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Books & Culture July/August 1997 Issue

Going On

Fore (Golf Dreams)

When a Man Loves a Woman--As a Friend (Part 2)

When a Man Loves a Woman--As a Friend (Part 1)

Commentary (Part 2)

Commentary (Part 1)

Does Inequality = Injustice? (Part 3)

Does Inequality = Injustice? (Part 2)

Does Inequality = Injustice? (Part 1)

In Brief: July 01, 1997

LETTERS

The Gargoyle on the Steeple

Stranger in a Strange Land

John Wilson, Managing Editor

An Unforgiving Eye

Betty Smartt Carter

Dorothy Sayers's Workshop

After the Death Squads

Mark R. Amstutz

An Ambiguous Rebellion

Scalia v. Judicial Activism

The Cross and the Holocaust

Paul and the Politics of Identity

Judith M. Gundry-Volf and Miroslav Volf

For the Greater Glory of God?

Patrick Henry Reardon

Oscar Night for Magazines

Michael G. Maudlin

Coercion and Conscience

Phillip Johnson

The Angel of Vengeance

American Adam

Interview by Michael Cromartie

Our Latest

A dove symbolizing the Holy Spirit.

Public Theology Project

A Real Revival Is Not Controllable

It implies a movement of the Spirit, not just a boost in numbers.

From Our Community

For Vince Bacote, the Black Evangelical Story Has Something for Everyone

The theologian behind a recent documentary on what compelled him to tell a challenging and beautiful story.

Tribalism Comes with a Warning Label

When tribalism turns us inward, we live like the rest of the world apart from the gospel.

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Wonderology

Synapse and the Soul

Is my brain me?

Excerpt

Shutdown Highlights Challenges in Rural Health Care

The Bulletin with Kevin Stansbury

Small-town doctors grapple with looming budget cuts and lack of support.

A speech bubble with an embryo shape.

There’s No Shame in Talking About Pregnancy Loss

Eli and Hannah’s conversation in 1 Samuel holds wisdom for Christians on how to care for people who have lost babies or experience infertility.

The Russell Moore Show

JD Greear on What Culture Wars Are Doing to Us

What if the real radicals right now are the ones who refuse to join the outrage mobs?

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Review

Our Weary World Needs a Sigh of Relief

David Zahl explores the underappreciated power of God’s grace to lift our earthly burdens.