Books

Coptic Christianity Meets the Modern World
How does an ancient, persecuted faith keep pace with political and cultural change?
Max Lucado's War Against Despair
How the story of Joseph helps us fight feelings of hopelessness.
The Prosperity Gospel Is Surprisingly Mainstream
Mocked and derided across the cultural spectrum, the message of “health and wealth” enjoys wider support than one might imagine.
My Top 5 Books on The Body
Picks from the author of author of Eat with Joy: Redeeming God’s Gift of Food.
Our Last-Ditch Summer Reading List
If you can fit in just one more book, we recommend one of these.
Struggling on the Streets
My glimpse into the hopes, anxieties, and regrets of the homeless in Harvard Square.
Lawyers for the Least of These
Bruce Strom’s legal assistance nonprofit takes its cues from the Good Samaritan.
Reza Aslan Tells an Old Story about Jesus
The author’s portrait of a would-be political revolutionary relies on outdated scholarship and breathtaking leaps in logic.
The Not-Hopeless, Anti-Romantic
What Madame Bovary taught me about love and life.
Rethinking the $3,000 Missions Trip
When I learned that kids in my city couldn't swim, I started to rethink how much I'd invested in overseas missions.
Gender and the Trinity: An Interview with Psychologist Larry Crabb
The author of 'Inside Out' makes a new elevator pitch for male and female.
Is Family Decline Behind Religious Decline?
It's an important factor, but it's not the whole story.
What Does Preaching Do to Your Brain?
Richard Cox explores the findings of neuroscience on how we hear sermons.
They Got High on Jesus Instead
Larry Eskridge remembers the hippies, druggies, and assorted countercultural freaks who embraced Christianity in the late 1960s.
Wilson's Bookmarks
From the editor of Books & Culture.
New & Noteworthy
Compiled by Matt Reynolds
My Top 5 Books by C. S. Lewis
The beloved Christian apologist's best books range beyond the Chronicles of Narnia.
You Only Die Once
N. D. Wilson paints a portrait of living joyfully underneath the horizon of mortality.
Preaching Liberty to the Colonists
The American revolutionaries justified their cause with ample appeals to Scripture. But what should Christians think of the conclusions they drew?
Our Almost National Anthem
The 'Battle Hymn of the Republic' has marched its way through American history. But does it do justice to Jesus?

Top Story July 23, 2024

‘This Is the Day’ for Filipinos to Develop Their Own Worship Music
‘This Is the Day’ for Filipinos to Develop Their Own Worship Music
In a country known for loving Western praise music—Hillsong’s second-biggest market—a grassroots movement is singing new tunes.

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