Books
Religion that harms
Drawing on both research and personal experience, therapist Laura Anderson explores the trauma caused by high-control religion.
Alice McDermott’s tale of American Catholics in Vietnam
What is the kindest, least condescending help that privileged Christians can offer to the wider world?
The artistic vision of Jesus
Aaron Rosen finds that Jesus looks at the world the way artists see their subjects.
Fake news at church
Three new books investigate how misinformation shapes evangelicals—and propose better ways to reason together.
A multitude of ways to love the earth
Mallory McDuff’s anthology centers non-White voices and women’s narratives in the climate justice conversation.
A story of water and faith
Abraham Verghese’s new novel tells an epic tale of a family of Thomas Christians in modern India.
Take & Read: Global Christianity
New books in global Christianity
Seeing Dante with Botticelli’s eyes
Joseph Luzzi tells the rich, entertaining story of the Renaissance artist’s renderings of a quintessentially medieval text.
Grace without conquest
Art historian Matthew Milliner has written a groundbreaking history of a beloved icon’s role in imperial Christianity’s collapse.
Marjorie Maddox’s capacious poetry
She can (and will) do anything with this English language she so clearly loves.
Take & Read: Practical theology
New books in practical theology
Inside America’s teaching crisis
Journalist Alexandra Robbins profiles three public school teachers for a year—and gets a glimpse into why they’re so exhausted.
Taking aim at market fundamentalism
Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway tell the story of US economic history in a way that obscures as much as it reveals.
Resisting as a way of life
For Kaitlin Curtice, resistance is no mere buzzword—it’s a mighty calling.
Liberation theology’s public witness
Raúl Zegarra’s history is deeply researched, clearly written, and unparalleled in its attention to theory.
Take & Read: New Testament
New books about the New Testament
Migration through a child’s eyes
Javier Zamora’s memoir chronicles the harrowing solo journey he made from El Salvador to the US at age nine.
Listening to—and translating—the voices of asylum seekers
In Alejandra Oliva’s new memoir, she describes how her body becomes an archive of migrants’ stories.
The complicated women of mainline Protestantism
Margaret Bendroth tells the stories of mid-20th century women who fought patriarchy from within the church.
Take & Read: American religious history
New books in American religious history