Decade of Change

Where Kids Get Their Political Views

You Are the Manure of the Earth

The Other 'Christianity Today'

The New Baptist Covenant: Will It Work?

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Charity Navigator's Overhead Overhaul

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Manga Mania

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Gleanings: October 2016

‘Why Christianity Today’ Revisited

The Cosmos Is Vaster than the Ancients Imagined

The Future of the Church Is Analog, Not Digital

Do We Really Need More Breast Cancer ‘Awareness’?

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Art Advocates

Testimony

I Found the Gospel in Communist Romania

The Value of Friends Who Don’t Look, Think, or Vote Like You Do

Jimmy Carter: Pursuing an Arc of Reconciliation

Review

When Modern Medicine Becomes a False God

5 Books to Read Before Voting in a Presidential Election

Excerpt

Why God Doesn’t Let Us In On Everything

Clinton, Trump, or Neither? 3 Views on the 2016 Presidential Election

James Dobson: Why I Am Voting for Donald Trump

Sho Baraka: Why I Can't Vote for Either Trump or Clinton

Ron Sider: Why I Am Voting for Hillary Clinton

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