Book Reviews

Three books on a green background.

Manifest Destiny Was an Act of Volition

John Fea

Three books on early American history.

The book on a yellow background.

We Need More Than Generalities About Beauty and Justice

Makoto and Haejin Fujimura’s new book aims to help Christians think deeply about how we live but falls short on details.

The book on a brown background.

The Meaning of Your Life Can’t Rest on You

Arthur Brooks’s new book is enjoyable, smart, and often wise, but a search for true meaning must bring us to Christ.

Book cover for Undoing Manifest Destiny: Settler America, Christian Colonists, and the Pursuit of Justice

Undoing Manifest Destiny: Settler America, Christian Colonists, and the Pursuit of Justice

by Hawk, L. Daniel

Reviewed by John Fea

Book cover for Beauty and Justice: Creating a Life of Abundance and Courage (How Art, Gratitude, and Generosity Transform Advocacy and Prevent Burnout)

Beauty and Justice: Creating a Life of Abundance and Courage (How Art, Gratitude, and Generosity Transform Advocacy and Prevent Burnout)

by Fujimura, Makoto

Reviewed by Ashley Hales

Book cover for The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness

The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness

by Brooks, Arthur C.

Reviewed by Matt Reynolds

Book cover for The Desecration of Man: How the Rejection of God Degrades Our Humanity

The Desecration of Man: How the Rejection of God Degrades Our Humanity

by Trueman, Carl

Reviewed by Danielle Treweek

Book cover for How to Teach Kids Theology: Deep Truths for Growing Faith

How to Teach Kids Theology: Deep Truths for Growing Faith

by Williams, Hunter

Reviewed by Andrew Wilson

Book cover for Reality in Ruins: How Conspiracy Theory Became an American Evangelical Crisis

Reality in Ruins: How Conspiracy Theory Became an American Evangelical Crisis

by Stacy PhD, Jared

Reviewed by Bonnie Kristian

Book cover for Last Branch Standing: A Potentially Surprising, Occasionally Witty Journey Inside Today's Supreme Court

Last Branch Standing: A Potentially Surprising, Occasionally Witty Journey Inside Today's Supreme Court

by Isgur, Sarah

Reviewed by Harvest Prude

Book cover for Tom Paine's War: The Words That Rallied a Nation and the Founder for Our Time

Tom Paine's War: The Words That Rallied a Nation and the Founder for Our Time

by Kelly, Jack

Reviewed by Thomas S. Kidd

Book cover for Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress

Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress

by Kornberg, Maya L.

Reviewed by Haley Byrd Wilt

Book cover for To Live Well: Practical Wisdom for Moving Through Chaotic Times

To Live Well: Practical Wisdom for Moving Through Chaotic Times

by Noble, Alan

Reviewed by Jen Pollock Michel

Book cover for Chosen Land: How Christianity Made America and Americans Remade Christianity

Chosen Land: How Christianity Made America and Americans Remade Christianity

by Sutton, Matthew Avery

Reviewed by Daniel K. Williams

Book cover for Raising Wise Kids in a Sexually Broken World: A Gospel-Centered Approach

Raising Wise Kids in a Sexually Broken World: A Gospel-Centered Approach

by Krieg, Laurie

Reviewed by Gretchen Ronnevik

Book cover for The Ministry of Small Things: Wisdom for Those Who Serve the Church

The Ministry of Small Things: Wisdom for Those Who Serve the Church

by Bredenhof, Reuben Michael

Reviewed by Kevin Antlitz

Book cover for The Way of Dante: Going Through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven with C. S. Lewis, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Charles Williams (Hansen Lectureship Series)

The Way of Dante: Going Through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven with C. S. Lewis, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Charles Williams (Hansen Lectureship Series)

by Gibson, Richard Hughes

Reviewed by Andrew Wilson

Book cover for Generously Reformed: Theology Rooted Deep and Reaching Wide (Exploring Key Questions About Election, Baptism, Providence, Mission, and the End Times)

Generously Reformed: Theology Rooted Deep and Reaching Wide (Exploring Key Questions About Election, Baptism, Providence, Mission, and the End Times)

by Rojas, Alberto La Rosa

Reviewed by Matt Reynolds

Book cover for God's Homecoming: The Forgotten Promise of Future Renewal – Biblical Theology from Genesis to Revelation on the New Creation

God's Homecoming: The Forgotten Promise of Future Renewal – Biblical Theology from Genesis to Revelation on the New Creation

by Wright, N. T.

Reviewed by Claude Atcho

Book cover for The Body of This Death: Letters from the Last Archbishop of Lancaster

The Body of This Death: Letters from the Last Archbishop of Lancaster

by Ross McCullough

Reviewed by Brad East

Book cover for Glimmerings: Letters on Faith Between a Poet and a Theologian

Glimmerings: Letters on Faith Between a Poet and a Theologian

by Wiman, Christian

Reviewed by Paul Marchbanks

Book cover for Racial Justice for the Long Haul: How White Christian Advocates Persevere (and Why)

Racial Justice for the Long Haul: How White Christian Advocates Persevere (and Why)

by Jeske, Christine

Reviewed by Harvest Prude

Book cover for Becoming ProGrace: Expanding the Abortion Conversation Beyond Life Versus Choice

Becoming ProGrace: Expanding the Abortion Conversation Beyond Life Versus Choice

by Weszely, Angela

Reviewed by Ericka Andersen

Book cover for The Gridiron Gospel: Faith and College Football in Twentieth-Century America (Sport and Society)

The Gridiron Gospel: Faith and College Football in Twentieth-Century America (Sport and Society)

by Hampton, Hunter

Reviewed by John Fea

Book cover for God and Country: Upholding Faith, History, and National Identity (Christ in Everything)

God and Country: Upholding Faith, History, and National Identity (Christ in Everything)

by Wilsey, John D.

Reviewed by Daniel K. Williams

Book cover for Enough for Today: Forty Reflections for Surviving the Wilderness

Enough for Today: Forty Reflections for Surviving the Wilderness

by Barber, Donna

Reviewed by Elizabeth Woodson

Book cover for Getting to Reparations: How Building a Different America Requires a Reckoning with Our Past

Getting to Reparations: How Building a Different America Requires a Reckoning with Our Past

by Brown, Dorothy A.

Reviewed by Haleluya Hadero

Book cover for A Theology of Authority: Rethinking Leadership in the Church

A Theology of Authority: Rethinking Leadership in the Church

by Christa L. McKirland

Reviewed by Andrew Wilson

Book cover for The Cradle of Citizenship: How Schools Can Help Save Our Democracy

The Cradle of Citizenship: How Schools Can Help Save Our Democracy

by Traub, James

Reviewed by Matt Reynolds

Book cover for Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship (Strong Ideas)

Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship (Strong Ideas)

by Sanders, Nathan E.

Reviewed by Harvest Prude