Books

New & Noteworthy 2024

Seven books we’re looking forward to in the new year.

Mortal Goods: Reimagining Christian Political Duty

Ephraim Radner (Baker Academic)

Untangling Critical Race Theory: What Christians Need to Know and Why It Matters

Ed Uszynski (InterVarsity Press)

Fully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times

Elizabeth Oldfield (Brazos Press)

Break, Blow, Burn, and Make: A Writer’s Thoughts on Creation

E. Lily Yu (Worthy Books)

The Blurred Cross: A Writer’s Difficult Journey with God

Richard Bauckham (Baker Academic)

Does the Bible Affirm Same-Sex Relationships?: Examining 10 Claims about Scripture and Sexuality

Rebecca Mclaughlin (The Good Book Company)

The Pastor as Apologist: Restoring Apologetics to the Local Church

Dayton Hartman and Michael McEwen (B&H)

Also in this issue

In keeping with recent tradition, we’re devoting our first issue of the new year to the place of books and reading in the Christian life. Alongside the annual CT Book Awards—which commend some of the previous year’s top titles in areas like theology, discipleship, apologetics, and missions—we’ve included adapted excerpts from several finalists. Other features analyze the popularity of self-help books among Christian audiences, survey the changing landscape of Christian fiction, and mount a case for better appreciating contemporary literature. As a bonus, we’ve asked eight accomplished Christian authors to daydream about a book they would love to write—even though, realistically, they’ll never pull it off.

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