Books: News

The Men Behind the Myths
Short profiles of Olaf Stapledon, Erich von Däniken, Ray Kurzweil, Freeman Dyson, and Lee M. Silver.
Managing Your Money
My top 5 books on personal finance.
Dostoyevsky, American Evangelical-Style
Rob Stennett's The Almost True Story of Ryan Fisher doesn't need to ask, 'Could this happen?'
John Updike, 'Theological Novelist,' Dies at 76
The Pulitzer winner surveyed the spiritual emptiness of post-World War II family life.
Smuggling Debate
Ministries disagree on how best to provide Bibles to Chinese Christians.
Just the Cost of Doing (Drug) Business
Continued drug company payouts prompt questions about who's minding medicine.
Books Uncommon and Offbeat
Evangelical Disenchantment, Jesus and Philosophy, and Rapture for the Geeks.
ESV Study Bible Sells Out
Crossway runs out of stock because of unexpected demand.
Dying Christianities
Philip Jenkins is writing about a Christian history we don't know--and would probably rather avoid.
‘The Purpose of Christmas’
What are you celebrating this Christmas?
From Monks to MP3 Players
Oxford cuts churchy words from newest children's dictionary.
Thomas Nelson Cuts 10 Percent
Sales of religious books have declined by 8.9 percent this year.
Puritans in Focus
Recent book has the mainstream press 'wordy' about the Puritans.
Reference Rainbow
What it looks like to graph the Bible's cross-references.
No Sweet 'Home'
Robinson's new novel deals with the harder side of life in Gilead.
On the Road with Atheism III
Christopher Hitchens and Douglas Wilson walk into a bar ...
On the Road with Atheism II
Christopher Hitchens and Douglas Wilson, together again.
On the Road with Atheism
Christopher Hitchens squares off with Douglas Wilson.
A Variety of Evangelical Politics
A recent spate of books suggests we are more politically diverse than ever — and maybe that's the way it's supposed to be.
Better to Gush than Hush
Susan Wise Bauer explains why Americans expect public contrition from leaders who play around in the bedroom.

Top Story May 2, 2024

Was Paul a Slave?
Was Paul a Slave?
The surprising argument that Saul of Tarsus was born into bondage.

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