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The Best New Intro to World Religions: Stephen Prothero’s “God Is Not One”
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Jana Riess
Stephen Prothero was everywhere last month as one of the principal talking heads on PBS’s interesting and balanced series God in America. Hearing his comments and reading his newest book as part of a blogger roundtable for the Patheos book club, I was reminded again that he is one of the most astute observers of…
What Good Is God, Anyway? A Q&A with Philip Yancey (Part One)
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Jana Riess
Last week I was privileged to have a long phone conversation with one of my favorite contemporary writers, Philip Yancey. Interviewing authors each Wednesday is easily my favorite part of blogging, and this opportunity was a real highlight. Philip Yancey’s is a wise and compassionate voice in the Christian world. I’ve divided our conversation into…
“What Was Lost: A Christian Journey through Miscarriage”
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Jana Riess
I am kvelling today, flush with pleasure at the happy news that one of the books I edited has just been nominated for a 2011 Christianity Today book award in the Christian Living category. The book is called What Was Lost: A Christian Journey through Miscarriage. The author, Elise Erikson Barrett, has written here on…
How Much Can We Know About God?: Blog Tour Review of Ken Howard’s New Book “Paradoxy”
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Jana Riess
Earlier this week on Flunking Sainthood, a fellow Mormon was offended by an offhand remark I had made about some General Authorities not appearing to read widely. I was not surprised by someone taking offense, which is a regular occurrence on blogs, particularly ones about religion. But I was disappointed with the spiritual immaturity of…
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