New & Noteworthy 2023

Seven books we’re looking forward to this year.

The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis

Karen Swallow Prior (Brazos Press)

Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul: How to Change the World in Quiet Ways

Dorcas Cheng-Tozun (Broadleaf Books)

Why Evangelical Theology Needs the Global Church

Stephen T. Pardue (Baker Academic)

A Burning House: Redeeming American Evangelicalism by Examining its History, Mission, and Message

Brandon Washington (Zondervan)

Not a Hopeless Case: 6 Vital Questions from Young Adults for a Church in Crisis

Halee Gray Scott (Zondervan)

The Doctrine of Good Works: Reclaiming a Neglected Protestant Teaching

Thomas H. McCall, Caleb T. Friedeman, and Matt T. Friedeman (Baker Academic)

Elisabeth Elliot: A Life

Lucy S. R. Austen (Crossway)

This article appeared in the January/February, 2023 issue of Christianity Today as "New & Noteworthy 2023".

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Also in this issue

Books take center stage in this issue, which features CT’s annual Book Awards, along with excerpts from a handful of books chosen as finalists in various awards categories. It also includes three pieces exploring the way books are made and the debates they inspire: a profile of the poet and priest Malcolm Guite, a report on Christian librarians navigating political and communal tensions over controversial titles, and a look at how Christian publishers are wrestling with questions of author “platform.”

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A Poet for ‘Bruised Evangelicals’

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Read Like Nicodemus

God Is the Good Samaritan

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The Church Was Meant to Enjoy Its Diversity, Not Wish It Away.

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Why Are There So Many Angry Theologians?

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Libraries Aren’t Safe, But They Are Good

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The Image of God in ‘Invisible Man’

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How We Read the Bible Now

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Nicaraguan President Closes Christian Nonprofits

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When Life Is Cut Short—Or Prolonged

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The Relatable Zeal of Puritan Women

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Naming Names in the Abortion Debate

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5 Theology Books from the Global Church

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