Books & Culture

January/February 2016 Issue

Volume 22, Number 1

March/April 2016 Issue
November/December 2015 Issue

Books & Culture was a bimonthly review that engaged the contemporary world from a Christian perspective. Every issue of Books & Culture contained in-depth reviews of books that merit critical attention, as well as shorter notices of significant new titles. It was published six times a year by Christianity Today from 1995 to 2016.

Articles in this Issue

Unpromising Patch of Ground?

Joel Sheesley’s “Lincoln Marsh Journal.”

A Woman Above

Recalling the work of Hildreth Meière.

A Highly Imaginative Affair

Trevor Hart’s theology of art.

Artists & Thieves

How to get away without setting off alarms.

Against Consolation

The world as Joan Didion sees it.

Day of Reckoning

South Africa’s prospects.

Utilitarians in Love

The offense of unrepentant chastity.

The Early Church on War and Killing

Distinguishing speculation from historical fact.

Paying Attention to Caregiving

Note: the Church has been working on this project for centuries.

For Sale: Britannia

How Thatcherite privatization has played out.

The Unexamined Grace

What God’s gift entails.

Grace Redefined

The disruptive Christ-event.

All Hands on Deck

New beginnings for Catholic-Jewish relations.

Persuasion and Public Theology

Unapologetic Canadianness keeps the conversation lively.

Repristinating Brunner

Not least for his medicinal efficacy.

Marriage and the Church

A new study focuses on African Americans and Latinos.

Happy Being a None

The sanctity of personal worldview choice.

Where Individuals Come From

Never mind nominalism: look to the bishops & lawyers.

All Archives

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