I appreciate Alcuin. I think I appreciate him more every time I think about him, because to him learning was a passion and others benefited from his passion.
The Rev. Fleming Rutledge has written a new book about the crucifixion of Jesus that is receiving wide notice across a wide spectrum of American Christianity.
One of my on-going projects has been to encourage people to get their estates in order. As part of the work I have done on that topic I have learned how little our personal possessions mean to the friends and family we leave behind.
… think of all the young minds who will embark on its journey, getting sneakily introduced to quantum physics and cellular biology along the way.
It’s a special show to celebrate the second anniversary of Popping Collars. Betsy, Burl, Cara, Greg, and Liz give their top three book recommendations for summer reading. What makes a great summertime book and what do we look for from the written word that we don’t ask of other media?
“The Good Death”, out on February 16th, is the first book by writer Ann Neumann, a visiting scholar at The Center for Religion and Media at NYU,
“The Name of God is Mercy”, the first book by the pontiff since he became pope, recounts a conversation between Vatican reporter Andrea Tornielli and Pope
When electronic devices such as the iPad and the Kindle Reader were introduced there was a prediction of the death of the physical book. However, reports of the book’s demise have so far been premature. But it is interesting who it is that is reading the books, Barna Group wanted to know.
David Brooks, op-ed columnist for the New York Times, has just written “The Road to Character“, a book about the path to living as a moral
Matthew and Monte Vine talk with Diane Rehm about the difficulties their family experienced when Matthew told Monte and his mother that he was attracted to other men. Together, the father and son started studying the Bible together, and the results of their study led Matthew to write and publish a book, “God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships”.