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February 26, 2009

Behind the News

• Christian Encyclopedia Causes Scholarly Stir
  A major scholarly encyclopedia that took many years and pots of money to produce is the book of contention in a battle between what some involved are portraying as an “anti-Christian” publishing house and the work's “committed Christian” editor-in-chief. more » » » 

Author Interviews

• Magazine Editor Thumps Bible: Good Book
  David Plotz, Slate editor and author of The Genius Factory, decided he should finally really read his Bible. Happily for us, he kept notes: Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned When I Read Every Single Word of the Bible (Harper, March; see starred review below). more » » » 

Books Briefly

• Books for Lent promote devotion, reflection
  The 40-day period of Lent, a time of reflection and penitence for Christians, begins today, with a handful of ashes marking the foreheads of believers and a shelf of books to provoke reflection. more » » » 

Short Takes

• Short Takes
  Layoffs at CBD; retailer relief program from Crossway; Westminster John Knox radio spotlights authors; mom, daughter team for YA suspense novel; happy birthday, Judson Press more » » » 

Religion in Review

• "American Babylon:Notes of a Christian Exile" plus more exclusive reviews
  Neuhaus, who died in early 2009, moved along the theological continuum during his life from liberal Protestant to conservative Catholic. Along the way, the Catholic priest who was editor-in-chief of the journal First Things never shied from controversy and continually offered provocative theological insights on the nature of American religion and politics. more » » » 

• Christian Marketplace Bestsellers March 2009
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