WENDELL BERRY: LIFE AND WORK
edited by Jason Peters

reviewed by Jon M. Sweeney

A bookseller first introduced me to WB’s poems and essays in high school, and I was immediately moved by them...like a physician, [she] prescribed WB to my suburban soul. I have always been grateful to her for that. Read more...

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS

commentary by Torey Lightcap

BEWARE:
DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE HARRY POTTER SERIES. THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY CONTAINS NOTEWORTHY INFORMATION THAT VERY WELL MAY SPOIL THE FINAL BOOK FOR YOU. IF YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, DO SO FIRST, THEN RETURN HERE LATER.
WE’LL WAIT.

It’s fitting that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the finest entry in this incredibly popular series —a compelling, articulate, tough, and deserving read from an author who both manages the details and remembers her larger purpose. Read more...

TOM MERTON: A PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY
by Joan C. McDonald

ECHOING SILENCE: THOMAS MERTON ON THE VOCATION OF WRITING

STRANGE HEAVEN:
THE VIRGIN MARY AS WOMAN, MOTHER, DISCIPLE, AND ADVOCATE
by Jon M. Sweeney

SERVE GOD, SAVE THE PLANET
by J. Matthew Sleeth M.D.

MY LIFE WITH THE SAINTS
by James Martin, SJ

JUST PEACE: A MESSAGE OF HOPE
by Mattie J.T. Stepanek with Jimmy Carter

LIVING WORDS: THE 10 COMMANDMENTS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
by G. Corwin Stoppel

LEAVING CHURCH: A MEMOIR OF FAITH
by Barbara Brown Taylor

MISQUOTING JESUS
by Bart Ehrman

THE LAST WORD
by N.T. Wright

RIVER RISING
by Athol Dickson

BORN AGAIN AND AGAIN:
SURPRISING GIFTS OF A FUNDAMENTALIST CHILDHOOD
by Jon Sweeney

WHITE CHINA:
FINDING THE DIVINE IN THE EVERYDAY
by Molly Wolf

FREQUENTLY AVOIDED QUESTIONS: AN UNCENSORED DIALOGUE ON FAITH
by Chuck Smith, Jr. and Matt Whitlock

THE END OF FAITH: RELIGION, TERROR, AND THE FUTURE OF REASON
by Sam Harris

WHERE GOD HAPPENS
Discovering Christ in One Another and Other Lessons from the Desert Fathers
by Rowan Williams

CHRIST THE LORD: OUT OF EGYPT
by Anne Rice