Features
Songs of exile and faith: Dinka Christians in South Sudan
Sex, love and commerce: The debate over prostitution
Necessary songs: The case for singing the entire Psalter
Voices
Samuel Wells
Thanks for what?
After two years, I visited my ailing friend. Eventually, he asked for the Eucharist—and suddenly every word mattered.
Books
Small-Town America, by Robert Wuthnow
Robert Wuthnow's stories occasionally confound his data. But he lets the contradictions sit—producing a rich tapestry of small-town life.
An Illustrated Guide to the Holy Land for Tour Groups, Students, and Pilgrims, by Lamontte M. Luker
David and Goliath, by Malcolm Gladwell
I'm delighted that Malcolm Gladwell has rediscovered his Christian faith. But I worry that David and Goliath is like the Bob Dylan album Saved.
The Antidote, by Oliver Burkeman
If positive thinking leaves you cold, Oliver Burkeman's The Antidote will be just what the title promises.
The executioner’s return
The U.S. is the only Western democracy that retains the death penalty. Evan Mandery tells the story of the long legal campaign against it.