Christianity Today regularly introduces you to important books. But I'd like to get people talking about books as well as reading about them. That's one purpose of this new feature, Editor's Bookshelf.

Another purpose: when I read a thought-provoking book, I share it with friends. But until now I have shared my reactions with CT subscribers only now and then.

Beginning with our November 18, 2002, print issue, I have been reporting about the books that get me thinking. And I use our website to enhance and extend our interaction. Here you'll find more detailed versions of our print reviews and interviews, the best lines from the book we're discussing, and a message board to engage other readers in conversation. (And if you want the convenience of ordering the book online, we can accommodate you.) So let's get talking to one another about the books that stir ideas.

This month's selection J.I. Packer and Thomas C. Oden's One Faith: The Evangelical Consensus is this month's selection for CT's Editor's Bookshelf. Elsewhere on our site, you can

This December's selection: Joshua Hammer's A Season in Bethlehem is this month's selection for CT's Editor's Bookshelf. Elsewhere on our site, you can

November's selection: The Creed by Luke Timothy Johnson. Elsewhere on our site, you can:

October's selection: In the Shadow of the Temple: Jewish Influences on Early Christianity by Oskar Skarsaune. Elsewhere on our site, you can:

September's selections: Sing Me to Heaven by Margaret Kim Peterson and My God And I by Lewis B. Smedes. Elsewhere on our site, you can:

August's selection: For the Glory of Godby Rodney Stark. Elsewhere on our site, you can:

July's selection: Political Visions & Illusions: A Survey & Christian Critique of Contemporary Ideologies by David Koyzis. Elsewhere on our site, you can:

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June's selection: Being the Body by Charles Colson. Elsewhere on our site, you can:

May's selection: The Resurrection of the Son of God by N.T. Wright is this month's selection for the Christianity Today Editor's Bookshelf. Elsewhere on our site, you can:

April's selection: Amazing Grace: The Story of America's Most Beloved Song by Steve Turner is this month's selection for the Christianity Today Editor's Bookshelf. Elsewhere on our site, you can:

March's selection: Blessed Are the Cynical: How Original Sin Can Make America A Better Place by Mark Ellingsen.

February's selection: Purpose-Driven Theology: Getting Our Priorities Right in Evangelical Controversies by Darrell L. Bock.

January's selection: What Dying People Want: Practical Wisdom for the End of Life by David Kuhl, M.D.

December's selection: Grace Matters: A True Story of Race, Friendship, and Faith in the Heart of the South by Chris P. Rice.

November's selection: Decoding the Church: Mapping the DNA of Christ's Body by Howard A Snyder with Daniel V. Runyon.

Editor's Bookshelf
David Neff
David Neff was editor in chief of Christianity Today, where he worked from 1985 until his retirement in 2013. He is also the former editor in chief of Christian History magazine, and continues to explore the intersection of history and current events in his bimonthly column, "Past Imperfect." His earlier column, "Editor's Bookshelf," ran from 2002 to 2004 and paired Neff's reviews of thought-provoking books and interviews with the authors.
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