Essential books: Spring books

Cover Story in the April 30, 2014 issue

Human family tree from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Some rights reserved by Ryan Somma

Our fall books issue includes annotated lists of essential titles in the following subject areas:

Ron Cole-Turner on evolution and human origins

Paul Harvey on religion in the American South

Black church leader says Target boycott won't ease until DEI programs return

A collective Lenten fast from making purchases at Target has been lengthened into a “full-out boycott,” Jamal Bryant, pastor of an Atlanta-area megachurch and one of the leaders of the campaign, an...

by Adelle M. Banks

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The new Bonhoeffer movie isn’t just bad. It’s dangerous.

By egregiously misreading Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s moral crisis, it primes viewers for violence.

by Mac Loftin

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Evangelical fantasies in Amish country

I grew up in the Quiverfull movement. In the tourism industry of Shipshewana, Indiana, I see a lot that looks familiar.

by Cait West

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Have things changed for women since the time of Mary Magdalene?

In a world where we aren’t trusted, Mary’s encounter with the risen Jesus is an act of solidarity.

by Rachel Mann

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