Reviews of 'The Natural Desire to See God,' 'Calvin's Ladder,' and 'Layover in Dubairom' from the editor of Books & Culture.

In “Be Very Afraid,"' sociologist Robert Wuthnow explains how Americans typically respond to fear.

The tipping points behind the novelist's departure from the institutional church, and why she still reads D.A. Carson, Craig Keener, and N.T. Wright instead of 'Twilight.'

The main problem with most marriages, says Paul Tripp, is lack of submission—to God. A Review of 'What Did You Expect? Redeeming the Realities of Marriage.'

Quick reviews of recent books worth considering.

A new biography helps us sense what life was like for the "pretty weird" and highly influential Julian of Norwich.

The latest edition of 'Operation World' spotlights a shifting global church.

Picks from Timothy George, founding dean of Beeson Divinity School.

What can happen when a thoroughly secular woman eats a piece of bread. A review of 'Jesus Freak.'

Short reviews of recent books worth considering.

Believing in God but living as if he doesn't exist.

'Pearl Buck in China,' 'The Flight of the Intellectuals,' and 'Here Comes the Garbage Barge.'

James Dobson explains his ideas for raising daughters, and life after Focus.

'The Loser Letters' pokes serious fun at a mostly humorless movement.

Short reviews of recent books worth considering.

Picks from Jedd Medefind, president, the Christian Alliance for Orphans.

Eric Metaxas explains how the German theologian lived a life worth examining.

'Harvesting Fog,' 'Architects of Power,' and 'Elegy for April.'

"Wild At Heart" author renounces the Michoacán-based group's use of his book as a motivational tool.