River

Water into wine,
wine into blood, blood into
love, love into light …

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Books & Culture was a bimonthly review that engaged the contemporary world from a Christian perspective. Every issue of Books & Culture contained in-depth reviews of books that merit critical attention, as well as shorter notices of significant new titles. It was published six times a year by Christianity Today from 1995 to 2016.

Books & Culture September/October 2012 Issue

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The Chain of Belonging

John G. Turner

Making Tea

Aaron Belz

Letters

The Face of the Nation

Stranger in a Strange Land: John Wilson

The Man Who Delivered the Computer

Alan Jacobs

The Unknown Solzhenitsyn

Edward E. Ericson, Jr.

Reliable Narrator

Alissa Wilkinson

Sisters at War

Betty Smartt Carter

A Many-Sided Man

Stephen H. Webb

Beyond the Law

Leslie Leyland Fields

The New History of Methodism

Bruce Hindmarsh

Signs & Wonders

Todd Buras

Christology, Christian Learning, and Christian Formation

Nicholas Wolterstorff

In the Soup

Peter T. Chattaway

Why Care?

Kendra Langdon Juskus

Color Blindness

Robert Elder

Why Religious Liberty Matters

Allen D. Hertzke

Itching Ears

Craig Noll

Neurohormonal Wars

Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen

In the Land of Ashes

Linda Buturian

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Love Thy Dead-for-200-Years Neighbor

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God and Country argues Christians studying the past must be charitable to its flawed inhabitants.

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The Bulletin

Alex Pretti Murder, Board of Peace, Ted Cruz Tapes, and The Body God Gives

Mike Cosper, Clarissa Moll

ICE’s violent tactics, Trump’s Gaza plan, Cruz’s presidential intentions, and a response to transgender theory.

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First Year of Trump 2.0 Leaves Pro-lifers with Misgivings

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At the March for Life, pro-life Christians express concerns with Washington’s waning commitment to their cause.

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In a Tense Minnesota, Christians Help Immigrant Neighbors

Emily Belz in Minneapolis

As the Twin Cities reel from ICE arrests and the killing of Alex Pretti, churchgoers drive immigrants to work and doctor’s appointments.

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My Healing Was God’s Work, Not Mine

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After six years of debilitating chronic migraine disorder, I’d lost my confidence in the Lord. He was still faithful.

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How to Use Faith Language in Everyday Conversation

Russell answers a listener question on how we can use language about our faith in conversation about the mundane and ordinary parts of life – without overspiritualizing.

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