Fall books: Take & read

Books in the October 12, 2016 issue

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Our fall books issue includes scholars' recommendations of the best recently published books in their fields:

Matthew L. Skinner on New Testament

Philip Jenkins on global Christianity

Grant Wacker on American religious history

Mary Clark Moschella on practical theology

This article appears in the October 12, 2016 issue.

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

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