Books
Louise Erdrich’s novel gives names, faces, words, and life to the Chippewa Turtle Mountain Band
A story of survival in the face of termination
Prominent evangelical scholars are, once again, disavowing Trump
They’re brave to do so. Do they go far enough?
I wish Francis Su had been my third-grade math teacher
Su’s book is about math and human flourishing. It’s also about how to be a teacher.
How Heather Cox Richardson looks to the past for hope
The “Letters from an American” author provides historical context for today’s threats to democracy.
The treasure of the Psalms
The psalter’s wisdom, illuminated from five perspectives
A desire to return home
Aharon Appelfeld’s novel of wartime survival among Jewish partisans in Nazi Europe
Messianic protest against the School of the Americas
In Kyle Lambelet’s view, SOA Watch demonstrates the virtues of a messianic politics.
Pregnancy is undeniably beautiful and bizarre
Both Agnes Howard and Brittany Bergman encourage reflection on a transformational experience.
Kristin Kobes Du Mez’s history of the manly godly man
How American evangelicalism baptized male aggression
Stuck in an imperial system that has outlived its promise
Ross Douthat wonders what will get us beyond decadence.
Sue Monk Kidd imagines Jesus with a strong-willed wife
The Book of Longings offers a rare glimpse into the interior lives of women in the biblical world.
Is LGBT equality economically beneficial for all?
Crunching the numbers with M. V. Lee Badgett
Interpreting Jesus’ healings as a conflict with purity laws is dead wrong
Jesus’ conflict, Matthew Thiessen argues, was with the forces of death.
Envisioning part-time clergy as a blessing rather than a sign of decline
Revitalizing lay leaders to bring congregations new life
What’s behind dehumanization?
A book about the psychology and politics of doing terrible things to one another
Essays for a time of isolation
Jordan Kisner writes about seeing the world and the self.
We need our screens right now. But what about later?
Ed Cyzewski’s prepandemic takedown of the digital formation of Christians is still surprisingly useful.
The white Christian nationalist scam
Journalists Katherine Stewart and Anne Nelson unveil the mechanisms behind the rise of a movement.
A humble God?
Matthew Wilcoxen traces the idea from Augustine through Katherine Sonderegger.
The big business of evangelical Christian publishing
Daniel Vaca details the marriage of missionary zeal and financial reward.