Some weeks I write to you with a strong theme or a set of similar articles. Right after a books issue we roll out heaps of book reviews. In October of last year we had a lineup of fascinating features about horror and faith. But our new articles from this past week are diverse and well-rounded.
Two new Voices columns highlight the humanness of faith. Isaac Villegas talks about his bilingual background and its connection to Babel and Pentecost, while Julian DeShazier explains his participation in his generation’s tendency to combine Christian faith with other practices, beliefs, and perspectives. CC books editor Elizabeth Palmer continues our new Trending Topics series with reviews of five books that respond to both climate change and colonialism. On the Madang podcast, host Grace Ji-Sun Kim interviews Bruce Reyes-Chow about his exciting new book.
Our video of the week was a delight to record. Abram Kielsmeier-Jones, who recently reviewed R. L. Stollar’s The Kingdom of Children, chats with me about the book and the absence of children from liberation theology.
Email me: What language(s) do you speak? How does that affect your faith?
“If you’re flinching at any of this—great!—I just gave you a personal narrative version of what many a Pew report has spit out as data. This is the faith life of many millennials.”
“I’ve always wanted to write a book for someone who’s new to the church. I hope you can hand this book to almost anyone and it will draw people into conversation.”
