2008 Christianity Today Book Awards
This year, 49 publishers nominated 359 titles published in 2007. CT editors selected the top books in each category, and then panels of judges — one panel per category — voted. In the end, we chose 10 winners and gave 11 awards of merit to the books that best shed light on people, events, and ideas that shape evangelical life, thought, and mission. Selections from judges’ comments are below.
Bookmarks
Short reviews of Metaphysics and the God of Israel, Hidden Iran, and Caring for Mother.
Priest Must Decide Between Episcopal Priesthood and Islam
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‘We Could Not Reach Out to Him,’ Says Campus Crusade Leader
Plus: Supreme Court’s abortion decision, Zimbabwe gets worse, 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.
Lebanon Bus Bombs Target Christians
Plus: Rumor prompts Egyptian Muslims to attack Copts; Anglicans and Presbyterians prepare for splits; TV station criticized after pastor’s suicide; and other stories from online sources around the world.
W.V. School District Won’t Fight ACLU Over Jesus Painting After Theft
Plus: Southwestern Seminary rebukes chapel speaker over tongues admission, Georgetown’s evangelicals protest ministry ousting, the furor over Katherine Harris’s comments keeps going, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Equal Opportunity Execution
Plus: Christians in Lebanon, Bill Hybels, and more articles from online sources around the world.
God’s Word for Ardent Disciples
New study Bibles aim to help three especially committed constituencies.
Paul Shanley Trial Ends, Goes to Jury
Plus: The pope feeling better, Millard Fuller ousted from Habitat, TNIV, faith and the Super Bowl, and many more articles from online sources around the world.