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Books & Culture Corner

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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Books & Culture's Book of the Week: The Naked City
The story of the 1977 blackout in New York—the occasion of widespread looting and destruction—has some surprisingly timely lessons for America in 2004.

By Caroline Langston | posted 4/01/2004 12:00AM

Books & Culture's Book of the Week: Shabbos, Sheitels, and Yarmulkes
A novel set in the world of Orthodox Judaism.

Reviewed by Elissa Elliott | posted 4/01/2004 12:00AM

Books & Culture Corner: Celebrating Faith in Writing
A dispatch from Calvin College's biennial event.

By John Wilson | posted 4/01/2004 12:00AM

Books & Culture's Book of the Week: Life, Work, and the Mommy Wars
A book about real choices.

Reviewed by Randi Sider-Rose | posted 3/01/2004 12:00AM

Christian History Corner: Rediscovering the Language Jesus Spoke
Millions of Americans have spent two hours listening to the characters in Mel Gibson's The Passion of The Christ speaking in an exotic, unfamiliar tongue. Yet not all find Aramaic so alien.

By Steven Gertz | posted 3/01/2004 12:00AM

Books & Culture's Books of the Week: Mistakes Were Made
Four of the Seven Deadly Sins, as seen from a contemporary vantage point.

Reviewed by Abram Van Engen | posted 3/01/2004 12:00AM

Books & Culture's Book of the Week: Trust but Verify
Ronald Reagan's faith.

Reviewed by Jeremy Lott | posted 3/01/2004 12:00AM

Books & Culture Corner: Baseball Preview 2004
Plus a look back with some Negro League veterans.

By Michael R. Stevens | posted 3/01/2004 12:00AM

Lessons from a Hostage Pastor in Colombia
A young minister works to prevent guerrilla kidnappings.

By Deann Alford in Medellin, Colombia | posted 2/01/2004 12:00AM

Books & Culture's Book of the Week: The Doom of Choice
Fate, free will, and moral responsibility in Tolkien.

Reviewed by David O'Hara | posted 2/01/2004 12:00AM

Books & Culture's Book of the Week: The Worst President Ever?
Former Nixon aide John Dean attempts to rehabilitate the reputation of Warren G. Harding.

Reviewed by Preston Jones | posted 2/01/2004 12:00AM

Books & Culture's Book of the Week: History Repeats Itself, Sort of
How the fate of Eugene McCarthy's insurgency against LBJ sheds light on the 2004 presidential campaign.

Reviewed by Jeremy Lott | posted 2/01/2004 12:00AM

Books & Culture's Book of the Week: God Is in the Details
A scientist affirms his faith.

Reviewed by Jonathan C. Rienstra-Kiracofe | posted 2/01/2004 12:00AM

Books & Culture's Book of the Week: O'Connor v. the Antichrist
A hillbilly Thomist pushes back against modernity.

Reviewed by Lucas E. Morel | posted 1/01/2004 12:00AM

Books & Culture's Book of the Week: Baptized in Fire
A new book on Martin Luther King, Jr., emphasizes his spiritual transformation.

Reviewed by John Wilson | posted 1/01/2004 12:00AM

Books & Culture's Book of the Week: A Rose Among Thorns
A new novel by the author of Father Elijah illumines the spiritual consequences of our simplest decisions.

Reviewed by Albert Louis Zambone | posted 1/01/2004 12:00AM

Books & Culture's Book of the Week: Urban Eden
"In City: Urbanism and Its End, a new history of New Haven, Connecticut, the city (in its late 19th-century form) is an ambiguous heaven-and the suburbs that relentlessly followed are hell. Which leaves us where, exactly?"

Nathan Bierma | posted 12/01/2003 12:00AM

Books & Culture's Book of the Week: Is Sensual Orthodoxy a Contradiction in Terms?
Read this unconventional collection of sermons and judge for yourself.

Steve Thorngate | posted 12/01/2003 12:00AM

"Books & Culture Corner: Books, Books, Books!"
We begin our annual roundup

John Wilson | posted 12/01/2003 12:00AM

Books & Culture Corner: Books at Warp Speed
We continue our annual roundup of noteworthy books

John Wilson | posted 12/01/2003 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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