Ambition or grace? Miroslav Volf challenges America’s competitive spirit, offering a countercultural vision of worth rooted in Christ, writes Aram Feinberg.
Ana Levy-Lyons explores disconnection, loss of tradition, and spiritual longing in "The Secret Despair of the Secular Left." Amy Pagliarella offers a review.
Andrew and Kara K. Root challenge us to let go of our need for control and discover a more trusting, faithful relationship with God. Philip J. Reed reviews their latest book.
[The Nine Asks] serves as a great tool for personal growth and development. — Sarah S. Scherschligt
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s "Abundance" offers a hopeful, critical look at policy, politics and possibility, writes Amy Pagliarella.
Amy Pagliarella recommends a list of books that explore theological insight, spiritual practices, or faith-in-action in personal and communal life.
Amy Pagliarella recommends a list of books reflecting on societal structures, history and collective responsibility.
Amy Pagliarella offers a list of memoirs and novels that grapple with suffering, memory, and personal transformation.
"Black Elegies" attempts to make visible the seen and unseen registers of grief in those marked by the transatlantic slave trade. — Jordan Burton
"Vuong’s richly imagined characters push back against the material and spiritual scarcity of their surroundings, recognizing collective strength in shared rejection." — Ross Fogg
Three new children’s books explore big faith questions with beauty, joy, and hope — from Miriam’s dancing to a magical lunchbox and what the Bible really is.
In "[...]," a Palestinian American author dedicates his poems to “the relatable and unrelatable, the translatable and untranslatable Palestinian flesh.” Andrew Taylor-Troutman offers a review.
"McPherson was a remarkable female American religious leader when that description fit few others, making her story relevant to Christians today." — Bill Tammeus
"One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This" calls preachers and other church leaders to pay attention, show up, and work toward a renewed moral compass in our country and culture. — Amy Pagliarella
In "Authentic Christian Freedom," Elizabeth L. Hinson-Hasty critiques America’s culture wars and reclaims Christian freedom as non-partisan love.
In "Just Making:" Mitali Perkins explores the seemingly bifurcated relationship between creativity and justice and finds that the two are not as opposed as she once thought. — Caroline Barnett
"Pathways to Belonging" is for those interested in the importance of belonging, and the power of choosing to belong to God, writes Amy Pagliarella.
William Yoo's work is of interest to all people of faith, who are called to a more honest approach to American history and who seek a faithful way forward for the church, writes John Wilkinson.
Has America's crisis of Christianity become a crisis for America's democracy? Raymond Roberts reviews Jonathan Rauch's new book.
Amy Pagliarella recommends two memoirs on rootedness and renewal.
Ryan Coogler's “Sinners” prompts Jordan Burton to reflect on Pentecost, juke joints and the movement of the Spirit.
In this time of political upheaval and theological division, a fuller explanation for Tony Campolo’s move from fundamentalist to social progressive is needed, writes Philip J. Reed.
"The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast" explores faith, justice, and peace through bold conversations on nonviolence with Father John Dear and inspiring guests.
New Testament professor Nijay Gupta argues that Paul’s theology centers on love, nodding to significant debates within Pauline studies without falling down the rabbit hole. — Samuel McCann
Sarah Griffith Lund’s theology of neurodiversity is that neurodiverse individuals are whole and loved in their neurodiverse experience, not a problem to be solved. — Jo Wiersema
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