…we just run in circles here. An English priest gets rid of his: A priest from the Diocese of East Anglia, England, has decided to replace a live Nativity scene for a replica of the wall encircling Bethlehem in protest of the Israeli separation barrier. Each year hundreds of people come to the Sacred Heart…

A decent piece from the Guardian on the dearth of plays about Jesus. Theatrical plays, not pageants, although that’s the inspiriation. Given that most of our leading playwrights, directors and actors have at some point appeared in a Nativity play during their formative years, it’s surprising more of them haven’t been drawn to tell the…

the Nashville-based Protestant publisher has been going through some changes lately. First, a few months ago, they discontinued the use of separate imprints within the company. And then, Publishers’ Weekly reported that Nelson was going to start working in adherence to the Nicene Creed and affirmation of a Scripture verse (Philippians 4:8) into their contracts.…

Daniel Radosh writes in The New Yorker about Bible sales – focusing on the Protestant market, and mostly on Thomas Nelson. To those who follow publishing, there’s nothing much new – the Bible continues to be the best-selling book in the US every year, which shouldn’t be surprising, but actually is, considering that most people…

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