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- Christianity Today’s 2022 Book Awards
Image: Illustration by Jared Boggess / Source Images: WikiMedia Commons / George Marks / Fotograzia / GettyOur picks for the books most likely to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture. - The Cosmos Is More Crowded Than You Think
Image: Illustration by Jared Boggess / Source Images: WikiMedia Commons / Laureen March / GettyHow an old prayer and a newborn baby changed my perspective on angels.
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Is God a Woman or a Man?Two recent books discuss how our conception of gender relates to our perception of God.
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Christian Influence Is Only One Explanation for America’s ‘Special Relationship’ with IsraelBut here, as in other foreign-policy debates, Christians are well equipped to mediate between competing theories.
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‘Jesus Is Inescapable’: ‘Bible 101’ Authors On Why Scripture Is Here To StayTwo Christian biblical scholars share how they zeroed in on key components of God’s Word.
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For Norwegians So Loved the Bible, a New Translation Made Many MadRevision of John 3:16, John 1:14, Romans 1:1, and other texts prompt controversy in the largely secular Scandinavian country.
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How We Read the Bible NowFewer people are using more types of media to access Scripture.
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Christian Fiction Queen Says Goodbye to Hallmark, Hello to Karen Kingsbury ProductionsAs novelists embrace entrepreneurship, they find ways to take more control.
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Libraries Aren’t Safe, But They Are GoodAmid controversies and threats of defunding, Christian public librarians work for the good of their communities.
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Naming Names in the Abortion DebateAs a new “street-level” history demonstrates, you can’t tell the bigger story without telling a series of smaller, more personal stories.
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The Relatable Zeal of Puritan WomenThey were extremely into religion without being extreme.
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5 Theology Books from the Global ChurchChosen by Geethanjali Tupps, CT Global books editor.
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The Image of God in ‘Invisible Man’Ralph Ellison’s novel depicts the quest for personal dignity in a society determined to deny it.
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In Christian Publishing, ‘Platform’ Is Being Weighed and Found WantingFavoring big-name authors and “influencers” might be good for the bottom line, but not always for the books—and readers—themselves.
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Why Are There So Many Angry Theologians?Theology should produce the fruit of the Spirit, not the works of the flesh.
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The Church Was Meant to Enjoy Its Diversity, Not Wish It Away.America is set to be minority white by 2045. Evangelicals need to stop thinking that’s a bad thing.
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God Is the Good SamaritanAnd he teaches us to value diversity and individuality.
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‘Carol of the Bells’ Is More Than a Christmas Favorite. It’s a Ukrainian Cry of Independence.Composed during World War I, “Shchedryk” folk song has survived the Nazi, communist, and now commercial eras to remind and revive the ties of hearth and home.
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Jesus Was a Brown BabyThis children’s Christmas book paints baby Jesus in a new (or rather ancient) light.
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Our Lady of Everywhere5 questions about the global icon of Mary you see every Christmas.
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A Tale of Two Books, One Podcast, and the Contest over Christian NationalismAnswering Stephen Wolfe’s arguments for blood, soil, and sedition.
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Unitarians and Episcopalians Created American ChristmasBut evangelicals have rightly made it more gospel centered.
News & Reporting
- Make American Politics Hopeful AgainHow the call to “carry one another’s burdens” breaks down partisan stalemates.
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- 5 Theology Books from the Global ChurchChosen by Geethanjali Tupps, CT Global books editor.
- 5 Books on Women in the Global ChurchChosen by Gina Zurlo, author of “Global Christianity: A Guide to the World’s Largest Religion from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.”
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