Books

Books in review

Fall books: Reviews

Our fall books issue's reviews include Walter Brueggemann on Peter Ochs, Robert Bellah on Parker Palmer, Shirley Showalter on Leymah Gbowee and others.

Nuggets of learning

By David Heim

Healing the Heart of Democracy, by Parker J. Palmer

reviewed by Robert N. Bellah

Food and Faith, by Norman Wirzba

reviewed by Kyle Childress

Rescuing Regina, by Josephe Marie Flynn

reviewed by LaVonne Neff

Mightier Than the Sword, by David S. Reynolds

reviewed by John Fea

The Deaths of Others, by John Tirman

reviewed by Timothy Mark Renick

Another Reformation, by Peter Ochs

reviewed by Walter Brueggemann

The Spiritual-Industrial Complex and God-Fearing and Free

reviewed by Randall Balmer

A Visit from the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan

reviewed by Ted A. Smith

Irma Voth, by Miriam Toews

reviewed by Janet Potter

Mighty Be Our Powers, by Leymah Gbowee

reviewed by Shirley Hershey Showalter
Books in review

Take & read: Fall books

Our fall books issue includes the following annotated lists of top new titles: New Testament, practical theology and world Christianity/American religion.

New Testament

An annotated list by Beverly Roberts Gaventa.
selected by Beverly R. Gaventa

World Christianity & American religion

An annotated list of top new titles.
selected by Philip Jenkins and Grant Wacker

Practical theology

An annotated list of top new titles.
selected by Anthony B. Robinson
Books in review

True sentences

I've been savoring Hemingway's short stories. He was a religious seeker if not some kind of believer.
by John Buchanan
Books in review

Essential books

Our fall books issue includes annotated lists of top titles on the book of Job, atonement and children's ministry.

The book of Job

An annotated list of top titles on the book of Job.

selected by Marti J. Steussy

Atonement

An annotated list of top titles on atonement.
selected by S. Mark Heim