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An Evangelical Lament
A seasoned journalist looks at the movement and sighs. A review of A Lover's Quarrel.
Review by Mark Galli

Putting Worldview in Its Place
There's something more important than our intellectual framework.

Divine Devolution
Robert Wright thinks God is okay, as long as he behaves like a secular humanist.

Heartbreak and Promise
Isla Morley's debut portrays the complexity of grief after a child's death.

Knowing Your Place
The wisdom of becoming deeply rooted in one community.

'The Blue Parakeet' Faces Inconvenient Verses
Facing difficult passages may help us better understand the Bible as a whole.

Our Contentious Catalyst
Francis Schaeffer never stopped battling for the faith.

No Sweet 'Home'
Robinson's new novel deals with the harder side of life in Gilead.

Zondervan Bible with 31,173 handwritten verses hits eBay
After nine months on the road, Zondervan's handwritten Bible arrived back home with verses inscribed by 31,173 people. (The Grand Rapids Press)
Abortion Politics and its Discontents
Jon Shields, author of “The Democratic Virtues of the Christian Right,” on the history of the organized opposition to abortion and its evolving relationship with American politics. (The New Yorker)
Christians Bite into Vampire Market
While the evangelical Christian market has seen a few vampire-themed books, four new ones tap the popular vein. (Publishers Weekly)
Students sue Tenn. county schools over religion
The complaint states the schools showed a pattern of endorsing religion that included the distribution of Gideon's Bibles in class, a teacher who has a cross on a classroom wall and sectarian prayers at school events. (Associated Press)
The Book of Sarah embraces God & Todd
Right away, Palin posits her faith as the pillar of her career, as if her successes have unfolded according to a grand divine plan. (Washington Post)
Christian Publishers Fight Over Kids' Books
Thomas Nelson, the world's largest publisher of English-language Bibles, accused competitor Evangelical publisher Zondervan, of copyright infringement. (Courthouse News Service)
Palin's Noxious Ghostwriter
A staff writer for the conservative evangelical magazine, World, Vincent first encountered Palin at a speech the former Republican vice presidential nominee gave before an Indiana anti-abortion group in April. (The Daily Beast)
This book club's read is a real challenge: the Bible in 90 days
Every Wednesday evening at Kirk in the Hills church, worshipers gather to discuss the world's most popular book: the Bible. (Detroit Free Press)
Stars lined up for new audio Bible
Michael York, Richard Dreyfuss, Jason Alexander and hundreds of others lent their voices to quite a creation: a 79-CD, elaborate audio portrayal of the Old and New Testaments. (Los Angeles Times)
Bible looted on Kristallnacht returns to Vienna home
A 16th century Hebrew Bible looted by the Nazis from a library in Vienna during Kristallnacht, the start of the Nazi pogrom against Jews six decades ago was returned to city's Jewish community on Monday. (Associated Press)