Christianity Today’s 2019 Book Awards
Our picks for the books most likely to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture.
Duff Raises her Voice, Latifah Drives Her Taxi
Christian critics review Raise Your Voice, Taxi, Friday Night Lights, The Motorcycle Diaries and Bright Young Things; offer more on Monty Python’s The Life of Brian, Shark Tale, Ladder 49, and Shaun of the Dead; and take a new look at the significance of Blade Runner.
A Way of Giving Thanks
Midwifing the American food revolution.
Can Public Schools Ban Churches from Renting Space?
Plus: European court rules against mandatory religious education, abortion politics in Sweden, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Episcopal Bishops Balk at Anglican Leaders’ Demands
Plus: The truth about that Anglican-Catholic union rumor; baby bone scandal at Indian Christian hospital; New Life’s overseers speak on Haggard’s “dark side”; and other stories.
Finding and Missing Jesus at Ford’s Funeral
Plus: Richard Land, Leith Anderson, and others on Hussein’s execution; Elizabeth Fox-Genovese dies; mysterious charges against an evangelical Episcopalian leader; and other stories from online sources around the world.
NFL Cracks Down on Church Super Bowl Events
Plus: Episcopal diocese sues Va. churches, U.K. won’t exempt churches from gay adoption rules, Baptist beer, and other stories from online sources around the world.
The Guardian
‘Christianity in America Won’t Survive Another Decade’
Plus: The GOP’s evangelical erosion, political Pentecostals, a bunch of commas, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Georgetown Ousts Evangelical Groups
Plus: Is remarriage after divorce adultery? A false Sign of the Cross controversy, Uganda and Lord’s Resistance Army agree to truce, and other stories from online sources around the world.