God Drops and Loses Things, by Kilian McDonnell; 15 Days of Prayer, series from New Press; Servant or Sucker, by Beth Templeton; and CompassionArt: Creating Freedom from Poverty, by Martin Smith.
Culture Watch
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.
Edward F. Snyder 3-01-2009
JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters, by James W. Douglass. Orbis.
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.
Barbara Brown Taylor 2-01-2009
An excerpt from the book An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith.
Richard Vernon 2-01-2009
Oral history: Ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, in their own words.
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.
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.
Timothy McMahan King 1-01-2009
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.