Essential books: Fall books

Cover Story in the Oct 16, 2013 issue

Adoration de la Bête et du Dragon (Apocalypse XIII), c. 950-955.

Our fall books issue includes annotated lists of essential titles in the following subject areas:

J. Nelson Kraybill on Revelation

Patrick R. Keifert on evangelism

Early Christianity, fragment by fragment

A new published volume of ancient papyri contains sayings, attributed to Jesus, that were previously unknown—including a dialogue with a disciple named Mary.

by Elizabeth Schrader Polczer

Voices

How might God bless a divided America?

On a recent trip to the US, I went to church—and found myself pondering three liturgical moments.

by Samuel Wells

In the Lectionary

April 21, Easter 4B (Psalm 23; John 10:11–18)

A dead shepherd isn’t helpful to anyone, least of all to the sheep left behind.

by Austin Shelley

Screen Time

The buddy-cop feminist detective series I didn’t know I needed

Deadloch is one of the funniest, smartest, most unexpected delights I have watched in a long time.

by Kathryn Reklis

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