Features
Grace hurts: Conversion in Flannery O’Connor’s fiction
Temperature rising: Climate crises in Africa
Neighbors in Christ: Global Christianity in the city
Talking points: Disciples vote on pro-gay resolution
Voices
M. Craig Barnes
Boxed in
Benedict instructed that a novice's street clothes should be kept. Every morning for the rest of his life, the monk confronted two habits.
Books
Amity and Sorrow, by Peggy Riley
Amaranth is the first of Zachariah’s 50 wives, who live together with their children in a compound hidden in the mountains. When she married Zachariah, she was adrift and he was irresistible.
What Christianity Is Not, by Douglas John Hall
If we're to take a negative route to reach a positive outcome, we will need an experienced and thoughtful guide. Few are better equipped for this task than Douglas John Hall.
Protestant bibliophiles
What we read matters. But what should we read? Matthew Hedstrom describes Protestant angst amid the information overload of the early 20th century.