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"The Rich and the Rest of Us" | Andrew Gardner, The Rich and the Rest of Us, Poverty
"The Rich and the Rest of Us"
"The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto" attempts to bring the issue of poverty to the forefront of American politics and raises questions for how churches should respond. Read More ...
Andrew Gardner

'Billy Graham and the Rise of the Republican South' | David George, Billy Graham and the Rise of the Republican South, Richard Nixon, Republicans, Democrats, Billy Graham
'Billy Graham and the Rise of the Republican South'
A new book portrays Billy Graham not only as a major religious leader of the 20th century but also as a major player in American politics. (Photo: National Archives and Records Administration) Read More ...
David George

‘Jesus on Death Row: The Trial of Jesus and American Capital Punishment’ | Natalie Wigg-Stevenson, Jesus on Death Row: The Trial of Jesus and American Capital Punishment, Prison, Violence, Death Penalty
‘Jesus on Death Row: The Trial of Jesus and American Capital Punishment’
The narrative inspiring Mark Osler’s book, Jesus on Death Row: The Trial of Jesus and American Capital Punishment, is compelling. In 2001, while teaching at a conservative Christian law school, this former prosecutor re-conducted Christ’s trial under Texas law in his Baptist church in Waco.  Read More ...
Natalie Wigg-Stevenson

‘The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable’
The Black Swan is the third book I've read this year, and it will probably be the meatiest tome I take on for 2009. Read More ...
Sam Davidson