Books

A Costly Devotion
Total Abandon shows that following Jesus is no daydream.
Spong, the Measure of All Things
Maverick bishop jousts at latest foe: Scripture.
Fictionalizing Jesus
Walter Wangerin's newest novel adds historical and cultural details to the savior's life.
All in the Family
Unraveling the church's confusion about Messianic Jews.
Messianics for Evangelicals
The Messianic Movement surveys a vast and often confusing realm.
Religion and Reconstruction
How Christians failed following the Civil War.
Grace as a License for Sin
Why obedience isn't just for legalists.
For Sentimental Reasons
How the emotional stories of Christian preachers and writers shaped a movement.
One Way, Many Views
What we believe about the Bible says a lot about how we interact with other faiths.
Passionately Ambivalent
Christians in the art world.
What Makes the Gospel Good News?
Personal salvation is nice, but delighting in God is better.
Spiritual Formation for Dummies
Many people want more than knowledge about God—they want transformation, says Adele Ahlberg Calhoun. But they don't know where to start.
Quotation Marks
Recent comments on living with C. S. Lewis, a nude Bible, wrongful birth, and I.D.
Warriors in Battle
Rethinking unfashionable notions of bravery, heroism, and sacrifice.
It's a Rap
A new hip-hop Biblezine tries to give God street cred.
Apathetic Agnostic
David Horowitz on life without God.
Concluding Mitford
Jan Karon gives readers what they're hoping for in the series' final volume.
Ask Not What Your God Can Do for You
Rather, love God for who he is, says John Piper.
Balancing Civility and Religion
The nation's public sociologist looks at America's religious diversity.
How Not to Influence People
Rick Santorum's It Takes a Family is an example of how not to fight the culture wars.

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