On Spirit of the Century, the Blind Boys bring their strong and gritty harmonies to traditional gospel tunes as well as rock and roll.
Reviews
Kimberly Burge 7-01-2001
Author of such novels as Atticus and Mariette in Ecstasy, Ron Hansen believes in the power of stories and in the role that they can play in an examination of a faith-filled life.
Beth Isaacson 7-01-2001
DiFranco wrestles openly with her choice 'to invite someone into her melodrama.'
Bob Massey 5-01-2001
It only seemed like 2000 was the year of Limp Bizkit, Eminem, and Britney. Music of subtlety and substance was indeed made. This was some of it:
Kimberly Burge 5-01-2001
Tribute albums are tricky beasts. Any artist who warrants such acclaim will no doubt have a strong following with deeply held opinions about the merit of someone else singing those songs.
Molly Marsh 5-01-2001
You might wonder how opera diva Kathleen Battle, the best-selling computer game MYST, and TV shopping networks all work into a conversation about Christianity.
Elizabeth Newberry 3-01-2001
David LaMotte's sixth album fills the void left by sentimental, synthesizer-laden Christian pop-rock and modern rock lyrics about shopping, leather pants, and next year's Infiniti model.
Joan Chittister, Marcie Bircher 3-01-2001
An excerpt from The Friendship of Women: A Spiritual Tradition
Rose Marie Berger, Molly Marsh 3-01-2001
Spiritual Classics: Selected Readings for Individuals and Groups on the Twelve Spiritual Disciplines, edited by Richard Foster.
Teresa Blythe 3-01-2001
It's easy for us to assume that no matter what comes our way, America will prevail politically and economically.
Kimberly Burge 3-01-2001
There are two unrelated things that people learn quickly about me. The first is that you probably shouldn't talk to me early in the morning. And the second is that I love U2.
Aaron McCarroll Gallegos 3-01-2001
Like many North American Christians, I had my spiritual journey upended in the 1980s by an encounter with poor believers from Latin America.
Aaron McCarroll Gallegos 1-01-2001
Honky, by Yale sociologist Dalton Conley, is a memoir of growing up during the 1970s and 1980s in the projects of New York's Lower East Side.
Dan Buchanan 1-01-2001
Since 1915, the Fellowship of Reconciliation has been the most influential faith-based peace organization in the United States and, indeed, the world.
Kimberly Burge, Kvn burge 1-01-2001
Faith in the Lord. True love. Murderous violence. The Bible draws on these three themes. So does good country music. Think David, Bathsheba, and Uriah on compact disc.
Amy Sullivan 1-01-2001
In the Old Testament lesson at my church one Sunday, we read, "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem...
Eric DeBode 1-01-2001
The Word on the Street has the potential to be a book about two theologians who volunteer at a soup kitchen, feel good about themselves, and write heart-warming stories about their experiences.