Culture Watch

Does the Obama era herald a post-racial United States?
J. Dana Trent 3-01-2009

Passing the Plate: Why American Christians Don't Give Away More Money, by Christian Smith and Michael O. Emerson, with Patricia Snell. Oxford University Press.

Molly Marsh 3-01-2009
The Complete Leader's Guide to Christian Retreats, by Rachel Gilmore; In Romero's Legacy, by Pilar and John Hogan; Wage Theft in America, by Kim Bobo; and Becoming the Answers to Our Prayers, by Claiborne and Wilson-Hartgrove.
Marilyn Lacey 3-01-2009
An excerpt from This Flowing Toward Me: A Story of God Arriving in Strangers.
An excerpt from the book An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith.
Rose Marie Berger 2-01-2009
Our Bright Future, by Tracy Chapman.
Richard Vernon 2-01-2009
Oral history: Ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, in their own words.
Will President Obama deliver on his promises of media reform?
Molly Marsh 2-01-2009
Sabbath, by Dan Allender; Fasting, by Scot McKnight; The Church on Dauphine Street, by Ann Hedreen and Rustin Thompson; Engaged Spirituality, by Joe Nangle; and March On! by Christine King Farris.
John Malkin 2-01-2009
Jesuit John Dear and his Persistent Peace.
Kimberly Burge 2-01-2009

Pray the Devil Back to Hell, by Gini Reticker and Abigail E. Disney.

Can Obama move us past the culture wars of the last 40 years?
Helping parents resist the siren song of marketers.
Steve Loy 1-01-2009

As mainline churches work to find positions on difficult social issues, Westminster John Knox Press recovers a 20th-century pro­phetic voice.

There is a battle raging for the definition of “green.” For years the stereotype meant tree-hugging polar-bear lovers and coffee-sipping Prius drivers. But public relations campaigns launched across the country have redefined “green” as anyone who has changed their light bulbs. We should all hope that the very different vision of California-based activist Van Jones, put forward in The Green Collar Economy, wins this war.

Molly Marsh 12-01-2008

Voices of the Movement

Andrew Wilkes 12-01-2008

In Disciples of the Street, Eric Gutierrez weaves three storylines into a narrative about the role of hip-hop in Christian ministry.

Danny Duncan Collum 12-01-2008
Saving a Kentucky community and its culture, one kid at a time.