Wednesday digest

November 21, 2012

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New today from the Century:

Jesse James DeConto on the church Vox Veniae, which "began as a church plant growing out of the Austin Chinese Church's ministry to Asian students. But its members felt isolated." (subscription required)

Amy Frykholm reviews Elaine Scarry: "In this strange, insightful and layered little book, Scarry argues that Clinton Rossiter was right: the nuclear age means a state of 'chronic emergency.'"

Lou Carlozo briefly reviews Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo

Lil Copan on artwork from Room in the Inn in Nashville (subscription required)

Steve Thorngate on an event for which Bob Dylan must take second billing

Early Christianity, fragment by fragment

A new published volume of ancient papyri contains sayings, attributed to Jesus, that were previously unknown—including a dialogue with a disciple named Mary.

by Elizabeth Schrader Polczer