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Take & read: Spring books

Cover Story in the May 1, 2013 issue
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Each Century books issue includes annotated lists of recent titles in a couple broad areas. Our spring books issue features the following "Take & read" lists:

Patricia K. Tull on Old Testament

Amy Plantinga Pauw on theology

D. Brent Laytham on ethics

This article appears in the May 1, 2013 issue.

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