Books

Rick and Kay Warren's Painful, Gradual Love Story
A word from God. Then another. Then misery. How the Warrens finally fell in love.
Mystic with a Spreadsheet
Journalist Jeffery Sheler provides a probing biography of the two Rick Warrens.
The Mushroom Hunt
How to find a good biography.
Let us Tell You a Story
Recovering the lost spiritual discipline of reading biographies.
American Idols
Tim Keller explains why money, sex, and power so easily capture our affections.
How to Find Your Rival Gods
Idolatry is not just a failure to obey God, it is a setting of the whole heart on something besides God.
The Clothed Public Square
Hunter Baker argues that Christians should not abandon God talk.
New Testament Chair of ESV Committee Will Join NIV Team
"My biggest concern was the gender language," says Bill Mounce.
'Scouting the Divine'
My Search for God in Wine, Wool, and Wild Honey
Watching Her Tone
Margaret Feinberg wants Christians to be more gentle.
Wilson's Bookmarks
Short reviews from the editor of Books & Culture.
Lost in Transition
With his latest research on emerging adults, sociologist Christian Smith helps the church reach out to a rootless generation.
My Top 5 Books on the Emerging Movement
An Evangelical Lament
A seasoned journalist looks at the movement and sighs. A review of A Lover's Quarrel.
Free Webinar with Christian Smith
Tune in as CT chats with the sociologist about his latest findings on young adults' religious and spiritual lives.
Donald Miller: Make a Better Narrative
The author of Blue Like Jazz on his new book, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, and the risks of over-spiritualizing it.
Be. Do. Write.
Donald Miller reflects on what it's like to have your life become a movie script.
Grace Amid the Vices
Exploring the seven deadly sins doesn’t have to be depressing. An interview with Glittering Vices author Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung.
Reframing Human History
How we got into the atheism culture war in the first place. A review of David Bentley Hart's Atheist Delusions.
Transcending the Worship Wars
Bryan Chapell urges Christians to move past musical preferences toward Christ-Centered Worship.

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Shoes Stay On for Maundy Thursday
Shoes Stay On for Maundy Thursday
Few Protestant traditions continue the footwashing that Jesus did at the Last Supper. Some want a revival of the practice.

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