Culture Watch

Franz Jägerstätter: Letters and Writings from Prison, edited by Erna Putz. Orbis.
Jeannie Choi 12-01-2009
Joel Salatin finds himself in the middle of the food debate, fighting for a better way.
Jim Wallis 12-01-2009
Harvard professor Michael J. Sandel on civility in public discourse.
Danny Duncan Collum 12-01-2009
Capitalism: A Love Story examines a "filthy, rotten system."
Jeannie Choi 12-01-2009
Serving the community of LaSalle Street Church in Chicago.
Edwidge Danticat 11-01-2009
Can an author save her parents though her books?
Van Jensen 11-01-2009
Graphic novels tackle the tough issues of our times.
Molly Marsh 11-01-2009
Science and religion books explore the "seen and the unseen."
Bryan Cones 11-01-2009
Check out these resources on worship and liturgy.
Danny Duncan Collum 11-01-2009
Creating a better world first requires an act of imagination.
David Hilfiker 9-01-2009
The Bridge at the End of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability, by James Gustave Speth. Yale University Press.
Kaitlin Barker 9-01-2009

The Stoning of Soraya M., written and directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh. Mpower Pictures.

Bob Smietana 9-01-2009
A theological variety show mixes humor, music, and cultural analysis.
Molly Marsh 9-01-2009
Everyday Justice: The Global Impact of Our Daily Choices, by Julie Clawson; The Fray, by The Fray; Learning to Sing in a Strange Land, by Wesley Stevens; and Grace Notes: Daily Readings with a Fellow Pilgrim, by Philip Yancey.
Gareth Higgins 9-01-2009

WE’RE IN A national emergency, and it’s not swine flu.

Vacation Bible Schools isn't nearly as bad as, say, the Inquisition.
Two multimedia projects see Africa as the planet's musical heart and soul.
Marilyn McEntyre 8-01-2009
Review: Boundless Faith: The Global Outreach of American Churches, by Robert Wuthnow. University of California Press.
Gareth Higgins 8-01-2009

THE UNITED STATES as envisaged in cinema is often a fight club, a place where there are three kinds of people—the thieves who milk the system, the cops who try to catch them, and the rest of

Smart people concocted a fantasy empire based on investing in other people’s debt.