Essential books: Spring books

Cover Story in the April 30, 2014 issue

Human family tree from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Some rights reserved by Ryan Somma

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

Ron Cole-Turner on evolution and human origins

Paul Harvey on religion in the American South

Against killing children

We have become a society of people who cannot prevent our own children from being killed in their classrooms—and who do not much mind the killing of other people’s children by weapons of war.

by Wendell Berry

Features

The new Bonhoeffer movie isn’t just bad. It’s dangerous.

By egregiously misreading Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s moral crisis, it primes viewers for violence.

by Mac Loftin

Ted Cruz on stage at America Fest with pyrotechnics and multiple screens with his face projected behind him

Features

The quiet rise of Christian dominionism

Jerry Falwell wanted to prepare America for the end of the world. Ted Cruz’s evangelical backers want to take America over.

by Keri Ladner

Voices

After every election, I turn to Tolstoy

His challenges to the left and right alike are devastating and timely.

by Julian DeShazier

Essential books: Spring books

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Massive new Tibetan dictionary will help protect against Chinese encroachment

The wisdom of a kinswoman (Luke 1:39-55)

Reading into the gaps

Did enslaved people write the New Testament?

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Against killing children

The new Bonhoeffer movie isn’t just bad. It’s dangerous.

The quiet rise of Christian dominionism

After every election, I turn to Tolstoy