Top 5 Books: Character Shapes Belief

A recent spate of books suggests we are more politically diverse than ever — and maybe that's the way it's supposed to be.

Short reviews of Looking Before and After, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, and Paradise Lost.

Susan Wise Bauer explains why Americans expect public contrition from leaders who play around in the bedroom.

Rana's anti-evolution arguments are well worn, but his portrait of cells' inner workings conveys the beauty of creation.

What daily lovemaking for a year did for one marriage.

Teen twins Alex and Brett Harris call their peers to something more.

Boiling down a lifetime of leadership lessons.

We should not disconnect the Great Commission and the cultural mandate.

In Pope Benedict's hands, Christian joy becomes the antidote to modern meaninglessness.

A seasoned biographer examines Barack Obama's spiritual journey and priorities.

Tyler Wigg Stevenson says real Christianity isn't the kind you can buy.

Sure, consumerism is bad. But we need to think about why.

In his last two books, Brian McLaren presents more clearly than ever his vision of the gospel.

John Wilson's short reviews of The Future of Christian Learning, To Live Upon Hope, and The Palace Council.

Why females younger and younger are being portrayed as sexual objects.

Eldredges's sense of divine guidance makes a Calvinist's heart burn with envy. Or caution.