By Kurt Armstrong and ChristianWeek on
Sometimes the simplest truths are the most radical. Craig Gross and Jason Harper take the simple children’s song “Jesus Loves Me” and point it outward, shining the good news of Jesus’ love on those most of us would consider unlovable….Read More→
By Michael Krahn and ChristianWeek on
In The Blue Parakeet Scot McKnight explores, explains, defends and rebukes the various ways Christians read the Bible. McKnight, a professor of religious studies at North Park College in Chicago and the writer of the popular Christian blog The Jesus…Read More→
By Karin Armstrong and ChristianWeek on
Susan Isaacs, like many others, has a story to tell. But Isaacs is not like others in her method of telling her story. She says, “truth needs to be invented—that is, it needs to be crafted into a story worthy…Read More→
By Kurt Armstrong and ChristianWeek on
I was in high school when my brother came home with Tom Waits’ The Black Rider, and to me it sounded like a big mess. I was used to Christian pop, hair metal and hip hop, and the eclectic, primitive…Read More→
By Martha Thomsen and ChristianWeek on
How many of us have asked of the Rwandan genocide, “How could such a thing happen—Christians massacring Christians?” Emmanuel Katongole offers some clues as he follows Rwanda’s history back to the time when Europeans, merchants and imperialists as well as…Read More→
By Martha Thomsen and ChristianWeek on
The cover is telling, suggesting a child that survived the Rwandan genocide who is now a man. Inside the book are stories of what it meant to be Tutsi and Hutu in 1994, and what it has meant since then….Read More→