{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"God&#039;s Politics","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics","author_name":"God's Politics","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics\/author\/rrodrickbeiler","title":"Michael Battle's Books of the Year - God&#039;s Politics","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"UoPRl08zv8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics\/2006\/12\/michael-battles-books-of-the-y.html\">Michael Battle&#8217;s Books of the Year<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics\/2006\/12\/michael-battles-books-of-the-y.html\/embed#?secret=UoPRl08zv8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Michael Battle&#8217;s Books of the Year&#8221; &#8212; God&#039;s Politics\" data-secret=\"UoPRl08zv8\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"The Five People You Meet in Heaven, by Mitch AlbomThe Life of Pi, by Yann MartelIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, by Harriet JacobsThe Singularity Is Near, by Ray KurzweilParadise Lost, by John Milton Michael Battle is Vice President, Associate Dean of Academic Studies, and Associate Professor of Theology at Virginia Theological Seminary&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.sojo.net\/images\/about_us\/portrait_battle.jpg"}