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John Wilson is editor of Books & Culture, a bimonthly review that engages the contemporary world from a Christian perspective in a lively mix of essays, memoirs, interviews, excerpts from new and forthcoming books and other regular features. Wilson is also editor at large for Christianity Today magazine and editor of The Best Christian Writing 2004.

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Dreams for Sale
A history of the American movie industry.

Reviewed by Elissa Elliott | posted 2/15/2005 12:00AM

Wayfaring Strangers
Set in Mexico, Anita Desai's latest novel is a compact but multilayered tale of pilgrimage.

Reviewed by Rachel DiCarlo | posted 2/01/2005 12:00AM

What Do You Mean, 'Moral' Fiction?
John Gardner, Martin Amis, and the ethics of the novel.

Yellow Dog, reviewed by Philip Christman | posted 1/25/2005 12:00AM

Booking Ahead
The conclusion of our seasonal roundup—and, at last, truly, this time we mean it, The Worst Book of the Year.

By John Wilson | posted 1/18/2005 12:00AM

From the Big Bang to my Office
More books to note from 2004.

By John Wilson | posted 1/11/2005 12:00AM

Unfashionably Good
A savory collections of essays by Alan Jacobs.

Reviewed by Lauren F. Winner | posted 12/01/2004 12:00AM

Modern, All Too Modern
Tom Wolfe's new novel, largely reviewed as a satiric report on the sexual mores of today's college students, is fundamentally about the nature of the human will.

Reviewed by S. T. Karnick | posted 12/01/2004 12:00AM

Can We Talk?
A project sponsored by Gordon College's Center for Christian Studies offers models for constructive engagement across lines of division.

By John Wilson | posted 12/01/2004 12:00AM

The Top Ten Books of 2004
And a warning about the risks of reading.

By John Wilson | posted 12/01/2004 12:00AM

Books & Culture Corner: Reaching the Light
A review of On Broken Legs: A Shattered Life, a Search for God, a Miracle That Met Me in a Cave in Assisi.

Reviewed by Elissa Elliott | posted 11/01/2004 12:00AM

Communicating Communication
A roundup from the National Communication Association's annual convention.

By Nathan Bierma | posted 11/01/2004 12:00AM

Fill an Empty Cradle
Falling birthrates demand new priorities for families.

A Christianity Today editorial | posted 11/01/2004 12:00AM

Autumn Books
Some that stand out in this season's plenty.

By John Wilson | posted 11/01/2004 12:00AM

Books & Culture's Book of the Week: Whose Independence?
All the Founding Fathers of America celebrated independence, but what the word meant depended on who was speaking.

Reviewed by Preston Jones | posted 10/01/2004 12:00AM

Books & Culture's Book of the Week: What's Love Got to Do with It?
Susan Howatch's new novel explores the transformation of sexual attraction to sacrificial love.

Reviewed by Karen L. Maudlin | posted 10/01/2004 12:00AM

Darkness Visible
An unsparing new memoir by the author of Slackjaw.

By Jeremy Lott | posted 10/01/2004 12:00AM

Books & Culture Corner: In Memoriam: Jacques Derrida (1930-2004)
Remembering a philosopher who never forgot about death.

By James K.A. Smith | posted 10/01/2004 12:00AM

Books & Culture's Book of the Week: A Forgotten Founder's Fatherhood
Race, nature, and patriarchy meet in Rhys Isaac's biography of early American diarist Landon Carter.

By Albert Louis Zambone | posted 9/01/2004 12:00AM

Books & Culture Corner: The Poet Who Remembered
Poland (mostly) honors Czeslaw Milosz upon his death.

By Agnieszka Tennant | posted 9/01/2004 12:00AM

Books & Culture Corner: After Worldview?
A lively conference offers a state-of-the-art assessment of the concept of worldview, with both advocates and dissenters represented.

By John Wilson | posted 9/01/2004 12:00AM

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The Green Baptist
Jonathan Merritt seeks a renewed approach to American society.

Tim Stafford | posted 11/24/2009 11:31AM

What Does the Manhattan Declaration Really Mean?
Also: advocacy groups gear up for the Christmas shopping season with politics and compassion.

Tobin Grant | posted 11/24/2009 12:16PM

'A Voice for Sanity'
J. Lee Grady doesn't want your gold. The journalist wants a 'Holy Ghost housecleaning' of the charismatic movement.

Sarah Pulliam Bailey | posted 11/23/2009 01:11PM

Modern-Day Mordecai
When he's away from his day job, Charisma editor J. Lee Grady is probably working on a project to empower women and confront abuse.

Sarah Pulliam Bailey | posted 11/23/2009 01:06PM

The Next Redesign
Look for Christianity Today's new and improved presence online.

Ted Olsen | posted 11/23/2009 01:43PM

Trees Of Life
How Floresta integrates development discipleship, and creation care overseas.

Deann Alford in the Dominican Republic | posted 11/20/2009 10:56AM

A Grounded Faith
Mexican ministry branches out beyond tree planting to bring healing to souls in a barren land.

Jeremy Weber in Oaxaca, Mexico | posted 11/06/2009 01:56PM

Will Abortion Derail Health Care Reform?
The Senate moves closer to a vote on health care reform, groups argue over presidential appointments, and the Family Research Council issues a correction.

Tobin Grant | posted 11/20/2009 11:05AM

Christ at the Center
Michael Horton says we need to once again let our lives and churches be driven by the gospel.

Interview by Mark Galli | posted 11/19/2009 10:14AM

Cleaning Up After Others
A&E's The Cleaner is about tough love and redemption.

Todd Hertz | posted 11/19/2009 10:19AM

'O, Evangelicos!'
We need not abandon our name—just live up to it.

Philip Yancey | posted 11/18/2009 10:31AM

Wilson's Bookmarks
From the editor of Books & Culture.

posted 11/18/2009 10:33AM

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